Picacho Stagefield ARNG Heliport

Picacho ARNG Heliport
Summary
Airport typePrivate use; permission required prior to landing
OwnerUnited States Army
OperatorArizona Army National Guard
ServesTucson, Arizona
LocationPicacho, Arizona
Built1943
Elevation AMSL1,669 ft / 509 m
Coordinates32°39′48″N 111°29′14″W / 32.66333°N 111.48722°W / 32.66333; -111.48722
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PCA is located in Arizona
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PCA is located in the United States
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Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 1,500 457 Asphalt
H2 1,500 457 Asphalt
H3 1,500 457 Asphalt
H4 1,500 457 Asphalt

Picacho Army National Guard Heliport (ICAO: KPCA, FAA LID: PCA), also known as Picacho Stagefield Heliport, formally Marana Auxiliary Army Airfield No. 1 (Picacho Field), is an Arizona Army National Guard towered training field 4 miles (3.5 nmi; 6.4 km) southeast of Picacho, Arizona.[1] The airport is owned and operated by the United States Army. The field serves as a training facility for the Western Army National Guard Aviation Training Site based out of Pinal Airpark.[2][3]

Picacho ARNG Heliport is a towered airfield that does not have Class D Airspace ring around the airport on the Phoenix sectional chart; this is due to it being a heliport. Picacho ARNG Heliport should be considered Class D Airspace and the chart instructs pilots to CTC PCA TWR WITHIN 4 NM BELOW 2500 FT AGL.[4]

Marana Auxiliary Army Airfield No. 1 (aka Picacho Field) was one of five auxiliary fields that served Marana Army Air Field (now: Pinal Airpark) and is part of many Arizona World War II Army Airfields. Picacho Field first appeared on the Phoenix sectional chart in 1945.[5][6]

Facilities

Picacho ARNG Heliport has four asphalt paved runways/helipads:

  • Helipad H1 measuring 1,500 ft × 75 ft (457 m × 23 m)
  • Helipad H2 measuring 1,500 ft × 75 ft (457 m × 23 m)
  • Helipad H3 measuring 1,500 ft × 75 ft (457 m × 23 m)
  • Helipad H4 measuring 1,500 ft × 75 ft (457 m × 23 m)[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "AirNav: KPCA – Picacho ARNG Heliport". www.airnav.com. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  2. ^ "WAATS – Western ARNG Aviation Training Site". az.ng.mil. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  3. ^ Pike, John. "Western Army National Guard Aviation Training Site, (WAATS) / Silverbell Army Heliport". Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  4. ^ "PCA – Picacho Arng Heliport | SkyVector". skyvector.com. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  5. ^ "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona, Northern Tucson area". www.airfields-freeman.com. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  6. ^ "Airport history". Town of Marana. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  7. ^ "FAA Airport Master Record for PCA". Airport IQ 5010.