Safford RGNL/1LT Duane Spalsbury Field
SAD · KSAD · Safford, Arizona · Graham County · map
Safford RGNL/1LT Duane Spalsbury Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Safford, 3 miles east of Safford, Arizona, 3,178 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 12/30, is 6,007 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 54 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 13,750 takeoffs and landings a year. About 41 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Safford RGNL/1LT Duane Spalsbury Field?
Its FAA code is SAD, and its ICAO code is KSAD.
Where is Safford RGNL/1LT Duane Spalsbury Field?
It is 3 miles east of Safford, Arizona, 3,178 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Safford RGNL/1LT Duane Spalsbury Field?
The longest of its 3 runways, 12/30, is 6,007 feet long.
Does Safford RGNL/1LT Duane Spalsbury Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Safford RGNL/1LT Duane Spalsbury Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Where can you fly nonstop from Safford RGNL/1LT Duane Spalsbury Field?
Airline flights go to 5 airports, the busiest of them Phoenix Sky Harbor International, Greenlee County, Phoenix Deer Valley, Grant County, Tucson International. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Safford RGNL/1LT Duane Spalsbury Field?
1 aviation medical examiner 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 Safford RGNL/1LT Duane Spalsbury Field…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA SAD · ICAO KSAD
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Safford
- Elevation
- 3,178 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Saturday, 7:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- Phoenix sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1942
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 6,007 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 08/26 | 4,802 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| H1 | 72 × 72 ft | Concrete |
- Runway 12: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 30: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 08: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 26: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Sad and automated weather (ASOS) | 124.175 | |
| Silver City Center (remote transmitter) Low | 134.45 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 928-235-2373.
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- and low-pressure), bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, air ambulance, avionics, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aerial surveying
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Cochise County (39 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.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Estabd prior to 5/15/59.
- Rescue and firefighting (ARFF) index B.
- Military act in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 08, 12, 26 and 30; PAPI runway 08, 12, 26, and 30; medium-intensity runway lights runway 08/26 and runway 12/30 - the common traffic frequency.
- Prior permission required.
- H24 with credit card.
- Landing fee ovr 4000 LB mtow; military/gov/charity waived or with fuel purchase.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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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 50 departures from SAD in those twelve months, carrying 110 passengers in 450 seats (24% filled), to 5 destinations on 2 airlines.
All 5 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 | 26 |
| multi-engine | 26 |
| jets | 1 |
| helicopters | 1 |
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 13,750, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 150 |
| general aviation, travelling | 6,600 |
| general aviation, local | 6,000 |
| military | 1,000 |
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 Safford from the FAA register
64 aircraft are registered to owners in Safford, Arizona: 26 piston singles, 24 turboprops, 6 piston twins, 5 balloons, 2 business jets. 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
Charter operators and airlines based in Safford:
- Ponderosa Aviation, LLC 17 aircraft on the certificate
- Flying A Flight Service, Inc. 5 aircraft on the certificate
- Mountain Aviation Enterprises Ltd. 4 aircraft on the certificate Mountain Aviation is a private jet charter operator based in Colorado with over 60 aircraft, including the largest Citation X fleet in the world.
Repair stations in Safford:
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
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner.
All 1 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
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 · 5 since 1982, 2 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
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Safford 64 aircraft · 26 piston singles, 24 turboprops, 6 piston twins
- Ponderosa Aviation LLC 22 aircraft in town
- Ponderosa Airtankers LLC 5 aircraft in town
- Flying A Flight Service LLC 5 aircraft in town
- Az Air Ventures LLC 5 aircraft in town
- Ponderosa Aviation, LLC 17 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Flying A Flight Service, Inc. 5 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Mountain Aviation Enterprises Ltd. 4 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Ponderosa Avionics LLC · repair station
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX) 42 flights in twelve months · Grand Canyon Airlines, Inc. d/b/a Grand Canyon Airlines d/b/a Scenic Airlines, ADVANCED AIR, LLC
- Greenlee County (CFT) 3 flights in twelve months · ADVANCED AIR, LLC
- Phoenix Deer Valley (DVT) 2 flights in twelve months · ADVANCED AIR, LLC
- Grant County (SVC) 2 flights in twelve months · ADVANCED AIR, LLC
- Tucson International (TUS) 1 flights in twelve months · ADVANCED AIR, LLC
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 5 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Arizona 2,983 since 1982 · 466 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 6 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Arizona 77 landing places
- Arizona 8,422 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/SAD.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 28, 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.