Sampleys Airport
28AZ · Aguila, Arizona · Maricopa County · map
Sampleys Airport is a private airport owned by Valley of the Eagle Mgt CO., 1 mile south of Aguila, Arizona, 2,208 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 3,500 feet of gravel and dirt.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 28AZ
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Owner
- Valley of the Eagle Mgt CO.
- Elevation
- 2,208 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Phoenix sectional
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,500 × 75 ft | Gravel and dirt, good |
- Runway 17: right-hand traffic pattern, road 10 ft high 210 ft from the end
- Runway 35: road 10 ft high 210 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Aircraft registered in Aguila from the FAA register
51 aircraft are registered to owners in Aguila, Arizona: 43 piston singles, 5 gliders, 2 piston twins, 1 helicopter. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Arizona.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 3 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Provided VFR conditions only; coordinate operations with eagle roost airport, hough airport, and hillair airport; alert airport users of HIGH-SPEED LOW-LEVEL MTR'S in the area.
- Ctn: airport 1 MI east and 3 MI north.
- 1 feet ditch alg east and west sides. 200 feet ovrn runway 17 end.
- 125 feet width available; packed clay/dirt sides.
- Glued fine gravel 2400 feet from runway 35 end.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.
