Falcon Field
FFZ · KFFZ · Mesa, Arizona · Maricopa County · map
Falcon Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Mesa, 5 miles northeast of Mesa, Arizona, 1,394 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 04R/22L, is 5,100 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A-1 with additive).
Weather right now KFFZ · observed 2:54 pm MST (21:54 UTC), 12 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 8 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 97°F (36°C), dew point 47°F (8°C)
- Altimeter 29.85 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KFFZ 062154Z 02008KT 10SM CLR 36/08 A2985 RMK AO2 PK WND 07026/2109 SLP082 T03610083
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 FFZ · ICAO KFFZ
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Mesa
- Elevation
- 1,394 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 1,308 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- A control tower · may 15-aug 15 5:30 am to 9:00 pm, aug 16-may14 6:00 am to 9:00 pm.
- Attended
- August 16 to May 14, Friday to Sunday, 5:30 am to 4:00 pm; August 16 to May 14, Monday to THUR, 5:30 am to 6:00 pm; May 15 to August 15, Friday to Sunday, 5:00 am to 3:30 pm; May 15 to August 15, Monday to THUR, 5:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Phoenix sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1941
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04R/22L | 5,100 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 04L/22R | 3,799 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 04R: PAPI, four lights on the left, road 8 ft high 420 ft from the end
- Runway 22L: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 04L: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 22R: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 124.6 | Falcon |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 118.25 | Falcon |
| Ground | 121.3 | Falcon |
| Approach and departure · Dsert and star | 120.7 | Falcon |
| Blythe and star · Sunss and star | 124.1 | Falcon |
| Huuty and star | 124.9 | Falcon |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 480-641-4111.
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 Mesa from the FAA register
710 aircraft are registered to owners in Mesa, Arizona: 496 piston singles, 47 business jets, 46 helicopters, 44 piston twins, 25 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, 10 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
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 04L/22R; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency. When the control tower closed medium-intensity runway lights runway 04L/22R NA; medium-intensity runway lights runway 04R/22L; taxiway lights preset low intst; incr intst - the common traffic frequency.
- Pattern altitude for light aircraft 1006 feet above ground level; pattern altitude for large and TURBINE-POWERED aircraft 1506 feet above ground level; pattern altitude 506 feet above ground level for rotorcraft.
- Saf.
- Closed when the control tower closed. 150 feet an X 95 feet blast pads available.
- Right traffic when the control tower closed or runway 4L/22R is closed.
- Runway 04L calm wind runway.
- PAPI runway 22L does not provide obstruction clnc beyond 4 NM from threshold.
- 2786 feet above sea level unlighted MT 5 MI east. Rising trrn northeast.
- Turb psbl below 500 feet near test site 1.5 MI north.
- Terminal apron lmtd to 45000 LB gross weight single wheel or 75000 LB gross weight dual wheel.
- Fixed wing and rotorcraft training, birds and wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Noise abatement procedure in effect; quiet hour 0500-1230Z; runway 04L and 04R preffered; tgl 0500-1230Z NA; clmb at very until 2400 feet above sea level; mntn traffic pattern 3/4 MI from runway 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.