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Big Sandy Airport

AZ71 · Kingman, Arizona · Mohave County · map

Big Sandy Airport is a private airport owned by Ed Hope - Big Sandy Land/Cattle CO, 30 miles southeast of Kingman, Arizona, 2,922 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 10/28, is 2,034 feet of dirt.

Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.

The airport

Codes
FAA AZ71
Kind
Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
Owner
Ed Hope - Big Sandy Land/Cattle CO
Elevation
2,922 feet above sea level
Control tower
No control tower
On the chart
Phoenix sectional
Magnetic variation
12E
In the FAA's files since
July 2018

This airport's record at the FAA

Runway

1028N1,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
10/282,034 × 60 ftDirt
  • Runway 28: right-hand traffic pattern

Aircraft registered in Kingman from the FAA register

105 aircraft are registered to owners in Kingman, Arizona: 80 piston singles, 6 piston twins, 5 turboprops, 5 airliners and large jets, 3 helicopters. 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:

Desert Aviation LLC 5Heavylift Cargo Airlines INC 4

Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Arizona.

Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records

No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.

Nearby within 30 nautical miles

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.