Sierra Vista Muni-Libby Army Airfield
FHU · KFHU · Fort Huachuca Sierra Vista, Arizona · Cochise County · map
Sierra Vista Muni-Libby Army Airfield is a public-use airport owned by the US Army Intelligence Ctr, 3 miles north of Fort Huachuca Sierra Vista, Arizona, 4,719 feet above sea level. It has 4 runways; the longest, 08/26, is 12,001 feet of concrete. It has a control tower, fuel (100 octane avgas, Jet A) and about 40 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 119,274 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Sierra Vista Muni-Libby Army Airfield?
Its FAA code is FHU, and its ICAO code is KFHU.
Where is Sierra Vista Muni-Libby Army Airfield?
It is 3 miles north of Fort Huachuca Sierra Vista, Arizona, 4,719 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Sierra Vista Muni-Libby Army Airfield?
The longest of its 4 runways, 08/26, is 12,001 feet long.
Does Sierra Vista Muni-Libby Army Airfield have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Sierra Vista Muni-Libby Army Airfield?
The FAA's airport file lists 100 octane avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Sierra Vista Muni-Libby Army Airfield?
1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA FHU · ICAO KFHU
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · owned by the Army
- Owner
- US Army Intelligence Ctr
- Elevation
- 4,719 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with approach control · 0600z mon-0600z saturday; except holidays, other times by notam.
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 2:00 pm to 2230z
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100 octane avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Phoenix sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1972
Runways 4
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 12,001 × 150 ft | Concrete, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 12/30 | 5,367 × 100 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 03/21 | 4,286 × 75 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| H1 | 40 × 40 ft | Asphalt | Perimeter lights |
- Runway 08: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 26: localizer and glideslope, PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 12: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 30: PAPI, four lights on the right, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 03: threshold displaced 1,253 ft, 3,033 ft available for landing
- Runway 21: right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 124.95 | Libby |
| Base and operations · UNICOM | 122.95 | Libby |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 134.75 | Libby |
| Ground | 121.7 | Libby |
| Approach and departure | 127.05 | Libby |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Libby |
| Tucson and center (remote transmitter) Low | 134.45 | Libby |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100 octane avgas, Jet A
- Parking
- tie-downs
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Benson Muni/Paul Kerchum Field (25 nm north), Nogales International (28 nm west), Bisbee Douglas International (39 nm east).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Arizona · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Fort Huachuca
- Per joint use agreement.
- When the control tower closed 121.5 mntd for emergency.
- Activate PAPI runway 08, 26, 12 and 30; high-intensity runway lights runway 08/26; medium-intensity runway lights runway 03/21 and 12/30; perimeter light H1 - the common traffic frequency.
- Apron, terminal and northeast end owned by city of Sierra Vista.
- WO icing inhibitor.
- Parking military transient sign in at base operations prior to LV flight line.
- Traffic pattern: fixed wing north; rotary wing south; altitude fixed wing reciprocating 5700 feet; rotor wing 5500 feet; fixed wing turboprop/jet 6200 feet.
- When class D asp in effect unmanned aerial vehicles operates surface - 7000 feet above sea level.
- Usaf weather fcst available 5:00 am to 8:00 pm from davis monthan afb.
- Taxiway G and J lmtd to southwest aircraft maximum 33000 LB; taxiway K lmtd to southwest aircraft maximum 50000 LB; taxiway D and aircraft apron on northwest side lmtd to DW aircraft maximum 100000 LB.
- Crcg south of runway 08 and 30 NA.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 35 |
| multi-engine | 3 |
| helicopters | 1 |
| other | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 119,274, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 5,013 |
| general aviation, travelling | 10,905 |
| general aviation, local | 6,887 |
| military | 96,469 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Fort Huachuca Sierra Vista from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Fort Huachuca Sierra Vista, AZ as the owner's town.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 engineering representative, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
All 5 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 7 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 7 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Arizona 2,983 since 1982 · 466 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Arizona 77 landing places
- Arizona 8,418 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/FHU.json.
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 27, 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.