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Class D

Mesa Gateway Airport

ID KIWA FAA IWA Elev 1,382 ft Lat 33° 18.47' N Lon 111° 39.30' W Zulu …

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Runways at KIWA

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 10,401 ft. Max gradient: 0.32%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12R 135.7° 10,401 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
30L 315.7° 10,401 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
12C 135.7° 10,201 ft 150 ft PEM Yes —
30C 315.7° 10,201 ft 150 ft PEM Yes —
12L 135.7° 9,300 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
30R 315.7° 9,300 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

7 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • ATIS ATIS 133.500
  • AWOS AWOS 3 133.500
  • CLD CLNC DEL 128.250
  • GND GATEWAY GND 128.250
  • TWR GATEWAY TWR 118.800
  • CTAF CTAF 120.600
  • A/D PHOENIX APP/DEP 124.900

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Navaids associated with KIWA

  • VORTAC IWA

    Willie

    113.30 MHz · DME 113.30 · LO · MEDIUM

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KIWA, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

6 matched · 42 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12R–30L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12L–30R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12R–30L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12L–30R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

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

    wildlife hazard

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 07R–25L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 07L–25R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (6)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12R–30L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 12R–30L: H10401X150 (CONC) S–55, D–95, 2S–120, 2D–185, 2…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12L–30R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 12L–30R: H9300X150 (CONC) S–75, D–210, 2S–175, 2D–590, 2…

  • 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

    Wildlife invof arpt.

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 07R–25L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 07R–25L: H8196X100 (ASPH) S–65, D–93, 2D–178 MIRL RWY 07…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 07L–25R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 07L–25R: H4500X75 (ASPH) S–119, D–186, 2D–315 MIRL 0.5%…

  • 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 and wildlife on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (42 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·ARIZONA 73 PEACH SPRINGS N35º37.48´ W113º32.67´ NOTAM FILE PRC.
  • ·(VH) (DH) VORW/DME 112.0 PGS Chan 57 314º 25.4 NM to Grand Canyon West. 4760/15E.
  • ·RWY 30L: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 60´. 0.4% down.
  • ·RWY 12C–30C: H10201X150 (ASPH–CONC) S–55, D–95, 2S–120, 2D–185, 2D/2D2–550 PCR 692 R/D/W/T HIRL RWY 12C: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´. 0.3% up.
  • ·RWY 30C: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 49´. 0.3% down.
  • ·RWY 12C:TORA–10201 TODA–10201 ASDA–10201 LDA–10201 RWY 12L:TORA–9300 TODA–9300 ASDA–9300 LDA–9300 RWY 12R:TORA–10401TODA–10401 ASDA–10401 LDA–10401 RWY 30C:TORA–10201 TODA–10201 ASDA–10201 LDA–10201 RWY 30L:TORA–10401 TODA–10401 ASDA–10401 LDA–10401 RWY 30R:TORA–9300 TODA–9300 ASDA–9300 LDA–9300
  • ·S6 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 3, 4 LGT When ATCT clsd lgts on consly.
  • ·Noise abatement proc in efct; Avoid low ovr flt of noise sensitive areas srnd arpt.
  • ·Fuel avbl H24—480–988–7700 or 129.875.
  • ·Rwy 30R sport field lgtg E of apch.
  • ·Non emergency AV–8 model ops limited to Rwy 12L–30R. 24 hr PPR unscheduled acr ops gtr than 30 pax seats—arpt ops.
  • ·Large/heavy inboard engine taxi only. 7 ft fence S portion of twy W apron.
  • ·Twy Y rstd to wingspan less than 79 ft.
  • ·TPA—Fixed Wing 2602(1218), Jet 3102(1718), Rotorcraft 2102(718).
  • ·Government owned, non–revenue and flight training up to 12,500 lbs landing fee NA.
  • ·NOTE: See Special Notices—Arrival Alert.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 480-988-7708 CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE PHOENIX H–4J, L–8F PHOENIX H–4J, L–5B, A IAP, AD SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026 74 ARIZONA CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
  • ·AWOS–3 133.5 (480) 988–9428.
  • ·AWOS is available from 0700–1200Z‡ (mst) on 133.5, or 24 hrs via phone: 480–988–9428.
  • ·CTAF 120.6 ATIS 133.5 ®PHOENIX APP/DEP CON 124.9 GATEWAY TOWER 120.6 1200–0700Z GND CON 128.25 CLNC DEL 135.05 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD when ATCT clsd, ctc Phoenix Apch at 602-306-2565.
  • ·CLASS D svc 1200–0700Z; other times CLASS G.
  • ·WILLIE (L) (L) VORTACW 113.3 IWA Chan 80 N33º18.19´ W111º39.09´ at fld. 1367/13E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 300º–320º byd 25 NM blo 7,500´ 320º–300º byd 20 NM blo 7,500´ TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 020º–055º byd 30 NM blo 12,000´ 150º–195º byd 20 NM blo 7,500´ DME unusable: 020º–055º byd 30 NM blo 12,000´ 150º–195º byd 20 NM blo 7,500´ ILS 110.15 I–IWA Rwy 30C.
  • ·LOC unusable byd 25º left and right of course.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 39´.
  • ·RWY 07R:TORA–8196 TODA–8196 ASDA–8196 LDA–7299 RWY 25L:TORA–8196 TODA–8196 ASDA–8196 LDA–7281
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A+ OX 1, 3 LGT When ATCT clsd, REIL Rwy 07R, 07L, 25R and 25L; PAPI Rwy 07R, 07L, 25R and 25L; MIRL Rwy 07R–25L and 07L–25R on consly.
  • ·Rwy 25L unusbl byd 5 degs left of ctrln and 6 degs right of ctrln.
  • ·Extensive flight training invof arpt.
  • ·Emerg contact AMGR 623–869–0977. 100LL credit card self svc avbl H24.

+ 12 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

Higley FieldCHDPhoenix-Mesa Gateway AirportWilliams Air Force BaseWilliams Gateway Airport

Source: OurAirports community

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Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KIWA — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KIWA

107 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 53 most recent.

Total events

31

since 1982

Fatal

1

3.2% of total

Last 5 years

7

≈ 1.4/yr

Last 10 years

12

≈ 1.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 309,219 ops in 2024

2024 total

309,219

10-yr total

2,629,431

2024 mix

AC/AT 33% · GA 67% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

4.6

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.15

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=11

  • Loss of control 5
  • Ground collision 3
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Other 1

All time · n=106

  • Other 75
  • Loss of control 7
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 7
  • Ground collision 6
  • Gear-up landing 6
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Midair / near-midair 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-01-23 Cessna 170 · Loss of control · day →
2011-06-27 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) · Midair / near-midair →
2008-05-09 EXTRA Flugzeugproduktions-GMBH EA-300/L · Loss of control · day →
2023-12-04 Piper PA-28-180 · Ground collision · VMC · night →
2023-10-12 Boeing A75N1(PT17) · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2022-09-07 Cessna 750 · Loss of control · day →
2022-05-02 Piper PA22/135 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2022-04-06 ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R22 · Other · VMC · night →
2022-01-13 EXTRA FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH EA 300/L · Gear-up · day →
2019-08-08 Piper PA 30 · Gear-up · day →
2018-11-28 Pilatus,Cessna PC12,172 · Ground collision · day →
2017-10-13 DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2016-10-06 Cessna 172 · Loss of control · day →
2016-05-02 Cessna 172 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2015-09-17 Douglas A4N · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2014-12-29 ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA II · Weather · VMC · night →
2014-10-23 Rockwell 690B · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2014-10-23 North American P51 - D · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2013-07-26 Cessna 172S · Other →
2013-07-03 Cessna T210K · Gear-up · dusk →
2010-03-18 Piper PA-22-160 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2005-07-15 Robinson R-22 Beta II · Weather · VMC · day →
2000-06-09 Piper PA-28-161 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1999-11-17 Hawker Siddeley HUNTER T MK 7 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1998-09-18 Aero Vodochody Aero. Works L-39 · Weather · day →
1996-10-30 Leibert BD-5B · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1995-11-25 SCHAFER LANCAIR 360 · Weather · VMC · day →
1994-03-19 FIGHTER REBUILDERS F-2G · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1981-06-25 Enstrom 280C · Weather →
1981-06-25 Robinson R22 · Weather →
1980-08-06 Piper PA-18 · Other →
1980-05-26 Piper PA-38 · Other →
1980-01-16 Cessna,Cessna 152,210 A · — →
1979-08-12 Beech E55 · Other →
1979-07-20 Cessna 172 · Ground collision →
1979-07-08 Pietenpol AIRCAM · Other →
1979-06-01 Cessna 182 · Other →
1979-05-15 Douglas C-54D · Other →
1979-05-03 Cessna 152 · Other →
1978-10-07 Cessna 140 · Other →
1978-09-10 Cessna 172 · Other →
1978-08-13 Cessna 140 · Other →
1978-04-13 Piper PA-23 · Other →
1978-03-31 Cessna 150M · Other →
1978-03-07 N AMERICAN AT-6A · Other →
1978-03-07 AERO COMDR S-2R · Other →
1978-01-27 Cessna 210L · Other →
1977-12-21 Cessna 185F · Other →
1977-10-27 Cessna 150 · Other →
1977-10-06 Cessna 150M · Other →
1977-08-22 Hiller UH-12E · Other →
1977-08-07 Bellanca 14-13 · Other →
1977-06-06 Stinson 108 · Other →

+ 54 more on file

NASA ASRS near-miss reports at KIWA

1 de-identified report references this airfield in the public ASRS Database Report Sets. Voluntary, first-person pilot/controller accounts of safety-relevant events that didn't reach the NTSB. Reports represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

Designees in AZ

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KIWA — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

2,748

Flight Instructors

A&P

8,011

Mechanics

AME

32

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

19

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DPRE

2

Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE)

DAR-F

9

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

7

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-Y

9

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

46

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

124

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

APD

20

Aircrew Program Designees (APD)

TCE

23

Training Center Evaluators (TCE)

ODA

11

Organizational Designations

Schools

61

Flight Schools

FBO

57

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

19

Flying Clubs

Repair

8

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

20

EAA Chapters

DPEs near KIWA

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Ben York Mesa AZ 6 nm
Brian Knauss Mesa AZ 6 nm
Brunno Winnubst Mesa AZ 6 nm
Charles Robert Bornstein Mesa AZ 6 nm
Christian Ikaika Olsen Mesa AZ 6 nm
Christopher Frasse Mesa AZ 6 nm
Deanna Rae Dyk Mesa AZ 6 nm
Jacob Andrew Hansen Mesa AZ 6 nm
Jerod Brandon Bybee Mesa AZ 6 nm
Jordan Brown Mesa AZ 6 nm

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

CFIs near KIWA

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Robbie Dean Burns Gilbert AZ 4 nm
John Philip Calderone Gilbert AZ 4 nm
Mitchell Evans Chase Gilbert AZ 4 nm
Miguel Angel Esteves Jr Gilbert AZ 4 nm
William George Gregory Gilbert AZ 4 nm
Jeffrey Lee Hackett Gilbert AZ 4 nm
Richard Allan Hogberg Gilbert AZ 4 nm
George Scott Hopkins Gilbert AZ 4 nm
Marshall Jay Jones Sr Gilbert AZ 4 nm
Michael Mehrara Gilbert AZ 4 nm

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

A&P mechanics near KIWA

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Paul Christopher Dixon Gilbert AZ 4 nm
William Robert Donovan Gilbert AZ 4 nm
Miguel Angel Esteves Jr Gilbert AZ 4 nm
Patrick John Flynn Gilbert AZ 4 nm
Louis Bernt Hudgin Gilbert AZ 4 nm
Roger Michael Sauter Gilbert AZ 4 nm
Frank Ayres Setzler Gilbert AZ 4 nm
Dann Michael Slinker Gilbert AZ 4 nm
Bruce Alan Stephens Gilbert AZ 4 nm
Clive Vincent Stokes Gilbert AZ 4 nm

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

Repair stations near KIWA

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
FLITE Instruments & Avionics
Chandler, AZ
 8 nm
Arizona Aircraft Interior Design, Inc.
Mesa, AZ
 10 nm
Falcon Executive Aviation
Mesa, AZ
 10 nm
Aero Panache
Scottsdale, AZ
 23 nm
SawyerMX
Scottsdale, AZ
 23 nm
Arizona Aeropainting
Eloy, AZ
 31 nm
Sonora Avionics, Inc.
Tucson, AZ
 74 nm
Miller Avionics
Nogales, AZ
 121 nm
AtheneAir - Maintenance
Boulder City, NV
 224 nm
Black Mountain Avionics, Inc.
Boulder City, NV
 224 nm

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