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Class D

Prescott Regional Airport - Ernest A. Love Field

ID KPRC FAA PRC Elev 5,045 ft Lat 34° 39.21' N Lon 112° 25.19' W Zulu

Live conditions at KPRC

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FAA Airport Diagram · KPRC

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Runways at KPRC

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 7,619 ft. Max gradient: 0.92%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
03R 41.3° 7,619 ft 150 ft ASP Yes
21L 221.3° 7,619 ft 150 ft ASP Yes
12 136.5° 4,408 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.63%
30 316.5° 4,408 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.63%
03L 41.3° 4,395 ft 60 ft ASP Yes
21R 221.3° 4,395 ft 60 ft ASP 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 127.200
  • GND GND 121.700
  • TWR PRESCOTT TWR 125.300
  • CTAF CTAF 125.300
  • CNTR ALBUQUERQUE CNTR 128.450
  • RDO PRESCOTT RDO 122.200
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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Navaids associated with KPRC

  • VORTAC DRK

    Drake

    114.10 MHz · DME 114.10 · BOTH · HIGH

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

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

7 matched · 42 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 03R–21L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 21R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 03R–21L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

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

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 21R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 21L; REIL Rwy 03L, 03R, 21R; PAPI Rwy 03R & Rwy 21L; MIRL 03L, 03R, 21L and 21R. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 128.75: click mic to activate REIL Rwy 12 & 30; PAPI Rwy 12 and 30; MIRL Rwy 12–30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl freq

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (7)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 03R–21L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 03R–21L: H7619X150 (ASPH–PFC) S–63, D–80, 2S–101, 2D–100…

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

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 30: REIL. PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.6º TCH 44´. RWY 03L–21R: H4395X…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 21R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 21R: REIL. PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´. Rgt tfc.…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 21L; REIL Rwy 03L, 03R, 21R; PAPI Rwy 03R & Rwy 21L; MIRL 03L, 03R, 21L and 21R. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    actvt MALSR Rwy 21L; REIL Rwy 03L, 03R, 21R; PAPI Rwy 03R & Rwy 21L; MIRL 03L, 03R, 21L and 21R—CTAF

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 128.75: click mic to activate REIL Rwy 12 & 30; PAPI Rwy 12 and 30; MIRL Rwy 12–30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt REIL Rwy 12 & 30; PAPI Rwy 12 and 30; MIRL Rwy 12–30—128.75

  • 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 on & invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1300–0500Z. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1300–0500Z.

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 79 POLACCA (P10) 3 SW UTC–7 N35º47.50´ W110º25.40´ 5573 TPA—6398(825) NOTAM FILE PRC RWY 04–22: H4200X50 (ASPH) 0.3% up NE RWY 04: Brush.
  • ·Underlies mil ops area; be aware of rstrns and NOTAMs bfr ops.
  • ·Rwy 04–22 rough, lrg cracks, holes, patches and 8–10 in rocks.
  • ·High grass and weeds in cracks.
  • ·Rwy 04–22, 1–5´ brush 45´ from centerline both sides full length; road crosses rwy.
  • ·Rwy 04–22 cntrln marking faded.
  • ·Parking ramp has blue perimeter lgts.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 928-734-3101
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Denver ARTCC at 303-651-4257.
  • ·TUBA CITY (VH) (H) VORTAC 113.5 TBC Chan 82 N36º07.28´ W111º16.18´ 100º 45.7 NM to fld. 5045/15E.
  • ·RWY 12–30: H4408X75 (ASPH) S–12.5 PCN 10 F/C/Y/T MIRL 0.6% up SE No Part 121/Part 380 Ops RWY 12: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 4.24º TCH 52´.
  • ·LAND AND HOLD–SHORT OPERATIONS LDG RWY HOLD–SHORT POINT AVBL LDG DIST RWY 21L 12–30 5904
  • ·RWY 03R:TORA–7619 TODA–7619 ASDA–7619 LDA–7240 RWY 12: TORA–4408 TODA–4408 ASDA–4408 LDA–4258 RWY 21L:TORA–7619 TODA–7619 ASDA–7619 LDA–7619 RWY 30: TORA–4408 TODA–4408 ASDA–4258 LDA–4308
  • ·PAPI Rwy 03L and 21R opr consly.
  • ·Voluntary noise abatement proc in efct — amg
  • ·Self svc rstrd to wingspan 50 ft or less.
  • ·Rwy 03L–21R CLOSED 0500–1300Z.
  • ·Rwy 03R–21L – Rwy 21L calm wind rwy.
  • ·Rwy 21L dep rwy hdg til acrs hwy & make imt L turn.
  • ·Rwy 12–30, use ctn for chg in rwy gradient at Rwy 03R–21L int.
  • ·Rwy 12 20 ft dropoff 300 ft fm apch end.
  • ·FICON not monitored 0500–1300Z.
  • ·ARFF Index B avbl upon request.
  • ·Winch tow up to 2500 ft 6 NM E at A C Goodwin Meml Fld.
  • ·TPA for light acft all rwys 6045(1000).
  • ·TPA for large acft, all turbo prop/jet and high perf acft all rwys 6545(1500).
  • ·Tsnt, ovngt prkg fee and lndg fee – 928–443–9333.
  • ·NOTE: See Special Notices—Extensive Flight Training in the vicinity of Ernest A.
  • ·Love Field, Prescott, AZ.

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

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · PRC

Chart Supplement

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

NTSB events at KPRC

151 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 58 most recent.

Total events

114

since 1982

Fatal

9

7.9% of total

Last 5 years

16

≈ 3.2/yr

Last 10 years

28

≈ 2.8/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 354,844 ops in 1999

2024 total

353,835

10-yr total

2,745,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 19% · GA 81% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

10.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.81

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=26

  • Loss of control 7
  • Other 5
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Ground collision 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Hard landing 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=150

  • Other 66
  • Stall / spin 17
  • Loss of control 15
  • Runway excursion 11
  • Gear-up landing 10
  • Ground collision 8
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 5
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 5

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
2024-11-07 TEXTRON AVIATION INC 172S · Other · VMC · dawn
2022-10-15 AEROPRAKT MANUFACTURING SP ZOO A22LS · Loss of control · day
2015-10-24 Luscombe 8A · Loss of control · VMC · day
2012-04-12 Cessna 172S · Loss of control · VMC · day
2011-06-18 ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA · Loss of control · VMC · day
2007-02-20 Maule M-7-235B · CFIT · day
2002-07-27 Robinson R22 Beta · Hard landing · day
2001-12-05 Cessna 182E · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2026-02-04 Socata TB21 · Other · VMC · night
2026-01-13 Fairchild SA227-AC · Runway excursion · VMC · night
2026-01-07 Beech K35 · Other · VMC · day
2025-01-18 Cessna P210N · Other · VMC · day
2024-11-17 Remos,Cessna GX,172 · Ground collision · VMC · day
2024-10-31 Piper PA-32-300 · Engine failure · day
2024-05-18 Cessna 172S · Loss of control · day
2023-12-26 Glasair SH2 · Stall / spin · day
2023-09-02 Piper PA-28-140 · Weather · VMC · day
2023-06-03 Cessna 172 · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2022-06-27 Cessna 140 · Loss of control · VMC · day
2022-05-22 Cessna P172D · Engine failure · VMC · day
2022-02-24 ROSS JONATHAN RV-8 · Ground collision · VMC · day
2021-05-27 Cessna TR182 · Gear-up · day
2020-01-25 Cessna 150 · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2019-08-30 Luscombe 8 · Loss of control · day
2019-04-23 Cessna 172 · Other · day
2019-01-03 Zlin Savage · Loss of control · VMC · day
2018-08-29 Cessna P210 · CFIT · VMC · night
2018-05-29 Piper PA 46 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night
2018-03-31 Cub Crafters CC18-180 · Loss of control · VMC · day
2017-05-04 Cessna 190 · Loss of control · VMC · day
2016-08-02 Robinson R22 · Hard landing · day
2016-06-18 Beech C23 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day
2016-03-10 Thomas D. Parkes Lancair ES · Engine failure · VMC · day
2016-01-23 Cessna TR182 · Gear-up · VMC · day
2015-08-18 ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R22 · CFIT · VMC · day
2014-06-04 ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA · Engine failure · VMC · day
2013-08-10 Cessna 172S · Hard landing · VMC · day
2011-08-20 Cessna 182A · Loss of control · VMC · day
2011-01-25 Cessna 180 · Loss of control · VMC · day
2010-09-26 Cessna 195 · Loss of control · VMC · day
2009-08-17 Piper PA-24 · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2008-09-11 Robinson R22B · Ground collision · VMC · day
2008-03-29 Beechcraft 35-C33A · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day
2007-03-03 Cessna 172S · Runway excursion · VMC · day
2006-09-02 Cessna 337G · Engine failure · VMC · day
2006-03-24 Cessna 172S · Other · VMC · day
2006-02-16 Cessna 172M · Runway excursion · VMC · day
2005-10-27 Piper PA-44-180 · Gear-up · VMC · day
2005-07-14 Cessna 170B · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2005-06-29 Stinson 108-2 · Other · VMC · day
2005-04-14 Cessna 150F · Runway excursion · VMC · night
2005-03-24 Robinson R22 Beta · Other · day
2004-11-24 Piper PA-22-160 · Runway excursion · VMC · day
2004-08-28 American Champion (ACAC),American Champion (ACAC) 8KCAB,8KCAB · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2003-12-16 Piper PA-18 · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2003-08-19 Piper PA-28R-180 · Gear-up · day
2003-06-08 Cessna 172S · Weather · VMC · day
2003-01-10 Waco SRE · Ground collision · VMC · day

+ 93 more on file

DPEs near KPRC

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
Benjamin Reyes Prescott AZ 4 nm
Daniel Mackenzie Prescott AZ 4 nm
Daniel Alan Knight Prescott AZ 4 nm
James Briggs Prescott AZ 4 nm
Ryan Vaughn Albrecht Prescott AZ 4 nm
Jason John Kopcsak Chino Valley AZ 5 nm
Josh Lee Donaldson Chino Valley AZ 5 nm
Mark John Szpak Chino Valley AZ 5 nm
Jason Wiliam Anderson Prescott Valley AZ 6 nm
Mark Andrew Rebholz Aquila AZ 59 nm

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

CFIs near KPRC

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
James Rosser Adams Prescott AZ 4 nm
George Ligon Anderson Jr Prescott AZ 4 nm
Brent Scott Barton Prescott AZ 4 nm
Vincent Noel Carr Prescott AZ 4 nm
Dominic Junior Chemello Prescott AZ 4 nm
Robert Arthur Enoch Jr Prescott AZ 4 nm
Lucious Lakin Gabbert Prescott AZ 4 nm
Boyd Herman Gallaher Prescott AZ 4 nm
Robert James Garing Prescott AZ 4 nm
Gerry Lyndon Harlan Prescott AZ 4 nm

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

A&P mechanics near KPRC

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
James Rosser Adams Prescott AZ 4 nm
Edward Joseph Campbell Prescott AZ 4 nm
Drew Newlon Forray Prescott AZ 4 nm
Lucious Lakin Gabbert Prescott AZ 4 nm
Kenneth William Garrison Prescott AZ 4 nm
Charles Edward Gates Prescott AZ 4 nm
Steven Wayne Huddleston Prescott AZ 4 nm
George Christian Kniebes Prescott AZ 4 nm
Richard Currie Lee Ii Prescott AZ 4 nm
David Robert Overly Prescott AZ 4 nm

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

Repair stations near KPRC

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
Aero Panache
Scottsdale, AZ
67 nm
SawyerMX
Scottsdale, AZ
67 nm
Falcon Executive Aviation
Mesa, AZ
80 nm
Arizona Aircraft Interior Design, Inc.
Mesa, AZ
80 nm
FLITE Instruments & Avionics
Chandler, AZ
88 nm
Arizona Aeropainting
Eloy, AZ
119 nm
AtheneAir - Maintenance
Boulder City, NV
142 nm
Black Mountain Avionics, Inc.
Boulder City, NV
143 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
158 nm
Sonora Avionics, Inc.
Tucson, AZ
164 nm

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