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KCHD · Chandler Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 62 NTSB events

ID KCHD FAA CHD Elev 1,243 ft Lat 33° 16.15' N Lon 111° 48.66' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,870 ft. Max gradient: 0.15%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04R 49.6° 4,870 ft 75 ft ASP Yes —
22L 229.6° 4,870 ft 75 ft ASP Yes —
04L 49.6° 4,401 ft 75 ft ASP Yes —
22R 229.6° 4,401 ft 75 ft ASP Yes —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 6 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 128.325
  • AWOS AWOS 3 128.325
  • GND GND 124.400
  • TWR TWR 126.100
  • A/D PHOENIX APP/DEP 123.700
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KCHD on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 12 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 04L, 04R, 22L & 22R; MIRL RWY 04R/22L & 04L/22R. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 04L, 04R, 22L & 22R; MIRL RWY 04R/22L & 04L/22R. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 04L, 04R, 22L & 22R; MIRL RWY 04R/22L & 04L/22R. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT PAPI RWY 04L, 04R, 22L & 22R; MIRL RWY 04R/22L & 04L/22R - CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    BIRDS & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF OF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (12 sentences)
  • ·135 FT LGTD PWR POLES & LINES N-S 1.5 MI W. 135 FT UNLGTD PWR POLES & LINES E-W 1 MI S.
  • ·TWY A BTN TWY D & F NOT VIS FM ATCT.
  • ·TSNT HELI PRKG & PAX PUP N SIDE BY TWY N.
  • ·HOPS ON TWY C; CHARLIE PAT FOR HEL TRNG.
  • ·WHEN ATCT CLSD, FOR CD CTC PHOENIX APCH - 602-306-2565.
  • ·GA TSNT FIXED WING PRKG BOXES IN FRONT OF TRML.
  • ·PARL RWYS; STAGGERED APCH ENDS.
  • ·AVOID OTFC OF HIGH SCHOOL; 2 NM SW.
  • ·THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
  • ·SHORT APCH NA. 85 FT ANT 1/4 MI N OF THR.
  • ·REIL RWY 4R & 22L ON CONSLY.
  • ·FIXED WING - 2300 FT MSL.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

P10

Source: OurAirports community

NTSB events

62 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 56 most recent.

Total events

66

since 1982

Fatal

1

1.5% of total

Last 5 years

4

≈ 0.8/yr

Last 10 years

17

≈ 1.7/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 268,093 ops in 2006

2024 total

249,040

10-yr total

2,193,241

2024 mix

AC/AT 11% · GA 89% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

7.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.12

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=14

  • Loss of control 4
  • Ground collision 3
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Other 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Midair / near-midair 1

All time · n=62

  • Loss of control 13
  • Ground collision 10
  • Other 7
  • Stall / spin 7
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 6
  • Runway excursion 6
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 3

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2013-12-09 AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC S 2C · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2012-09-17 BARNEY STARDUSTRER SA-100 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2010-05-31 Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2008-03-03 Piper PA-28-161 · Weather · VMC · day →
2004-08-08 Cessna 172S · Other · day →
2004-05-18 Piper PA-18-150 · Weather · day →
2024-05-11 Cessna 172S · Ground collision · day →
2023-10-11 Piper PA-46-310P · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2021-10-01 ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY,Piper R22,PA-28-181 · Midair / near-midair · VMC · day →
2021-07-10 Beech A36TC · Stall / spin · day →
2020-11-06 Cessna 150F · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2019-12-23 Piper PA28 · Loss of control · day →
2019-09-14 Mooney M20M · Stall / spin · day →
2019-06-29 Piper PA28R · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2019-03-09 Cessna T210 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2018-11-05 Piper,Piper PA28,PA28 · Ground collision · day →
2018-05-11 AEROPRO CZ S R O,Piper A240,PA 28 · Ground collision · day →
2018-05-05 Cessna A185 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2017-10-28 STILL MICHAEL J TITAN T-51 · Other · VMC · day →
2017-08-14 Piper PA28 · Loss of control · day →
2016-09-17 Cessna 182P · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
2016-04-12 Monocoupe 110 · Stall / spin · day →
2016-03-13 Cessna 140 · Loss of control · day →
2014-07-11 Piper PA 18-150 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2012-12-31 Cessna 210A · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2012-10-05 Piper,Piper PA-28-161,PA-28R-201 · Midair / near-midair · VMC · day →
2011-09-28 Piper PA-28RT-201 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2011-06-02 Scottish Aviation SERIES 100 MDL 101 · Engine failure · VMC · dusk →
2011-04-27 Piper PA-18-150 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2010-05-26 Piper PA-28-161 · Fire · VMC · day →
2009-10-24 Piper PA18 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2009-08-25 Cessna 177 · Fire · VMC · day →
2009-04-16 BETTER BURN LLC/STARTUBE DIV EXEC 162F · Weather · VMC · day →
2009-03-30 ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA · Other · VMC · day →
2006-12-10 Higher Class Aviation Super Hornet · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2006-10-15 Monocoupe 110 Special · Loss of control · day →
2006-09-18 Beech A36 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2006-04-22 Aviat A-1B · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2005-03-26 Peter A. Geiser Lee/Geiser Nieuprt17 · Weather · VMC · day →
2005-03-22 Piper PA-18-150 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2005-02-16 Piper PA-28-161 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2005-01-28 Robinson R22 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2003-11-18 Robinson R22 · Ground collision · day →
2003-11-06 R. James Thorne Nieuport 12 · Runway excursion · day →
2003-07-12 Cessna 172S · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2003-05-18 Beech B19 · Ground collision · dawn →
2003-03-21 Piper PA-18-135 · Other · VMC · day →
2002-11-03 Boeing A75N1 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2001-11-14 Aviat S-2C · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2001-11-13 Cessna 172M · Ground collision · day →
2001-10-21 Bellanca,Mooney 7ECA,M20A · Ground collision · day →
2001-07-18 Piper PA-34-200 · Stall / spin · VMC · dawn →
2001-04-18 Cessna 152 · Stall / spin · day →
2000-07-08 Cessna 172 · Runway excursion · day →
1999-11-02 Cessna 172N · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1998-07-19 Piper PA-28-161 · Weather · VMC · day →

+ 6 more on file

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Anthony Jack Jobusch Chandler AZ 2 nm
Clayton Andrew Beckmann Chandler AZ 2 nm
Henry Curtis Brunjes Chandler AZ 2 nm
Jeffrey Peter Gerencser Chandler AZ 2 nm
Randal Wilson Chandler AZ 2 nm
Scott Bruce Tinnesand Chandler AZ 2 nm
Timothy John Brennan Chandler AZ 2 nm
Tristan Gibbs Chandler AZ 2 nm
Ben York Mesa AZ 9 nm
Brian Knauss Mesa AZ 9 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Michael Leroy Atkinson Chandler AZ 2 nm
Bruce Alan Baker Chandler AZ 2 nm
David John Button Chandler AZ 2 nm
William Henry Caple Jr Chandler AZ 2 nm
Sandra Ann Carpenter Chandler AZ 2 nm
Jacqueline Ann Kirkland Chandler AZ 2 nm
Richard Wayne Figenshu Chandler AZ 2 nm
Timothy Robert Hamilton Chandler AZ 2 nm
Russell William Hildebrand Chandler AZ 2 nm
Robert Duncan Jeffrey Chandler AZ 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
David Lee Bean Chandler AZ 2 nm
David John Button Chandler AZ 2 nm
Sandra Ann Carpenter Chandler AZ 2 nm
Donald Wayne Daubert Chandler AZ 2 nm
Mack Anthony Dobkins Chandler AZ 2 nm
Harold Russell Gavagan Jr Chandler AZ 2 nm
Timothy Robert Hamilton Chandler AZ 2 nm
Russell William Hildebrand Chandler AZ 2 nm
Bashir Mohamed Khalil Chandler AZ 2 nm
Glen Edward Lipinski Chandler AZ 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
FLITE Instruments & Avionics
Chandler, AZ
0 nm
Falcon Executive Aviation
Mesa, AZ
12 nm
Arizona Aircraft Interior Design, Inc.
Mesa, AZ
12 nm
SawyerMX
Scottsdale, AZ
22 nm
Aero Panache
Scottsdale, AZ
22 nm
Arizona Aeropainting
Eloy, AZ
30 nm
Sonora Avionics, Inc.
Tucson, AZ
75 nm
Miller Avionics
Nogales, AZ
121 nm
AtheneAir - Maintenance
Boulder City, NV
220 nm
Black Mountain Avionics, Inc.
Boulder City, NV
220 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.