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KE78 · Sells Airport

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

ID KE78 FAA E78 Elev 2,409 ft Lat 31° 55.97' N Lon 111° 53.64' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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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: 5,830 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04 51.6° 5,830 ft 60 ft ASP No —
22 231.6° 5,830 ft 60 ft ASP No —

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 · 1 frequencies

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900

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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 ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC AT 505-856-4861. 15-18 FT TREES & BRUSH IN PRIM SFC FULL LEN BOTH SIDES. 8-15 IN EDGE DROP OFFS & 3 FT DITCHES WI 3 FT OF EDGES.
  • ·TANK TRUCK PARKED 16 FT FM EDGE NEAR MID POINT.
  • ·SOME AREAS NARROWER DUE TO BUSHES.
  • ·LRG CRACKS, LOOSE AGGREGATE & ISOLATED HOLES.
  • ·FADED. 6 IN YELLOW CNTRLN STRIPE ONLY.
  • ·FADED. 6 IN YELLOW CNTRLN STRIPE ONLY. 10-12 FT TREES & BRUSH 0-200 FT FM THR BOTH SIDES. +3 FT BERM 100 FT FM THR ON CNTRLN ACRS APCH. 12 FT TREE 123 FT FM RWY END 59 FT R; 4 FT FENCE 75 FT FM RWY END 40 FT L & R OF CNTRLN.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=1

  • Ground collision 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2008-05-26 Cessna 172N · Ground collision · VMC · day →

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
Charles Edwin Schroll Marana AZ 50 nm
Benjamin John Braff Tucson AZ 54 nm
Dawn Echolouise Zurcher Tucson AZ 54 nm
Kimberly Brown Tucson AZ 54 nm
Steven Daniel Brimmer Tucson AZ 54 nm
Denise Maria Williams Casa Grande AZ 59 nm
Anthony Jack Jobusch Chandler AZ 81 nm
Clayton Andrew Beckmann Chandler AZ 81 nm
Henry Curtis Brunjes Chandler AZ 81 nm
Jeffrey Peter Gerencser Chandler AZ 81 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
James Michael Schaak Arivaca AZ 38 nm
Nathan Lee Hall Amado AZ 45 nm
John Otis Elgee Green Valley AZ 46 nm
Diane Marie Russell Green Valley AZ 46 nm
Arthur Richard Regan Green Valley AZ 46 nm
James Christian Seat Green Valley AZ 46 nm
Floyd Gene White Green Valley AZ 46 nm
Arthur David Del Nero Iii Green Valley AZ 46 nm
Hazel Elisabeth Hammond Green Valley AZ 46 nm
Jonathan Richard Seddon Green Valley AZ 46 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
Dallas Kent Rawson Arivaca AZ 38 nm
Erin Scott Harris Amado AZ 45 nm
Arthur Richard Regan Green Valley AZ 46 nm
Samuel Howard Bessette Green Valley AZ 46 nm
William Drew Harris Green Valley AZ 46 nm
Mark Anthony Kirsch Green Valley AZ 46 nm
Jerry Allan Miel Green Valley AZ 46 nm
Mark Robert Morgan Green Valley AZ 46 nm
Terrence James Noe Green Valley AZ 46 nm
James Roland Otey Green Valley AZ 46 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Sonora Avionics, Inc.
Tucson, AZ
 39 nm
Arizona Aeropainting
Eloy, AZ
 55 nm
Miller Avionics
Nogales, AZ
 62 nm
FLITE Instruments & Avionics
Chandler, AZ
 81 nm
Falcon Executive Aviation
Mesa, AZ
 92 nm
Arizona Aircraft Interior Design, Inc.
Mesa, AZ
 92 nm
SawyerMX
Scottsdale, AZ
 101 nm
Aero Panache
Scottsdale, AZ
 102 nm
SoCal Aircraft Inspections
Bermuda Dunes, CA
 246 nm
Exclusive Aircraft Interiors
Las Cruces, NM
 254 nm

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