Safford Regional Airport


Safford Regional Airport is in Graham County, Arizona east of Safford, which owns it. The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013 categorizes it as a general aviation facility. It is the only paved airport in Graham County.

History

The Civilian Pilot Training Airport or Wickersham Airport was south of Safford, where the fairgrounds are today. Safford Regional Airport as we know it was built as a military auxiliary field during World War II. On November 11, 1941, a 20-year lease for the airport site was given to the City of Safford by the U.S. Government. By March 8, 1946 the airport site was transferred to the City of Safford permanently.
In the 1950s, the original Frontier Airlines' DC-3s stopped at Safford; they left in 1964.

Facilities

The airport covers at an elevation of. It has two asphalt runways: 12/30 is 6,006 by 100 feet and 8/26 is 4,800 by 75 feet. It has one concrete helipad, H1, 72 by 72 ft.
In the year ending March 31, 2009 the airport had 8,690 aircraft operations, average 23 per day: 93% general aviation, 7% military and <1% air taxi. 32 aircraft were then based at this airport: 56% single-engine, 41% multi-engine and 3% helicopter.