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KSDL · Scottsdale Airport

ICAO · US · 62 NTSB events

ID KSDL FAA SDL Elev 1,510 ft Lat 33° 37.37' N Lon 111° 54.66' W Zulu …

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 8,249 ft. Max gradient: 0.80%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
03 43.8° 8,249 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.80%
21 223.8° 8,249 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.80%

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 · 7 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 118.600
  • CLD CLNC DEL 124.800
  • GND GND 121.600
  • TWR TWR 119.900
  • CTAF CTAF 119.900
  • A/D PHOENIX APP/DEP 120.700
  • RDO PRESCOTT RDO 122.200

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 21 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 03–21: 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 03–21: 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 (2)

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

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 03–21: H8249X100 (ASPH) S–45, D–75, 2S–95 MIRL RWY 03: R…

  • 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 rwy.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (21 sentences)
  • ·RWY 03: TORA–8249 TODA–8249 ASDA–7849 LDA–7110 RWY 21: TORA–8249 TODA–8249 ASDA–8069 LDA–7669
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A1+ OX 1, 2, 3, 4 LGT When ATCT clsd ACTIVATE REIL Rwy 03 and Rwy 21; PAPI Rwy 03 and Rwy 21; MIRL Rwy 03–21—CTAF.
  • ·Voluntary noise abatement curfew 0500–1300Z; noise sensitive area all quads; noise abatement—480–312–8478.
  • ·Maint runup NA 0500–1400Z.
  • ·Mil arr 24 hr PPR—480–312–8478.
  • ·Rwy 03–21 150 ft blast pad both ends.
  • ·Ctc aviation director at 480–312–2321.
  • ·Tran fee for acft 12,500 lbs or greater (based on max certificated ramp wgt).
  • ·Tran over ngt parking fee.
  • ·User fee arpt: Customs svcs avbl 1600Z to 0200Z; user fee must be prepaid online prior to arr.
  • ·Rwy 03–21 midfield dep & stop & go lndg NA.
  • ·TPA–prop 2500(990); Jet 3000(1490); Helicopter 2000(490).
  • ·D wgt thsd: cert max tkof wgt 7001—100,000 lb oprg abv 75,000 lb PPR—480–312–8478.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 480-312-7735
  • ·ASOS (480) 483–3049 ASOS bcsts on SDL ATIS freq (118.6) when SDL ATCT is clsd.
  • ·CTAF 119.9 ATIS 118.6 PHOENIX RCO 122.2 (PRESCOTT RADIO) ®PHOENIX APP/DEP CON 120.7 TOWER 119.9 (1300–0400Z‡) GND CON 121.6 CLNC DEL 124.8 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD when ATCT clsd, ctc Phoenix Apch at 602-306-2565.
  • ·CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE PHOENIX H–4J, L–5B, A IAP, AD SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026 86 ARIZONA CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
  • ·CLASS D svc 1300–0400Z; other times CLASS G.
  • ·PHOENIX (VH) (H) VORTACW 115.6 PXR Chan 103 N33º25.98´ W111º58.21´ 003º 11.8 NM to fld. 1184/12E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 000º–015º byd 33 NM blo 11,000´ 015º–034º byd 33 NM blo 10,000´ 015º–034º byd 60 NM blo 11,000´ 015º–034º byd 66 NM blo 16,000´ 035º–060º byd 40 NM blo 13,000´ 061º–067º byd 40 NM 068º–088º byd 40 NM blo 14,000´ 068º–088º byd 60 NM 090º–100º byd 15 NM blo 8,000´ 090º–117º byd 40 NM 118º–141º byd 40 NM blo 9,000´ 118º–141º byd 65 NM blo 10,000´ 118º–141º byd 73 NM 185º–190º byd 30 NM blo 8,000´ 185º–190º byd 38 NM blo 9,000´ 190º–230º byd 20 NM blo 10,000´ 231º–282º byd 40 NM 318º–320º byd 40 NM 323º–350º byd 40 NM blo 14,000´ 345º–000º byd 33 NM blo 10,000´ 345º–034º byd 10 NM blo 6,000´ TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 000º–015º byd 33 NM blo 11,000´ 015º–034º byd 33 NM blo 10,000´ 090º–100º byd 15 NM blo 8,000´ 185º–190º byd 30 NM blo 8,000´ 185º–190º byd 38 NM blo 9,000´ 190º–230º byd 20 NM blo 10,000´ 345º–000º byd 33 NM blo 11,000´ 345º–034º byd 10 NM blo 6,000´ 345º–034º byd 20 NM blo 8,000´ DME unusable: 000º–015º byd 33 NM blo 11,000´ 015º–034º byd 33 NM blo 10,000´ 090º–100º byd 15 NM blo 8,000´ 185º–190º byd 30 NM blo 8,000´ 185º–190º byd 38 NM blo 9,000´ 190º–230º byd 20 NM blo 10,000´ 215º–315º 345º–000º byd 33 NM blo 11,000´ 345º–034º byd 10 NM blo 6,000´ 345º–034º byd 20 NM blo 8,000´ VOR unusable: 345º–034º byd 20 NM blo 8,000´ 351º–359º byd 40 NM blo 12,000´ COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: Emerg frequency 121.5 not avbl at twr.
  • ·SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

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Ownership

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NTSB events

62 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 57 most recent.

Total events

77

since 1982

Fatal

11

14.3% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/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: 250,115 ops in 1991

2024 total

169,207

10-yr total

1,697,326

2024 mix

AC/AT 38% · GA 62% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

5.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.76

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=9

  • Loss of control 3
  • Hard landing 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=62

  • Other 15
  • Stall / spin 10
  • Loss of control 8
  • Ground collision 8
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 6
  • Runway excursion 4
  • Hard landing 4
  • Gear-up landing 2

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-09-30 ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2012-12-07 ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II · Other · VMC · day →
2012-06-30 Aerospatiale AS350B · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2011-05-08 EVEKTOR-AEROTECHNIK AS Sportstar · Loss of control · VMC · dawn →
2004-07-01 Eurocopter AS-350-B2 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2002-05-20 Cessna 172S · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2002-04-14 Schweizer 269C · Other · VMC · day →
2026-01-21 PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA-28-181 · Other · day →
2025-02-10 GATES LEARJET CORP. 35A · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2020-03-14 Raytheon HAWKER 800XP · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2019-04-20 Cessna 172 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2019-03-02 Cessna 172 · Ground collision · day →
2018-04-09 Piper PA 24-260 · CFIT · VMC · night →
2018-01-16 Beech B60 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2016-11-30 Aero Commander 690 · Loss of control · VMC · dusk →
2016-03-06 Cessna 172 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2015-08-27 Cirrus SR22 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2012-07-09 Mooney M20L · CFIT · VMC · day →
2012-06-17 ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2011-12-15 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP. SR22 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2006-03-09 Cirrus SR22 · Runway excursion · night →
2005-05-17 Piper PA-34-220T · Other · VMC · day →
2004-08-10 Piper PA-28-181 · Stall / spin · day →
2004-01-14 Piper PA-28-181 · Weather · day →
2003-10-12 Mooney 20F · Other · VMC · day →
2003-04-26 Cessna 180A · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2003-02-20 Cessna 172S · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2003-01-26 Piper PA-60-601P · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
2002-12-08 Piper PA-28-161 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · dusk →
2002-11-11 Cessna 182T · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2001-07-29 Cessna 172S · Hard landing · day →
2000-08-21 Piper PA-18-150 · Hard landing · day →
2000-05-13 Piper PA-32R · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2000-03-19 Piper PA-31-T1 · Ground collision · night-moonlit →
1999-03-27 Cessna 172N · Weather · VMC · day →
1999-03-21 Piper,Rockwell PA-28-181,NA-265-80 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1998-11-21 Cessna,Cessna 172P,TR182 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1998-04-11 Cessna 172M · Other · VMC · day →
1997-03-18 Hoffman, Wolf, Flugzeugbau SUPER DIMONA HK 36R · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1996-11-21 Mooney M20J · Stall / spin · night →
1996-07-20 Mitsubishi MU-2B · Engine failure · day →
1995-05-12 Schweizer 269C · Weather · VMC · day →
1994-08-13 Cessna 172P · Stall / spin · day →
1993-10-21 Beech 76 · Weather · day →
1990-07-27 Cessna 152 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1989-08-10 Robinson R22 · Weather · day →
1989-04-13 BRITISH AEROSPACE HS125-700 · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
1988-12-03 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1988-10-02 Beech B23 · Stall / spin · VMC · night-moonlit →
1988-06-13 Cessna 152 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1988-05-27 Piper PA-32-300 · Other · VMC · day →
1987-03-16 Robinson R-22-A · Loss of control · day →
1986-10-21 Cessna 152 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1986-06-25 Beech B-19 · Other · VMC · day →
1985-12-05 Cessna P210R · Other · day →
1985-03-15 Beech H35 · Other · day →
1984-07-22 VANCE-HAMM Glasair · Stall / spin · day →

+ 5 more on file

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
Craig Albert Sossi Scottsdale AZ 4 nm
Daniel Jeffrey Gimbel Scottsdale AZ 4 nm
Dustin Don Suchor Scottsdale AZ 4 nm
Joseph Samuel Sottile Scottsdale AZ 4 nm
Robert Jennings Baldock Scottsdale AZ 4 nm
William Scott Scottsdale AZ 4 nm
Neel Kamal Chopra Paradise Valley AZ 5 nm
Cornelius Harry Davison Phoenix AZ 9 nm
Edmond William Verville Phoenix AZ 9 nm
Keelan Jett Buchanan Phoenix AZ 9 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
Stephen Alexander Ames Scottsdale AZ 4 nm
Barton Floyd Bradley Scottsdale AZ 4 nm
Larry Wayne Brow Scottsdale AZ 4 nm
Samuel Joseph Brunetto Scottsdale AZ 4 nm
Thomas Richard Butler Scottsdale AZ 4 nm
Charles Ronald Chadwick Scottsdale AZ 4 nm
Richard Alan Culley Scottsdale AZ 4 nm
Helmuth Eggeling Scottsdale AZ 4 nm
Larry Richard Ellison Scottsdale AZ 4 nm
Douglas Norman Flitcroft Scottsdale AZ 4 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
Glen Randall Bailey Scottsdale AZ 4 nm
Barton Floyd Bradley Scottsdale AZ 4 nm
Larry Wayne Brow Scottsdale AZ 4 nm
Samuel Joseph Brunetto Scottsdale AZ 4 nm
Billy Cagney Dennis Jr Scottsdale AZ 4 nm
Martin Roy Goldfarb Scottsdale AZ 4 nm
Loyd Earl Henson Ii Scottsdale AZ 4 nm
Richard Alden Hoffman Jr Scottsdale AZ 4 nm
Robert Dean Hohanshelt Scottsdale AZ 4 nm
Theodore Ira Hunsberger Scottsdale AZ 4 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aero Panache
Scottsdale, AZ
 0 nm
SawyerMX
Scottsdale, AZ
 0 nm
Falcon Executive Aviation
Mesa, AZ
 14 nm
Arizona Aircraft Interior Design, Inc.
Mesa, AZ
 14 nm
FLITE Instruments & Avionics
Chandler, AZ
 22 nm
Arizona Aeropainting
Eloy, AZ
 52 nm
Sonora Avionics, Inc.
Tucson, AZ
 97 nm
Miller Avionics
Nogales, AZ
 143 nm
AtheneAir - Maintenance
Boulder City, NV
 201 nm
Black Mountain Avionics, Inc.
Boulder City, NV
 202 nm

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