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KE63 · Gila Bend Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 20 NTSB events

ID KE63 FAA E63 Elev 789 ft Lat 32° 57.49' N Lon 112° 40.68' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,200 ft. Max gradient: 0.28%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04 57.3° 5,200 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.28%
22 237.3° 5,200 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.28%

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 · 2 frequencies

  • FSS PRESCOTT RDO 122.100
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 6 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC LUKE APCH AT 623-856-7361.
  • ·IF UNA CTC ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC AT 505-856-4861.
  • ·AREA ALG RWY NRWS TO 30 FT AT CULVERT.
  • ·PRIMARY SFC +5-20 FT BRUSH & TREES 100-125 FT S OF CNTRLN.
  • ·CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS 45 DEG SLOPE. 3-20 FT BRUSH & TREES 0-200 FT FM THR 105-125 FT R OF CNTRLN. 2-4 FT BERM 115 FT R OF CNTRLN FULL LEN. 3-15 FT BRUSH 0- 200 FT FM THR 60-125 FT L OF CNTRLN. 2-4 FT BRUSH 0-200 FT FM THR 20-125 FT R OF CNTRLN. 4 FT DITCH 0-200 FT FM THR 80 FT BOTH SIDES OF CNTRLN.
  • ·SELF SVC H24 WITH CREDIT CARD.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

20 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

21

since 1982

Fatal

3

14.3% of total

Last 5 years

5

≈ 1.0/yr

Last 10 years

9

≈ 0.9/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 42,000 ops in 2020

2024 total

25,100

10-yr total

374,550

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

24.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

3.43

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=9

  • Other 3
  • Loss of control 3
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=20

  • Other 7
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Loss of control 3
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-10-05 Piper PA-30 · Other · VMC · day →
2024-03-17 HOLMES WILLIAM B AIR CREATION TWIN · Loss of control · day →
2022-04-15 ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA · CFIT · VMC · day →
2022-02-01 Cessna A185F · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2021-06-15 COVEY Tri Quickie · Stall / spin · day →
2019-05-13 Piper PA28R · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2019-04-26 Stearman A75N1(PT17) · Loss of control · day →
2018-03-30 DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40 · Other · VMC · day →
2017-03-11 Piper PA 28 · Other · VMC · night →
2013-03-20 Cessna 172 · Other · VMC · day →
2013-03-17 Cessna 172N · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2008-02-26 Piper PA-44-180 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2004-03-11 Cessna C195A · Stall / spin · day →
2002-04-10 Cox Aeros Ltd Skyranger · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2001-03-20 Piper PA-28-181 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1997-07-11 Cessna 152 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1992-06-04 JACANIN GREAT LAKES · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1991-11-21 Piper PA28R-201 · Other · VMC · night →
1983-08-26 Mooney M20A · Other · VMC · day →
1983-05-05 Cessna 172E · Other · VMC · night-moonlit →

Designees in AZ

CFI Flight Instructors 2,748 A&P Mechanics 8,011 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 32 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 19 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 9 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 7 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 9 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 46 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 124 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 20 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 23 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 61 FBO Fixed Base Operators 57 Clubs Flying Clubs 19 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 20

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Gregory Allen Porter Goodyear AZ 24 nm
Gregory Richard Newman Goodyear AZ 24 nm
James Pitman Goodyear AZ 24 nm
Pritesh Tailor Goodyear AZ 24 nm
Vincent Remcho Goodyear AZ 24 nm
William Devereaux Goodyear AZ 24 nm
Michael J Phillips Glendale AZ 42 nm
Anthony Jack Jobusch Chandler AZ 46 nm
Clayton Andrew Beckmann Chandler AZ 46 nm
Henry Curtis Brunjes Chandler AZ 46 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
William Glenn King Gila Bend AZ 2 nm
Thomas Bernard Bagley Goodyear AZ 24 nm
Randall Dean Black Goodyear AZ 24 nm
Gary Michael Bokowy Goodyear AZ 24 nm
Joseph Theodore Diehl Goodyear AZ 24 nm
Daniel Larry Jimenez Goodyear AZ 24 nm
Dennis Floyd Jones Goodyear AZ 24 nm
James Aaron Modeste Goodyear AZ 24 nm
William Etsel Snowden Goodyear AZ 24 nm
Howard George Woodruff Goodyear AZ 24 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
Kc Alan Kirk Arlington AZ 23 nm
Samuel Scott Stanford Arlington AZ 23 nm
James Edward Amar Goodyear AZ 24 nm
Martin John Frusti Goodyear AZ 24 nm
Dennis Floyd Jones Goodyear AZ 24 nm
Anthony James Wiser Goodyear AZ 24 nm
Carl Nathan Peterson Goodyear AZ 24 nm
David Michael Bassoo Goodyear AZ 24 nm
Brian Keith Morse Goodyear AZ 24 nm
Elijah Luis Barragan Goodyear AZ 24 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
 47 nm
SawyerMX
Scottsdale, AZ
 55 nm
Aero Panache
Scottsdale, AZ
 56 nm
Arizona Aeropainting
Eloy, AZ
 56 nm
Falcon Executive Aviation
Mesa, AZ
 56 nm
Arizona Aircraft Interior Design, Inc.
Mesa, AZ
 57 nm
Sonora Avionics, Inc.
Tucson, AZ
 91 nm
Miller Avionics
Nogales, AZ
 131 nm
SoCal Aircraft Inspections
Bermuda Dunes, CA
 187 nm
CheckSix AeroSolutions
Palm Springs, CA
 199 nm

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