Phoenix Deer Valley Airport
DVT · KDVT · Phoenix, Arizona · Maricopa County · map
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, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 891 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 402,327 takeoffs and landings a year. About 113 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KDVT · observed 7:53 am MST (14:53 UTC), 44 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south (170°) at 13 knots, gusting to 23
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: overcast at 6,000 feet
- Temperature 74°F (23°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter 29.68 inHg
The forecast issued Sun 7:00 am MST (14:00 UTC), good until Mon 5:00 am MST (12:00 UTC)
- From Sun 7:00 am MST (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 15 knots, gusting to 27, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet and more above VFR
- From Sun 10:00 am MST (17:00 UTC): wind from the south at 20 knots, gusting to 30, visibility 6 miles, haze, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet VFR
- From Sun 4:00 pm MST (23:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 7,000 feet VFR
- From Sun 9:00 pm MST (04:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 7,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KDVT 111453Z 17013G23KT 10SM OVC060 23/19 A2968 RMK AO2 SLP030 60030 T02330189 53027
TAF KDVT 111400Z 1114/1212 16015G27KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN060 BKN120 FM111700 19020G30KT 6SM HZ FEW050 SCT070 FM112300 22013G23KT P6SM BKN070 FM120400 15010KT P6SM BKN070
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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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Phoenix sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1959
Runways 2
For understanding the field, 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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 754 |
| multi-engine | 84 |
| jets | 18 |
| helicopters | 21 |
| other | 14 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 402,327, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 36 |
| air taxi and commuter | 75,163 |
| general aviation, travelling | 57,918 |
| general aviation, local | 269,003 |
| military | 207 |
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.
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, 77 business jets, 69 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Arizona.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high-pressure), bulk oxygen (high-pressure)
- Also here
- air ambulance, avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Scottsdale Airport (9 nm southeast), Glendale Regional (14 nm southwest), Phoenix Sky Harbor International (16 nm south).
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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Phoenix, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes in Phoenix, by their names on the register:
- 172 Flyers Group LLC 1 aircraft American Flyers is a flight training school founded in 1939 that operates six training facilities across the United States in Arizona, Florida, New Jersey, and Texas.
- Flying Ten Flying Club 1 aircraft
Charter operators and airlines based in Phoenix:
- Premier Air Charter INC 10 aircraft on the certificate Premier Air Charters is an FAA-approved Part 135 air carrier offering on-demand private aircraft charter services.
- Westwind Aviation, Inc. 7 aircraft on the certificate Westwind Air Service is a family-owned operator based in Phoenix, Arizona that provides aerial tours of the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, and other Arizona scenic areas, as well as private charter flights throughout the United States and M
- Arizona Executive Air Charter, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
- Sunshine Helicopters, Inc. 1 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Phoenix (12 of 27, all of them):
- Aero Design and Manufacturing INC
- Aerorepair South, LLC
- Aerotec International INC
- Amsafe INC
- Answers Aerospace Engineering LLC
- Apex Heli-Support, LLC
- Aspen Avionics INC
- Bird Acquisition LLC.
- Certified Inspection Service INC
- Cutter Aviation Phoenix INC
- Fire-Tec Aero Systems LLC
- Flight Tech Repair of Arizona, LLC
Companies in the same town as this airport; not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
43 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 42 for private pilot, 39 for commercial and instrument, 12 for airline transport pilot, 25 for flight instructor, 5 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 36 for airplanes, 22 for multi-engine airplanes, 5 for helicopters, 2 for gliders, 1 for balloons. Also nearby: 7 sport aviation examiners, 16 aviation medical examiners, 7 mechanic examiners, 4 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 9 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 23 engineering representatives, 2 aircraft dispatcher examiners, 7 training center evaluators, 24 aircrew program designees, 4 training center examiners, 10 administrative pilot examiners.
- Daniel Jeffrey Gimbel private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Scottsdale, AZ (9 nm) · (602) 363-1408 · dan.gimbel@gmail.com
- Deanna Rae Dyk private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · Sierra Charlie Aviation · Scottsdale, AZ (9 nm) · (970) 250-3339 · deanna.dyk@gmail.com
- Dustin Don Suchor private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, helicopters · Universal Helicopters Inc. · Scottsdale, AZ (9 nm) · (480) 694-5680 · dsuchor@me.com
- James Pitman private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Scottsdale, AZ (9 nm) · (602) 825-3950 · contact@flywithjim.com
- Joseph Samuel Sottile private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · Atlantic Aviation · Scottsdale, AZ (9 nm) · (602) 284-6404 · arizonadpe@gmail.com
- Keelan Jett Buchanan private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Scottsdale, AZ (9 nm) · (806) 787-4764 · jettflightllc@gmail.com
- Patrick O'Connell private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Scottsdale, AZ (9 nm) · (760) 983-8490 · oconnellpm@gmail.com
- Robert Jennings Baldock private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Scottsdale, AZ (9 nm) · (575) 706-8470 · rbdpe@pm.me
All 156 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- 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.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- 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.
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. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Phoenix 993 aircraft · 603 piston singles, 77 business jets, 69 piston twins
- State of Arizona 49 aircraft in town
- Bird Acquisition LLC 32 aircraft in town
- Ssbm LLC 10 aircraft in town
- Rsw Group LLC 10 aircraft in town
- Gear Down Hangar LLC 6 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Fuel Fresh INC 2 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- N166Fa Aircraft Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Premier Air Charter INC 10 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Westwind Aviation, Inc. 7 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Arizona Executive Air Charter, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Sunshine Helicopters, Inc. 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- 172 Flyers Group LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Flying Ten Flying Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- Aero Design and Manufacturing INC · repair station
- Aerorepair South, LLC · repair station
- Aerotec International INC · repair station
- Amsafe INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 111 since 1982 · 13 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Arizona 2,983 since 1982 · 468 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 8,395 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/DVT.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 9, 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.