Nogales International
OLS · KOLS · Nogales, Arizona · Santa Cruz County · map
Nogales International is a public-use airport owned by Santa Cruz County, 7 miles northeast of Nogales, Arizona, 3,955 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 04/22, is 7,200 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 15 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 46,850 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Nogales International?
Its FAA code is OLS, and its ICAO code is KOLS.
Where is Nogales International?
It is 7 miles northeast of Nogales, Arizona, 3,955 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Nogales International?
The longest of its 2 runways, 04/22, is 7,200 feet long.
Does Nogales International have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Nogales International?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Nogales International?
Airline flights go to 3 airports, the busiest of them Addison, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, EL Paso International. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Nogales International?
5 pilot examiners and 4 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Nogales International…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA OLS · ICAO KOLS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Santa Cruz County
- Elevation
- 3,955 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- customs available
- On the chart
- Phoenix sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 7,200 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| H1 | 97 × 97 ft | Concrete, good |
- Runway 04: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 22: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 899 ft
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | · Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 04/22 - the common traffic frequency. |
| Approach and departure | 118.75 | |
| Ols and automated weather (ASOS) | 121.125 | |
| Nogales and rco | 122.4 | Nogales |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 520-287-9332.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
- Notes
- customs available
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Sierra Vista Muni-Libby Army Airfield (28 nm east), Tucson International (42 nm north), Benson Muni/Paul Kerchum Field (43 nm northeast).
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
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 04/22 - the common traffic frequency.
- Cntr 90 feet S-21; rmng width S-7.
- Runway 22 calm wind runway. SI not recommended.
- Tgl NA.
- PAPI unusable beyond 5 degreess left of centerline. PAPI does not provide obstruction clnc beyond 5.0 NM from threshold.
- Approach slope 20:1 to dthr.
- Close FP - prescott radio 122.4.
- Wildlife on or in the vicinity of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 3 departures from OLS in those twelve months, carrying 17 passengers in 19 seats (89% filled), to 3 destinations on 2 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nogales International → Addison OLS–ADS | 1 | 0 | Ameristar Air Cargo |
| Nogales International → Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall OLS–BWI | 1 | 17 | CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
| Nogales International → EL Paso International OLS–ELP | 1 | 0 | Ameristar Air Cargo |
All 3 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 9 |
| multi-engine | 6 |
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 46,850, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 1,750 |
| general aviation, travelling | 11,000 |
| general aviation, local | 30,000 |
| military | 4,100 |
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 Nogales from the FAA register
13 aircraft are registered to owners in Nogales, Arizona: 6 piston twins, 5 piston singles, 1 turboprop, 1 balloon. 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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Nogales, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); 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
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 5 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 4 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 4 engineering representatives, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 19 training center evaluators, 1 training center examiner, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Benjamin John Braff private pilot; airplanes · Tucson Jet Center · Tucson, AZ (47 nm) · (952) 452-0254 · [email protected]
- Clair Morris private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot; airplanes · Arizona Aero-Tech- KRYN · Tucson, AZ (47 nm) · (520) 560-3963 · [email protected]
- Kimberly Brown private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Tucson, AZ (47 nm) · (520) 404-9293 · [email protected]
- Robert Owsley private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Arizona Aero Tech · Tucson, AZ (47 nm) · (817) 239-7171 · [email protected]
- Steven Daniel Brimmer private pilot, commercial and instrument, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Tucson, AZ (47 nm) · (830) 719-6123 · [email protected]
All 40 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.
- 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.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- 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.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 9 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.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Nogales 13 aircraft · 6 piston twins, 5 piston singles, 1 turboprops
- Delta Properties LLP 2 aircraft in town
- Tiffin Aviation Services INC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Addison (ADS) 1 flights in twelve months · Ameristar Air Cargo
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- EL Paso International (ELP) 1 flights in twelve months · Ameristar Air Cargo
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 9 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 3 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/OLS.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.