For other airports with this name, see Falcon Field.

Falcon Field (IATA: MSC, ICAO: KFFZ, FAA LID: FFZ) is a public airport located five miles (8 km) northeast of the central business district (CBD) of Mesa, a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... A Location Identifier takes the place of the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, weather station, and manned air traffic control facility in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services. ... Mesa is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona and part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale Metropolitan Area. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet; symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Runway 13R/31L of El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. ... A foot (plural: feet; symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... Base layer of asphalt concrete in a road under construction. ... Falcon Field is a small municipal airport located in Peachtree City, Georgia. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ...   FAA redirects here. ... A Location Identifier takes the place of the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, weather station, and manned air traffic control facility in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services. ... km redirects here. ... A Central business district (CBD) or downtown is a commercial heart of a city. ... Mesa is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona and part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale Metropolitan Area. ... Maricopa County is located in the central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. ... It has been suggested that Arizona Governors Mansion be merged into this article or section. ...

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Falcon Field is assigned FFZ^[1] by the FAA and MSC^[2] by the IATA. The airport's ICAO identifier is KFFZ^[2][3]. A Location Identifier takes the place of the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, weather station, and manned air traffic control facility in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services. ...   FAA redirects here. ... The International Air Transport Association is an international trade organisation of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an agency of the United Nations, codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. ...

History

Falcon Field was founded in 1941 as a flight training facility for cadets in the British Royal Air Force. It was operated by an American contractor, using Stearman PT-17 biplanes and North American Aviation AT-6 Harvard monoplane trainers. The good weather, wide-open desert terrain, and lack of enemy airpower provided significantly safer and more efficient training than was possible in England. Even so, more than two dozen cadets were killed in training and are now buried in the Mesa city cemetery. Several thousand pilots were trained until the RAF installation was closed at the end of World War II. Since then it has been a civilian airfield, and is now owned and operated by the City of Mesa. The Commemorative Air Force bases its Arizona Wing there, and has a museum on the grounds. The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... PT-17 Stearman The Stearman model 75, widely known as the Stearman, Boeing Stearman (Stearman became a subsidiary of Boeing in 1934) or Kaydet was a biplane built in the United States during the 1930s as a military trainer aircraft. ... A biplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with two main wings of similar spans, normally one mounted above, and the other level with, the underside of the fuselage. ... North American Aviation, Inc. ... The T-6 Texan was a single-engine, advanced trainer aircraft designed by North American Aviation and used to train fighter pilots of the USAAF, US Navy, Royal Air Force and other air forces of the British Commonwealth during World War II. The Texan is known by a variety of... A monoplane is an aircraft with one main set of wing surfaces, in contrast to a biplane or triplane. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Mesa is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona and part of the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale Metropolitan Area. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States France Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan Hungary and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Charles de Gaulle Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Regent Miklos Horthy. ... The Commemorative Air Force (CAF), formerly known as the Confederate Air Force, is a Texas-based non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and showing historical aircraft. ...

Facilities

Falcon Field covers 564 acres and has two runways and two helipads: An acre is an English unit of area, which is also frequently used in the United States and some Commonwealth countries. ... Runway 13R/31L of El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. ... A helipad is a landing area for a helicopter. ...

• Runway 4R/22L: 5,102 x 100 ft. (1,555 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
• Runway 4L/22R: 3,801 x 75 ft. (1,159 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt
• Helipad H1: 60 x 60 ft. (18 x 18 m), Surface: Asphalt
• Helipad H2: 60 x 60 ft. (18 x 18 m), Surface: Asphalt

Base layer of asphalt concrete in a road under construction. ...

Airlines

• Western Express Air (Bullhead City)

Western Express Air is a regional airline in Bullhead City, Arizona that is owned and operated by Falcon Executive Aviation. ...

References

1. ^ FAA Airport Master Record (Form 5010) for FFZ, also available as a printable form (PDF)
2. ^ ^{a b} Great Circle Mapper: MSC/KFFZ - Mesa, Arizona (Falcon Field)
3. ^ AirNav: KFFZ - Falcon Field

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External links

• Falcon Field (City of Mesa web site)
• Mesa ~ Falcon Field (Arizona DOT web site)
• Falcon Field (VisitingPHX.com web site)
• Tango One Aviation, fixed base operator at Falcon Field
• FAA Airport Diagram (PDF)

• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KFFZ
  • ASN Accident history for KFFZ
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS current and historical weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KFFZ