Williams Auxiliary Airfield 6
GAX · KGAX · Gila Bend, Arizona · Maricopa County · map
Williams Auxiliary Airfield 6 is a private airport, 7 miles southwest of Gila Bend, Arizona, 806 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 01/19, is 3,000 feet of dirt.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA GAX · ICAO KGAX
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Air Force
- Elevation
- 806 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- 0, 0, 0
- On the chart
- Phoenix sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13E
- In the FAA's files since
- June 2016
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 3,000 × 60 ft | Dirt, poor | |
| 13/31 | 3,000 × 60 ft | Dirt, poor |
Aircraft registered in Gila Bend from the FAA register
3 aircraft are registered to owners in Gila Bend, Arizona: 2 piston singles, 1 turboprop. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Arizona.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Restricted military use only. C130 assault landing practice. Helo staging, drop zone, and pja area.
- Airfield condition is poor.
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.