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KSEZ · Sedona Airport

ICAO · US · 78 NTSB events

ID KSEZ FAA SEZ Elev 4,830 ft Lat 34° 50.92' N Lon 111° 47.28' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

fetching…

Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,132 ft. Max gradient: 1.83% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
03 45.8° 5,132 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 1.83%
21 225.8° 5,132 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 1.83%

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 · 5 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 2 118.525
  • CTR CTR ALBUQUERQUE 124.325
  • A/D A/D PHOENIX 126.375
  • RDO PRESCOTT RDO 122.300
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KSEZ on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 17 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 03 and Rwy 21; PAPI Rwy 03 and Rwy 21; MIRL Rwy 03–21. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

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

    pcl ctaf

  • 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)

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

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 03 and Rwy 21; PAPI Rwy 03 and Rwy 21; MIRL Rwy 03–21—CTAF

  • 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 (17 sentences)
  • ·ARIZONA 87 SEDONA (SEZ)(KSEZ) 2 SW UTC–7 N34º50.92´ W111º47.31´ 4831 B TPA—See Remarks NOTAM FILE SEZ RWY 03–21: H5132X100 (ASPH) S–15, D–30 MIRL 1.8% up NE RWY 03: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 44´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.5º TCH 49´.
  • ·Rwy 21 PAPI unusbl byd 2.0 NM.
  • ·Noise abatement proc in efct; scenic flt blw 6500 ft MSL NA.
  • ·Attended May–Sep 1400–0100Z, Oct–Apr 1400–0300Z.
  • ·Arpt on 500 ft Mesa, Windshear, turb, up and down drafts near Mesa edge.
  • ·Fuel A 10 pct SHF (Synthetic Hydrocarbon Fuels).
  • ·TPA—prop 6004(1173) Jet 7004(2173).
  • ·Rwy 03 calm wind rwy for lndg; Rwy 21 for tkof.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 928-282-4487
  • ·AWOS–3PT 118.525 (928) 282–1993.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 COTTONWOOD RCO 122.3 (PRESCOTT RADIO) ®PHOENIX APP/DEP CON 126.375 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Phoenix Apch at 602-306-2565.
  • ·FLAGSTAFF (VH) (DH) VOR/DME 113.85 FLG Chan 85(Y) N35º08.83´ W111º40.45´ 184º 18.8 NM to fld. 7026/14E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 030º–040º byd 40 NM 041º–051º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 052º–061º byd 40 NM 062º–072º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 073º–140º byd 40 NM 141º–151º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 152º–159º byd 40 NM 160º–177º byd 40 NM blo 11,000´ 160º–177º byd 48 NM blo 12,000´ 160º–177º byd 63 NM 178º–231º byd 40 NM 232º–252º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 253º–295º byd 40 NM 335º–030º byd 19 NM blo 24,000´ 350º–026º byd 40 NM DME unusable: 230º–255º byd 20 NM blo 15,000´ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • HELIPAD H1: H50X50 (CONC) HELIPORT REMARKS: Rwy H1 flood lgts.
  • ·HOP fm heli S and W of rwy; HOP rstrd to heli adj to twy intxn A7 SW main trml bldg.
  • ·PHOENIX H–4J, L–8G IAP SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

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

Total events

78

since 1982

Fatal

7

9.0% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

10

≈ 1.0/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 81,132 ops in 1999

2024 total

35,000

10-yr total

350,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 31% · GA 65% · Mil 4%

Events / million ops

28.6

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

2.56

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=11

  • Gear-up landing 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Other 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=78

  • Other 17
  • Stall / spin 11
  • Loss of control 10
  • Gear-up landing 8
  • Engine failure / power loss 7
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 6
  • Ground collision 6
  • Runway excursion 5

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2026-05-12 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20 · Other · VMC · day →
2020-03-29 Cessna 172 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2013-10-08 Mooney M20J · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2011-05-26 Piper PA-24-250 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2010-07-09 Piper PA32RT · Loss of control · VMC · night →
2009-03-27 Cessna 182Q · Other · VMC · day →
2005-05-22 Robinson R44 · Other · VMC · day →
1999-11-28 Aeronca 11AC · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2026-03-27 Cessna 421B · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2025-11-03 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2021-04-25 Cessna 182J · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2020-07-05 Beech 23 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2019-09-20 Piper PA60 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2019-06-02 Taylorcraft BC12 · Weather · day →
2019-05-01 Beech 35 · Engine failure · day →
2018-12-19 Beech 36 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2017-09-16 Cessna 208B · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2016-08-30 AMERICAN LEGEND AIRCRAFT CO AL3 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2015-03-21 MCCURRY CHARLES P F 1 ROCKET · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2015-01-04 Piper PA 28R-200 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2014-10-05 Cessna 172S · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2014-09-25 WILLIAM M OPRENDEK PITTS S1S · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2014-07-20 Cessna 182L · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2014-06-21 Beech A23 24 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2012-07-26 Beech B60 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2012-04-10 AVIAN BALLOON,AVIAN BALLOON Magnum IX,Magnum IX · Midair / near-midair · day →
2011-11-25 Cessna 310I · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2011-07-26 Nicholson 2000 · Hard landing · day →
2011-05-25 EMBRAER-EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE EMB-500 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2010-03-26 Piper PA-34-220T · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2008-11-29 Cessna 172 · Other · VMC · day →
2008-11-13 Piper PA-32-260 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2007-11-12 Piper PA-28-180 · Other · VMC · day →
2006-02-25 Cessna 172P · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2004-03-09 Beech 65 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2003-04-13 Beech A36 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2002-10-07 Kline KSE5A · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2002-07-13 McConnell Lancair 320 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2002-06-06 Cessna 182Q · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2002-04-19 Cessna T206H · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2001-06-16 Piper PA-28-181 · Fire · VMC · day →
2000-10-14 Piper PA-28R-200 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1999-05-28 Cessna 180 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1998-10-27 Beech C90 · Runway excursion · day →
1998-09-26 Grumman HU-16C · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1998-05-23 Piper PA-18-150 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1998-05-19 Waco YMF · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1997-07-25 Classic Aircraft Corp. WACO YMF · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1996-06-12 Cessna 172M · Other · VMC · day →
1996-04-15 BRYAN GLASAIR 3SH-3R · Hard landing · VMC · dusk →
1996-04-06 Cessna 172 · Other · VMC · day →
1995-08-14 Thorp T18 · Other · VMC · day →
1995-02-03 Cessna 152 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1994-08-19 Cessna 180 · Other · VMC · day →
1994-06-09 Cessna 180J · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1994-04-22 Cessna 172N · Other · VMC · day →
1994-04-04 Cessna 177RG · Weather · day →
1993-05-29 Piper PA-34-200 · Ground collision · VMC · day →

+ 20 more on file

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Jason Wiliam Anderson Prescott Valley AZ 30 nm
Jason John Kopcsak Chino Valley AZ 31 nm
Josh Lee Donaldson Chino Valley AZ 31 nm
Mark John Szpak Chino Valley AZ 31 nm
Benjamin Reyes Prescott AZ 36 nm
Daniel Mackenzie Prescott AZ 36 nm
Daniel Alan Knight Prescott AZ 36 nm
James Briggs Prescott AZ 36 nm
Ryan Vaughn Albrecht Prescott AZ 36 nm
Craig Albert Sossi Scottsdale AZ 70 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
Marvin Mitchell Ange Sedona AZ 1 nm
Edward Bryan Moates Sedona AZ 1 nm
Glenn Arthur Rogers Jr Sedona AZ 1 nm
John Forest Weis Sedona AZ 1 nm
Ronald Earl Wilson Sedona AZ 1 nm
Michael Eugene Wolford Sedona AZ 1 nm
Rachel Anne Parent Sedona AZ 1 nm
Heather Jill Lammers Sedona AZ 1 nm
Trevor George Turcott Sedona AZ 1 nm
Gary Ray Peterson Sedona AZ 1 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
Patrick Hamilton Moore Sedona AZ 1 nm
Glenn Arthur Rogers Jr Sedona AZ 1 nm
Bradley Glenn Tulin Sedona AZ 1 nm
Joshua Paul Warner Sedona AZ 1 nm
Charles Hunt Armstrong Sedona AZ 1 nm
Mark Robert Conrad Sedona AZ 1 nm
Gary Leonard Greenfield Sedona AZ 1 nm
Steven Alan Hein Sedona AZ 1 nm
Frank Stephen Kish Jr Sedona AZ 1 nm
Stephen Mark Pearson Sedona AZ 1 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
74 nm
SawyerMX
Scottsdale, AZ
74 nm
Arizona Aircraft Interior Design, Inc.
Mesa, AZ
84 nm
Falcon Executive Aviation
Mesa, AZ
84 nm
FLITE Instruments & Avionics
Chandler, AZ
95 nm
Arizona Aeropainting
Eloy, AZ
123 nm
AtheneAir - Maintenance
Boulder City, NV
164 nm
Black Mountain Avionics, Inc.
Boulder City, NV
164 nm
Sonora Avionics, Inc.
Tucson, AZ
166 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
179 nm

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