Scottsdale Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Scottsdale Airport


image-width = 150
caption = FAA airport diagram
IATA = SCF
ICAO = KSDL
FAA = SDL
type = Public
owner = City of Scottsdale
operator =
city-served =
location = Scottsdale, Arizona
elevation-f = 1,510
elevation-m = 460
website = [http://www.ci.scottsdale.az.us/airport/ www.ci.scottsdale.az.us/airport/]
r1-number = 3/21
r1-length-f = 8,249
r1-length-m = 2,514
r1-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 2005
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 224,684
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 471
footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA-airport|ID=SDL|use=PU|own=PU|site=00788.*A, effective 2007-10-25]

Scottsdale Airport Airport codes|SCF|KSDL|SDL is a city-owned public-use airport located nine miles (14 km) north of the central business district of Scottsdale, a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Scottsdale Airport is assigned SDL by the FAA and SCF by the IATA (which assigned SDL to Midlanda Airport in Sundsvall, Sweden). [ [http://gc.kls2.com/airport/SCF Great Circle Mapper: SCF / KSDL - Scottsdale, Arizona] ] [ [http://gc.kls2.com/airport/SDL Great Circle Mapper: SDL / ESNN - Sundsvall-Härnösand, Sweden (Midlanda Airport)] ]

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 4,798 passenger boardings (or "enplanements") in calendar year 2005 and 266 enplanements in 2006. [ [http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/ FAA Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data: 2006] ] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007-2011, Scottsdale was designated as a "reliever airport", which is a general aviation airport that may be used to relieve congestion at a large commercial service airport. [ [http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/airports/planning_capacity/npias/ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2007-2011] ]

It is one of the busiest single-runway facilities in the nation, with approximately 202,000 operations in 2004. The airport averages approximately 10,000 passengers a year. The airport offers clearance, ground and tower services from 1300Z to 0400Z (6 am to 9 pm local time) daily.Fact|date=November 2007

Neighbors complain about aircraft noise around the airport, with over 9,000 complaints being logged in 2004 alone. However, it is unlikely that the airport would close, due to the economic boom it provides for Scottsdale. Also, the land would revert to the Seventh-day Adventist Church (which founded the airport), under the deed that the city of Scottsdale signed with the church to make the airport municipal.Fact|date=November 2007

Facilities and aircraft

Scottsdale Airport covers an area of 282 acres (114 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (3/21) measuring 8,249 x 100 ft. (2,514 x 30 m).

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 224,684 aircraft operations, an average of 615 per day: 95% general aviation, 5% air taxi and <1% military. There are 471 aircraft based at this airport: 59% single engine, 19% multi-engine, 20% jet aircraft and 2% helicopters.

FBOs include the Scottsdale Air Center and Landmark Aviation (formerly Corporate Jets). Rural/Metro fire department has a facility located midfield adjacent to the tower.

History

During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Force Army Air Forces Training Command as "Thunderbird Field #2", a contract pilot training center.

ee also

* Arizona World War II Army Airfields

References

External links

* [http://www.ci.scottsdale.az.us/airport/ Scottsdale Airport] at City of Scottsdale web site
* [http://www.azdot.gov/aviation/airports/airports_list.asp?FAA=SDL Scottsdale Airport] at Arizona DOT web site
* [http://www.pepperridgenorthvalley.com/ North Scottsdale/Phoenix Weather]
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