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Class E (sfc)

Safford Regional Airport

ID KSAD FAA SAD Elev 3,179 ft Lat 32° 51.29' N Lon 109° 38.10' W Zulu …

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FAA Airport Diagram · KSAD

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Runways at KSAD

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,007 ft. Max gradient: 0.38%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12 135° 6,007 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.06%
30 315° 6,007 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.06%
08 092° 4,802 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.38%
26 272° 4,802 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.38%

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

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

  • ASOS ASOS 124.175
  • CNTR ALBUQUERQUE CNTR 134.450
  • RDO PRESCOTT RDO 122.300
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

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

2 matched · 14 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 08, 12, 26 and 30; PAPI Rwy 08, 12, 26 and 30, MIRL Rwy 08–26 and Rwy 12–30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 08, 12, 26 and 30; PAPI Rwy 08, 12, 26 and 30, MIRL Rwy 08–26 and Rwy 12–30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 08, 12, 26 and 30; PAPI Rwy 08, 12, 26 and 30, MIRL Rwy 08–26 and Rwy 12–30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 08, 12, 26 and 30; PAPI Rwy 08, 12, 26 and 30, MIRL Rwy 08–26 and Rwy 12–30—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1400–0100Z. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1400–0100Z.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (14 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 81 SAFFORD RGNL/1LT DUANE SPALSBURY FLD (SAD)(KSAD) 3 E UTC–7 N32º51.20´ W109º38.10´ 3178 B NOTAM FILE SAD RWY 12–30: H6007X100 (ASPH) S–70, D–147, 2D–201 PCN 45 F/C/Y/T MIRL RWY 12: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 08–26: H4802X60 (ASPH) S–23 MIRL 0.4% up E RWY 08: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 43´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 37´.
  • ·Call out fee—928–432–4237.
  • ·Mil act invof arpt. 100LL H24 with credit card.
  • ·Lndg fee ovr 4000 lb MTOW; Mil/gov/charity waived with fuel purchase.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 928-432-4235
  • ·ASOS 124.175 (928) 235–2373.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®ALBUQUERQUE CENTER APP/DEP CON 134.45 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Albuquerque ARTCC at 505-856-4561.
  • ·SAN SIMON (VH) (H) VORTACW 115.4 SSO Chan 101 N32º16.15´ W109º15.79´ 319º 39.7 NM to fld. 3600/13E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 020º–050º byd 30 NM blo 8,000´ 150º–190º byd 28 NM blo 11,300´ 190º–220º byd 30 NM blo 9,000´ 235º–250º byd 30 NM blo 9,900´ 350º–360º byd 30 NM blo 8,000´ DME unusable: 020º–050º byd 30 NM blo 8,000´ 150º–190º byd 28 NM blo 11,300´ 190º–220º byd 30 NM blo 9,000´ 235º–250º byd 30 NM blo 12,500´ 350º–360º byd 30 NM blo 8,000´ VOR unusable: 000º–025º byd 40 NM 020º–050º byd 30 NM blo 8,000´ 026º–036º byd 40 NM blo 20,000´ 037º–050º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 051º–077º byd 40 NM 078º–097º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 098º–111º byd 40 NM blo 8,000´ 098º–111º byd 49 NM 112º–131º byd 40 NM 150º–190º byd 28 NM blo 11,300´ 150º–219º byd 40 NM 190º–220º byd 30 NM blo 9,000´ 220º–230º byd 40 NM blo 12,000´ 220º–230º byd 63 NM 231º–243º byd 40 NM blo 10,500´ 231º–243º byd 72 NM 235º–250º byd 30 NM blo 9,900´ 244º–255º byd 40 NM blo 11,500´ 244º–255º byd 48 NM 256º–267º byd 40 NM blo 14,000´ 256º–267º byd 110 NM 256º–267º byd 73 NM blo 15,000´ 268º–284º byd 40 NM blo 10,000´ 268º–284º byd 62 NM blo 18,000´ 285º–300º byd 40 NM 350º–359º byd 40 NM 350º–360º byd 30 NM blo 8,000´ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • HELIPAD H1: H72X72 (CONC) PHOENIX H–4K, L–5C IAP, AD SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · SAD

Chart Supplement

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

NTSB events at KSAD

19 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

2

40.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 18,800 ops in 1990

2024 total

13,750

10-yr total

137,500

2024 mix

AC/AT 1% · GA 92% · Mil 7%

Events / million ops

14.5

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

5.82

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=2

  • Engine failure / power loss 2

All time · n=19

  • Other 14
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Ground collision 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
2006-09-27 Beech 95-55 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · dusk →
2020-06-09 Vans RV4 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2016-11-24 Cessna 182A · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2012-09-30 Air Creation TANARG · CFIT · VMC · day →
1985-08-18 Cessna 182Q · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1980-05-31 CITABRIA 7GCBC · Other →
1979-12-20 Piper PA-32R · Other →
1979-09-28 Piper PA-36 · Other →
1977-06-24 Piper PA-22 · Other →
1976-09-27 Piper PA-25 · Other →
1974-06-27 Convair P4Y-2 · Other →
1973-06-14 Cessna 150 · Other →
1973-05-17 Cessna T310P · Other →
1972-06-02 AERO COMDR 500-A · Other →
1970-09-18 Cessna 150E · Other →
1969-05-30 Piper PA-24 · Other →
1967-03-09 Navion A · Other →
1966-04-21 SWIFT GC-1B · Other →
1965-05-11 Mooney 20A · Other →

Designees in AZ

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KSAD — 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 KSAD

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 John Braff Tucson AZ 75 nm
Dawn Echolouise Zurcher Tucson AZ 75 nm
Kimberly Brown Tucson AZ 75 nm
Steven Daniel Brimmer Tucson AZ 75 nm
Charles Edwin Schroll Marana AZ 79 nm
Denise Maria Williams Casa Grande AZ 107 nm
Ben York Mesa AZ 110 nm
Brian Knauss Mesa AZ 110 nm
Brunno Winnubst Mesa AZ 110 nm
Charles Robert Bornstein Mesa AZ 110 nm

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

CFIs near KSAD

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
Steven Lyle Maxwell Safford AZ 3 nm
Richard Regis Bell Safford AZ 3 nm
Austin Michael Rocko Safford AZ 3 nm
Hyrum Joseph Fry Thatcher AZ 7 nm
Matthew Leonard Williams Thatcher AZ 7 nm
Richard Francis Arthur Iii Thatcher AZ 7 nm
Eric James Hallsted Pima AZ 11 nm
Tatton Brant Allsup Mule Creek NM 37 nm
Richard Eugene Leatherdale Willcox AZ 38 nm
Philippe Gilbert Leroy Willcox AZ 38 nm

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

A&P mechanics near KSAD

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
Steven Lyle Maxwell Safford AZ 3 nm
Kenneth Walter Trice Safford AZ 3 nm
Mark Mleynek Safford AZ 3 nm
Treagan Michael Skinner Safford AZ 3 nm
Sean Patrick Mooney Safford AZ 3 nm
Tanner Del Johnson Safford AZ 3 nm
Jerry Virgil Bishop Jr Thatcher AZ 7 nm
Donald William Saunders Jr Thatcher AZ 7 nm
Robert Victor Moss Thatcher AZ 7 nm
Harold J Rowley Thatcher AZ 7 nm

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

Repair stations near KSAD

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
Sonora Avionics, Inc.
Tucson, AZ
 89 nm
Arizona Aeropainting
Eloy, AZ
 99 nm
Miller Avionics
Nogales, AZ
 106 nm
Arizona Aircraft Interior Design, Inc.
Mesa, AZ
 111 nm
Falcon Executive Aviation
Mesa, AZ
 111 nm
FLITE Instruments & Avionics
Chandler, AZ
 113 nm
Aero Panache
Scottsdale, AZ
 123 nm
SawyerMX
Scottsdale, AZ
 124 nm
Exclusive Aircraft Interiors
Las Cruces, NM
 141 nm
El Paso Aero & Avionics Associates
El Paso, TX
 177 nm

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