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 and fuel (100 octane avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KFHU · observed 1:55 pm MST (20:55 UTC), 25 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 4 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 83°F (29°C), dew point 51°F (10°C)
- Altimeter 30.10 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 7:00 am MST (14:00 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm MST (20:00 UTC)
- From Tue 7:00 am MST (14:00 UTC): wind light and variable, clear skies
- Changing between Tue 9:00 am MST (16:00 UTC) and 10:00 am MST (17:00 UTC) to: wind from the east at 10 knots, gusting to 16, a few clouds at 6,000 feet
- Changing between Tue 4:00 pm MST (23:00 UTC) and 5:00 pm MST (00:00 UTC) to: wind from the east at 9 knots, clear skies
- Changing between Tue 8:00 pm MST (03:00 UTC) and 9:00 pm MST (04:00 UTC) to: wind light and variable, clear skies
- Changing between Wed 9:00 am MST (16:00 UTC) and 10:00 am MST (17:00 UTC) to: wind from the northeast at 9 knots, clear skies
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KFHU 062055Z AUTO 03004KT 10SM CLR 29/10 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP129 T02860103 57023
TAF KFHU 061400Z 0614/0720 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3017INS BECMG 0616/0617 10010G16KT 9999 FEW060 510005 QNH3014INS BECMG 0623/0624 09009KT 9999 SKC QNH3009INS BECMG 0703/0704 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3012INS BECMG 0716/0717 05009KT 9999 SKC QNH3007INS TX29/0621Z TN15/0713Z
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 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
- 100 octane avgas, Jet A
- Parking
- tiedown
- 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 |
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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.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
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.