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Falcon Fld Airport (FFZ)
General
Type: Airport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date: 12/01/1941, Runways: 4, Land Area Covered By Airport: 784 acres, Ownership: Publicly owned, Facility Use: Open to public, Site Number: 00729.*A, Location ID: FFZ, Region: Western-Pacific, District Office: LAX, Unicom Frequency: 122.950 Hz, Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF): 124.600 Hz, Traffic Pattern Altitude: 1308, Aeronautical sectional chart: Phoenix, Tie-In FSS: No, Tie-In FSS ID: PRC, Tie-In FSS Name: Prescott, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 1394 ft, Elevation determination method: Surveyed, Elevation Source: NGS (2005-12-08), Air traffic control tower: Yes, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCA, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZAB, Boundary ARTCC Name: Albuquerque, Airspace Determination: No Objection, Federal Agreements: NGPY, NOTAM Service: Yes, NOTAM Facility ID: FFZ, Last Inspection Date: 04/22/2009, Inspection Group: Private contract personnel, Inspection Method: State
Location
State: Arizona, County: Maricopa, City: Mesa, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 33° 27' 39'', Lng: -111° 43' 42'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 33.460833, Lng: -111.728333, GPS determination method: Estimated, Position Source: NGS (2005-12-08), Distance from central business district: 5 mi (NE), Find on map >>
Operations
Period: 12/31/2007 - 12/31/2008, Commercial Operations: 6, Air Taxi Operations: 3,813, Itinerant Operations: 135,382, Local Operations: 178,066, Military Operations: 2,152
Aircraft
Single Engine Aircraft: 792, Multi Engine Aircraft: 47, Helicopters: 11
Additional
Fuel Types: 100LLA, Magnetic Variation: 12E (Year 1990), Beacon Color: Clear-green (lighted land airport), Bottled Oxygen Type: High/Low pressure, Bulk Oxygen Type: High/Low pressure, Lighting Schedule: Dusk-Dawn, Airframe repair service availability/type: Major, Power Plant repair service availability/type: Major, Customs Airport Of Entry: No, Customs Landing Rights: No, Military/civil joint use agreement: No, Military Landing Rights: Yes, Non-Commercial Landing Fee: No, Transient storage: TIE, Wind direction indicator: Y-L, Segmented circle airport marker system: Yes, Other services: AMB,AVNCS,CHTR,INSTR,RNTL,SALES
Remarks
Traffic Pattern Altitude: TPA FOR LIGHT ACFT 1006 FT AGL; TPA FOR LARGE & TURBINE-POWERED ACFT 1506 FT AGL; TPA 506 FT AGL FOR ROTORCRAFT.
Type: Airport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date: 12/01/1993, Runways: 3, Land Area Covered By Airport: 3020 acres, Ownership: Publicly owned, Facility Use: Open to public, Site Number: 00753.*A, Location ID: IWA, Region: Western-Pacific, District Office: LAX, Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF): 120.600 Hz, Traffic Pattern Altitude: 1218, Aeronautical sectional chart: Phoenix, Tie-In FSS: No, Tie-In FSS ID: PRC, Tie-In FSS Name: Prescott, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 1382 ft, Elevation determination method: Surveyed, Elevation Source: NGS (1997-05-2), Air traffic control tower: Yes, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCA, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZAB, Boundary ARTCC Name: Albuquerque, Airspace Determination: Not Analyzed, Certification Type & Date: I C S 03/1999, Federal Agreements: No, NOTAM Service: Yes, NOTAM Facility ID: IWA, Last Inspection Date: 08/26/2009, Inspection Group: FAA airports field personnel, Inspection Method: Federal
Location
State: Arizona, County: Maricopa, City: Mesa, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 33° 18' 28.200'', Lng: -111° 39' 19.700'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 33.307833, Lng: -111.655472, GPS determination method: Estimated, Position Source: NGS (1997-05-2), Distance from central business district: 20 mi (SE), Find on map >>
Operations
Period: 12/31/2007 - 12/31/2008, Commercial Operations: 3,876, Air Taxi Operations: 5,956, Itinerant Operations: 72,099, Local Operations: 142,561, Military Operations: 5,919
Aircraft
Single Engine Aircraft: 51, Multi Engine Aircraft: 12, Jet Engine Aircraft: 19, Helicopters: 7
Additional
Fuel Types: 100LLA, Magnetic Variation: 13E (Year 1980), Beacon Color: Clear-green (lighted land airport), Bottled Oxygen Type: High/Low pressure, Lighting Schedule: Dusk-Dawn, Airframe repair service availability/type: Minor, Customs Airport Of Entry: No, Customs Landing Rights: No, Military/civil joint use agreement: No, Military Landing Rights: Yes, Non-Commercial Landing Fee: Yes, Transient storage: HGR,TIE, Wind direction indicator: Yes, Segmented circle airport marker system: Yes, Other services: AMB,CARGO,CHTR,INSTR,RNTL
Remarks
Traffic Pattern Altitude: TPA FIXED WING 1218 FT AGL, JET 1,718 FT AGL, ROTORCRAFT 718 FT AGL.
Type: Heliport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date: 03/01/1977, Runways: 1, Ownership: Privately owned, Facility Use: Private, Site Number: 00729.12*H, Location ID: 63AZ, Region: Western-Pacific, District Office: LAX, Aeronautical sectional chart: Phoenix, Tie-In FSS: No, Tie-In FSS ID: PRC, Tie-In FSS Name: Prescott, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 2527 ft, Elevation determination method: Estimated, Air traffic control tower: No, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCA, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZAB, Boundary ARTCC Name: Albuquerque, Airspace Determination: Conditional, NOTAM Service: No, Inspection Group: Owner, Inspection Method: 5010-2 Private use mail out program
Location
State: Arizona, County: Maricopa, City: Mesa, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 33° 29' 39.164'', Lng: -111° 38' 28.493'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 33.494212, Lng: -111.641248, GPS determination method: Estimated, Distance from central business district: 9 mi (NE), Find on map >>
Additional
Magnetic Variation: 13E (Year 1985), Lighting Schedule: Phone Req, Non-Commercial Landing Fee: No, Wind direction indicator: Yes, Segmented circle airport marker system: No
Type: Heliport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date: 03/01/1977, Runways: 1, Ownership: Privately owned, Facility Use: Private, Site Number: 00729.11*H, Location ID: 66AZ, Region: Western-Pacific, District Office: LAX, Aeronautical sectional chart: Phoenix, Tie-In FSS: No, Tie-In FSS ID: PRC, Tie-In FSS Name: Prescott, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 1199 ft, Elevation determination method: Estimated, Air traffic control tower: No, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCA, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZAB, Boundary ARTCC Name: Albuquerque, Airspace Determination: Conditional, NOTAM Service: No, Inspection Group: Owner, Inspection Method: 5010-2 Private use mail out program
Location
State: Arizona, County: Maricopa, City: Mesa, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 33° 23' 32.168'', Lng: -111° 52' 37.509'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 33.392269, Lng: -111.877086, GPS determination method: Estimated, Distance from central business district: 3 mi (SW), Find on map >>
Aircraft
Helicopters: 1
Additional
Fuel Types: A, Magnetic Variation: 13E (Year 1985), Used for medical purposes: Yes, Non-Commercial Landing Fee: No, Wind direction indicator: Yes, Segmented circle airport marker system: No
Type: Heliport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date: 10/01/1984, Runways: 6, Land Area Covered By Airport: 80 acres, Ownership: Privately owned, Facility Use: Private, Site Number: 00729.15*H, Location ID: AZ81, Region: Western-Pacific, District Office: LAX, Aeronautical sectional chart: Phoenix, Tie-In FSS ID: PRC, Tie-In FSS Name: Prescott, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 1385 ft, Elevation determination method: Estimated, Air traffic control tower: No, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCA, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZAB, Boundary ARTCC Name: Albuquerque, Airspace Determination: Conditional, NOTAM Service: No, Last Inspection Date: 03/06/1998, Inspection Group: Owner, Inspection Method: 5010-2 Private use mail out program
Location
State: Arizona, County: Maricopa, City: Mesa, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 33° 28' 23.164'', Lng: -111° 43' 36.497'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 33.473101, Lng: -111.726805, GPS determination method: Estimated, Distance from central business district: 1 mi (NE), Find on map >>
Aircraft
Helicopters: 58, Military Aircraft Operational (Including Helicopters): 45
Additional
Fuel Types: A, Magnetic Variation: 13E (Year 1985), Lighting Schedule: Dusk-Dawn, Non-Commercial Landing Fee: No, Wind direction indicator: Yes, Segmented circle airport marker system: No
Type: Heliport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date: 05/01/1983, Runways: 1, Ownership: Privately owned, Facility Use: Private, Site Number: 00729.14*H, Location ID: AZ66, Region: Western-Pacific, District Office: LAX, Aeronautical sectional chart: Phoenix, Tie-In FSS: No, Tie-In FSS ID: PRC, Tie-In FSS Name: Prescott, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 1243 ft, Elevation determination method: Estimated, Air traffic control tower: No, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCA, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZAB, Boundary ARTCC Name: Albuquerque, Airspace Determination: Conditional, NOTAM Service: No, Inspection Group: Owner, Inspection Method: 5010-2 Private use mail out program
Location
State: Arizona, County: Maricopa, City: Mesa, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 33° 25' 28.166'', Lng: -111° 49' 13.504'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 33.424491, Lng: -111.820418, GPS determination method: Estimated, Distance from central business district: 1 mi (NE), Find on map >>
Additional
Magnetic Variation: 13E (Year 1985), Used for medical purposes: Yes, Non-Commercial Landing Fee: No, Wind direction indicator: Yes, Segmented circle airport marker system: No
Type: Heliport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date: 05/01/2001, Runways: 1, Ownership: Privately owned, Facility Use: Private, Site Number: 00729.21*H, Location ID: 08AZ, Region: Western-Pacific, District Office: LAX, Aeronautical sectional chart: Phoenix, Tie-In FSS ID: PRC, Tie-In FSS Name: Prescott, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 1240 ft, Elevation determination method: Estimated, Air traffic control tower: No, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCA, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZAB, Boundary ARTCC Name: Albuquerque, Airspace Determination: Conditional, Inspection Group: Owner, Inspection Method: 5010-2 Private use mail out program
Location
State: Arizona, County: Maricopa, City: Mesa, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 33° 25' 02.800'', Lng: -111° 50' 12'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 33.417444, Lng: -111.836667, GPS determination method: Estimated, Distance from central business district: 1 mi (NW), Find on map >>
Additional
Magnetic Variation: 12E (Year 2000), Wind direction indicator: Yes, Segmented circle airport marker system: No
Remarks
Airspace Determination: PROVIDED PRIVATE USE; VFR OPNS; SPONSOR ENSURE OBSTRUCTION FREE INGRESS/EGRESS; AND APCH/DEP ROUTES ARE RESTRICTED TO THE NE, S AND W IN ORDER TO AVOID AN OBSTRUCTION N OF THE HELIPAD.
Type: Heliport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date: 11/01/1985, Runways: 1, Ownership: Privately owned, Facility Use: Private, Site Number: 00729.16*H, Location ID: AZ92, Region: Western-Pacific, District Office: LAX, Aeronautical sectional chart: Phoenix, Tie-In FSS: No, Tie-In FSS ID: PRC, Tie-In FSS Name: Prescott, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 1425 ft, Elevation determination method: Estimated, Air traffic control tower: No, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCA, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZAB, Boundary ARTCC Name: Albuquerque, Airspace Determination: Conditional, NOTAM Service: No, Inspection Group: Owner, Inspection Method: 5010-2 Private use mail out program
Location
State: Arizona, County: Maricopa, City: Mesa, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 33° 24' 41'', Lng: -111° 41' 14'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 33.411389, Lng: -111.687222, GPS determination method: Estimated, Distance from central business district: <1 mi (E), Find on map >>
Additional
Magnetic Variation: 13E (Year 1985), Lighting Schedule: Phone Req, Used for medical purposes: Yes, Non-Commercial Landing Fee: No, Segmented circle airport marker system: No
Remarks
Airspace Determination: DRR SITDPSVR CASE 99-AWP-0074-NRA.
I am concerned about the number of militay and civilian airfcraft flying over Apache Junction. They are very low and loud. I thought FAA regulations required them to be a minimum altitude of 1000 feet over residential area. Some of the helicopters are so noisy it is frightning when you first become aware what it is.
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