Somerton Airport
54AZ · Somerton, Arizona · Yuma County · map
Somerton Airport is a private airport owned by Saltzer Family Trust, 3 miles east of Somerton, Arizona, 177 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 3,000 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 54AZ
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · publicly owned
- Owner
- Saltzer Family Trust
- Elevation
- 177 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Phoenix sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1945
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,000 × 60 ft | Asphalt | Low-intensity lights |
| 04/22 | 1,050 × 80 ft | Dirt |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | · Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 - the common traffic frequency. |
Aircraft registered in Somerton from the FAA register
23 aircraft are registered to owners in Somerton, Arizona: 20 piston singles, 3 piston twins. 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 · 1 since 1982, 0 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
- Existed prior to 15 may 59.
- DUSK-2300
- Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 - the common traffic frequency.
- Lighted 30 feet freeway sign at southeast corner of the airport.
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.