Phoenix Deer Valley Airport
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Phoenix Deer Valley Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Phoenix, 15 miles north of Phoenix, Arizona, 1,478 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 07R/25L, is 8,196 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KDVT · observed 11:53 am MST (18:53 UTC), 61 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the east (080°) at 3 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 91°F (33°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter 29.95 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 10:20 am MST (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 11:00 am MST (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 11:00 am MST (18:00 UTC): wind from the east at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 13,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 2:00 pm MST (21:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 14,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 9:00 pm MST (04:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 14,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KDVT 061853Z 08003KT 10SM CLR 33/13 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP116 T03280128
TAF KDVT 061720Z 0618/0718 10005KT P6SM FEW130 FM062100 25005KT P6SM FEW140 FM070400 04004KT P6SM FEW140
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 DVT · ICAO KDVT
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Phoenix
- Elevation
- 1,478 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 12:00 am
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Phoenix sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1959
Runways 2
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07R/25L | 8,196 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 07L/25R | 4,500 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 07R: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 898 ft, 7,299 ft available for landing, sign 38 ft high 1,257 ft from the end
- Runway 25L: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 916 ft, 7,281 ft available for landing, hill 76 ft high 2,527 ft from the end
- Runway 07L: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 25R: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, hill 180 ft high 3,732 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower Arrival from 070-250 and runway 07R/25L departure | 118.4 | Deer Valley |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Dvt and automated weather (ASOS) | 126.5 | Deer Valley |
| Clearance delivery | 123.9 | Deer Valley |
| Ground | 121.8 | Deer Valley |
| Tower Arrival from 251-069 and runway 07L/25R departure, 6:00 am to 12:00 am feet | 120.2 | Deer Valley |
| Approach and departure · Dsert and star | 120.7 | Deer Valley |
| Blythe and star · Sunss and star | 124.1 | Deer Valley |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 480-308-1230.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Phoenix from the FAA register
993 aircraft are registered to owners in Phoenix, Arizona: 603 piston singles, 76 business jets, 70 piston twins, 61 balloons, 57 drones. 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 · 111 since 1982, 13 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
- Ctn: lighted hills northeast, east, southeast and west; hot air bln operations north, northeast and northwest; pilot training WI 20 NM; aerobatic practice area 8.5 MI northwest; SFC-6000 above sea level.
- When the control tower closed, runway end identifier lights runway 07R, 07L, 25R and 25L; PAPI runway 07R, 07L, 25R and 25L; medium-intensity runway lights runway 07R/25L and 07L/25R on continuously.
- TPA-2500 (1022) piston engine and 3000 (1522) turbine engine.
- Admin - 6:00 am to 9:00 pm.
- Credit card self service available H24.
- Training runway.
- Unusable beyond 5-DEGS left of centerline and 6-DEGS right of centerline.
- Approach slope 50:1 at dthr.
- Approach slope 50:1 at dthr.
- Charter, travel club and revenue aircraft fee.
- Birds and wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Spl air traffic control rule (satr) in effect west of airport; CK sectional/tac.
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.