Scottsdale Airport
SDL · KSDL · Scottsdale, Arizona · Maricopa County · map
Scottsdale Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Scottsdale, 9 miles north of Scottsdale, Arizona, 1,510 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 03/21, is 8,249 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive) and about 340 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 169,207 takeoffs and landings a year. About 32,630 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KSDL · observed 7:53 am MST (14:53 UTC), 44 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south (180°) at 11 knots, gusting to 22
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a broken layer at 5,500 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet, overcast at 8,000 feet
- Temperature 73°F (23°C), dew point 67°F (19°C)
- Altimeter 29.70 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 25, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,000 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 18 knots, gusting to 28, visibility 6 miles, haze, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet VFR
- From Sun 5:00 pm MST (00:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 7,000 feet VFR
- From Sun 10:00 pm MST (05:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 7,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KSDL 111453Z 18011G22KT 10SM BKN055 BKN070 OVC080 23/19 A2970 RMK AO2 RAB00E10 SLP036 P0000 60058 T02280194 51027
TAF KSDL 111400Z 1114/1212 16015G25KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN060 BKN120 FM111700 18018G28KT 6SM HZ FEW050 SCT070 FM120000 23009KT P6SM BKN070 FM120500 14005KT P6SM BKN070
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The airport
- Codes
- FAA SDL · ICAO KSDL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Scottsdale
- Elevation
- 1,510 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Phoenix sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1943
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 8,249 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 03: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 739 ft, 7,110 ft available for landing, tree 58 ft high 1,695 ft from the end
- Runway 21: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 400 ft, 7,669 ft available for landing, hill 25 ft high 850 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 119.9 | Scottsdale |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 118.6 | Scottsdale |
| Clearance delivery | 124.8 | Scottsdale |
| Ground | 121.6 | Scottsdale |
| Approach and departure · Dsert and star | 120.7 | Scottsdale |
| Phoenix and rco | 122.2 | Phoenix · Communications provided by prescott radio on frequency 122.2 (phoenix rco). |
| Blythe and star · Sunss and star | 124.1 | Scottsdale |
| Helicopter and operations | 125.5 | Scottsdale |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 480-483-3049.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 120 |
| multi-engine | 26 |
| jets | 150 |
| helicopters | 44 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 169,207, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 24 |
| air taxi and commuter | 63,576 |
| general aviation, travelling | 66,668 |
| general aviation, local | 38,572 |
| military | 367 |
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 Scottsdale from the FAA register
684 aircraft are registered to owners in Scottsdale, Arizona: 432 piston singles, 100 business jets, 41 helicopters, 35 turboprops, 27 piston twins. 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-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure), bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- air ambulance, avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (9 nm northwest), Phoenix Sky Harbor International (12 nm southwest), Falcon Field (13 nm southeast).
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 Scottsdale, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
- Alba Aviation Services INC
- Alba Aviation Services
- Desert Aircraft Services LLC Desert Aero Services provides aircraft maintenance management and director of maintenance services for business and general aviation operators.
- Hangar 113 LLC Scottsdale Hangar One is a private jet hangar complex in Scottsdale, Arizona that provides aircraft storage, maintenance management, ground operations, flight scheduling, pilot services, and accounting services to individual and corporate a
- Lang Aviation Support Services LLC
- Pacific Challenger Aircraft Services LLC Challenger Aviation Services, Inc.
- Sbr Flight Support LLC
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes in Scottsdale, by their names on the register:
- Fjb Flyers LLC 1 aircraft
Charter operators and airlines based in Scottsdale (12 of 13):
- Pinnacle Air Charter LLC 11 aircraft on the certificate Pinnacle Aviation is a charter operator and aircraft management company based in Scottsdale, Arizona.
- Caribbean Wings LLC 9 aircraft on the certificate
- Paradise Jets LLC 4 aircraft on the certificate Paradise Jets is a private aviation strategy firm and FAA Part 135 operator based in Scottsdale, Arizona.
- Gary Air Services LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate
- Elevage Flight Travel, LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate Elevage Flight Travel is an aircraft management and private jet charter operator based in Scottsdale, Arizona.
- Western Sky Aviation, LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate Western Sky Helicopters is a family-owned helicopter operator based in Scottsdale, Arizona, offering private helicopter tours and charter flights.
- Dorato Jets LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate Dorato Jets is a charter operator based in Scottsdale, Arizona that manages, maintains, and crews its own fleet of aircraft for private charter flights.
- UHI Inc 1 aircraft on the certificate
- H5 Productions INC 1 aircraft on the certificate
- Pinnacle Helicopters LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
- Jet Pros, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate Jet Pros is a private jet charter operator based in Scottsdale, Arizona.
- Leighnor Aircraft, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Scottsdale:
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, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 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 (0 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 (0 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 (0 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 (0 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 (0 nm) · (602) 284-6404 · arizonadpe@gmail.com
- Keelan Jett Buchanan private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Scottsdale, AZ (0 nm) · (806) 787-4764 · jettflightllc@gmail.com
- Patrick O'Connell private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Scottsdale, AZ (0 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 (0 nm) · (575) 706-8470 · rbdpe@pm.me
All 157 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.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- 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 · 62 since 1982, 9 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
- When the control tower closed activate runway end identifier lights runway 03 and 21; PAPI runway 03 and 21; medium-intensity runway lights runway 03/21 - the common traffic frequency.
- Transient fee 12500 LB or gtr based on maximum cert ramp WT; transient overnight parking fee.
- Pattern altitude prop 990 feet; jet 1490 feet; helicopter 490 feet above ground level.
- Customs service available 1600Z to 0200Z; user fee must be prepaid online prior to arrival.
- Runway 03 calm wind runway. Rdc D/II/5000; aprc B/II/5000; dprc B/II. midfield departure and stop and go landing NA. tgl NA 9:30 pm to 6:00 am.
- 150 feet blast pad both ends.
- Approach slope 50:1 at dthr.
- Approach slope 39:1 at dthr.
- Wildlife in the vicinity of runway.
- Maintenance runup NA 10:00 pm to 7:00 am.
- All operations with wingspan gtr than 100 feet tip to tip NA.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Scottsdale 684 aircraft · 432 piston singles, 100 business jets, 41 helicopters
- Ff22 LLC 49 aircraft in town
- Alba Leasing Services LLC 28 aircraft in town
- Alba Aviation Services INC 13 aircraft in town
- Salt River Police Department 7 aircraft in town
- Alba Aviation Services INC 13 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Alba Aviation Services 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Desert Aircraft Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Pinnacle Air Charter LLC 11 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Caribbean Wings LLC 9 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Paradise Jets LLC 4 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Gary Air Services LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Fjb Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Copper State Turbine Engine Company · repair station
- G & H Aerospace INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 62 since 1982 · 9 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/SDL.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.