Davis Monthan Air Force Base
DMA · KDMA · Tucson, Arizona · Pima County · map
Davis Monthan Air Force Base is a private airport owned by Usaf, 2 miles southwest of Tucson, Arizona, 2,704 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 13/31, is 13,645 feet of partially concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (Jet A with additives).
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather right now KDMA · observed 2:55 pm MST (21:55 UTC), 57 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 93°F (34°C), dew point 49°F (9°C)
- Altimeter 29.94 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 11:58 am MST (18:58 UTC), good until Wed 6:00 pm MST (01:00 UTC)
- From Tue 12:00 pm MST (19:00 UTC): wind light and variable, a few clouds at 7,000 feet
- Changing between Tue 1:00 pm MST (20:00 UTC) and 2:00 pm MST (21:00 UTC) to: wind from the northwest at 9 knots, a few clouds at 7,000 feet
- Changing between Tue 8:00 pm MST (03:00 UTC) and 9:00 pm MST (04:00 UTC) to: wind from the southeast at 9 knots, clear skies
- Changing between Wed 9:00 am MST (16:00 UTC) and 10:00 am MST (17:00 UTC) to: wind light and variable, clear skies
- Changing between Wed 1:00 pm MST (20:00 UTC) and 2:00 pm MST (21:00 UTC) to: wind from the northwest at 9 knots, clear skies
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KDMA 062155Z AUTO 30007KT 10SM CLR 34/09 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP091 T03400092 TSNO $
TAF KDMA 061858Z 0619/0801 VRB06KT 9999 FEW070 QNH2998INS BECMG 0620/0621 31009KT 9999 FEW070 QNH2993INS BECMG 0703/0704 13009KT 9999 SKC QNH2997INS BECMG 0716/0717 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2994INS BECMG 0720/0721 31009KT 9999 SKC QNH2989INS TX34/0621Z TN22/0711Z
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA DMA · ICAO KDMA
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Air Force
- Owner
- Usaf
- Elevation
- 2,704 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · m-f 1200-0700z; wkend, holidays, and acc down days 1500-0000z.
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- Jet A with additives
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- customs available
- On the chart
- Phoenix sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 13,645 × 200 ft | Partially concrete | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: localizer and glideslope, PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 31: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1), right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Clearance delivery · Ground | 121.8 | D-M |
| Tower | 118.85 | D-M |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace Runway 13 286-089 tus; Runway 31 066-274 tus | 119.4 | D-M |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace Runway 31 275-065 tus; Runway 13, 090-285 tus | 125.1 | D-M |
| Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) | 128.5 | D-M |
| Approach (secondary) | 139.9 | D-M |
Aircraft registered in Tucson from the FAA register
735 aircraft are registered to owners in Tucson, Arizona: 556 piston singles, 43 piston twins, 27 gliders, 25 business jets, 25 balloons. 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 · 2 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
- Noise abatment procedure in effect: quiet hour 0530-1300Z except 7 day prior permission required. Maximum climb NA. disc aft burner safely asap. Hvy exp runway 13 departure.
- Convl 3700 feet; overhead 5000 feet until 4 DME then 4200 feet. No overhead traffic pattern authorized except to permission base asgn aircraft sunset to sunrise. Maximum speed in overhead pattern is 300 kias. Do not exceed 3700 feet until departure end of runway.
- Hook BAK-12A(B) (125 feet ovrn) hook BAK-12A(B)(1200 feet).
- Hook BAK-12A(B)(1198 feet) hook BAK-12A(B) (70 feet ovrn).
- Bearing strength S155 T210 ST175 TT345. Assault landing zone mark 2000 feet from threshold. Standard acc rsrs applied except 6000 feet between C130 aircraft.
- First 2700 feet runway 13 and first 2445 feet runway 31 concrete; mid 8500 feet asphalt.
- Ctn: wildlife in the vicinity of of runway; spcly JUN-AUG.
- Fluid: SP presair lhox lox
- Oil: O-148-156 joap; W-72 hour PN rqr
- A-GEAR: all BAK-12A extn.
- Restricted: DV code 6 or above and space a passenger - ptd 30 minimum prior to arrival for block time.
- Ctn: HI altitude weather balloon release 1100Z and 2300Z daily; 5 MI fnl runway 13.
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.