Sedona Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Sedona Airport


IATA = SDX
ICAO = KSEZ
FAA = SEZ
type = Public
owner = Yavapai County
operator =
city-served =
location = Sedona, Arizona
elevation-f = 4,830
elevation-m = 1,472
coordinates = coord|34|50|55|N|111|47|19|W|type:airport|display=inline
website =
r1-number = 3/21
r1-length-f = 5,129
r1-length-m = 1,563
r1-surface = Asphalt
h1-number = H1
h1-length-f = 50
h1-length-m = 15
h1-surface = Concrete
stat-year = 2006
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 50,000
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 102
footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA-airport|ID=SEZ|use=PU|own=PU|site=00788.3*A, effective 2007-07-05]

Sedona Airport Airport codes|SDX|KSEZ|SEZ is a small commercial airport located two miles (3 km) southwest of the central business district of Sedona, a city in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The airport covers convert|220|acre|ha|0|lk=on and has one runway and one helipad.

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Sedona Airport is assigned SEZ by the FAA and SDX by the IATA [ [http://gc.kls2.com/airport/SDX Great Circle Mapper: SDX / KSEZ - Sedona, Arizona] ] (which assigned SEZ to Seychelles International Airport in Mahé, Seychelles [ [http://gc.kls2.com/airport/SEZ Great Circle Mapper: SEZ / FSIA - Mahé, Seychelles (Seychelles International Airport)] ] ).

Sedona is a very popular destination among Arizona tourists, especially with those who are interested in the New Age movement or those seeking to be close to nature. The airport is located on top of a high mesa overlooking a major portion of the city; it is not uncommon for tourists or locals driving around downtown Sedona to see an approaching airplane fly overhead and then suddenly disappear into the mountains without ever appearing to land. The airport is also located very close to the Red Rocks of Sedona.

History

The airport was inaugurated in 1955. At that time it had no paved runway, and animals such as coyotes could be seen walking around the air-strip. This proved dangerous to pilots arriving at Sedona. By 1960, a small, paved runway had been built, practically eliminating the animal residents problem.

By 1990, the airport's runway had been improved and it had begun to receive service from smaller scheduled airlines. It was the hub of Air Sedona, which served it from such places as Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Las Vegas, the nearby Grand Canyon airport and others. Sedona's airport is not able to accommodate commercial jets of the size of the Boeing 727 or larger. It does, however, attract a large number of smaller business jets and aircraft such as Cessna and Beech airplanes and helicopters.

Scenic Airlines discontinued service at Sedona in April 1997. [cite web
url = http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/1997/Jul-19-Sat-1997/photos/tapia-romero.html
title = Inside business: Scenic Airlines to leave Sedona
publisher = Las Vegas Review-Journal
date = 1997-04-07]

References

External links

* [http://www.azdot.gov/aviation/airports/airports_list.asp?FAA=SEZ Sedona Airport] at Arizona DOT web site
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