Phoenix Regional Airport , is a privatively-owned public-use airport

Airport

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 located 28 nm south east of the CBD

Central business district

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 of Phoenix

Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...

, in Pinal County

Pinal County, Arizona

-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*72.4% White*4.6% Black*5.6% Native American*1.7% Asian*0.4% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.8% Two or more races*11.5% Other races*28.5% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...

, Arizona

Arizona

Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...

, United States

United States

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.

Facilities and aircraft

Phoenix Regional Airport covers an area of 170 acres (68.8 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 1,300 feet (396 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway

Runway

According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...

: 3/21 is 5,000 by 50 feet (1,524 x 15 m) with an asphalt

Asphalt

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 surface.

For the 12-month period ending April 20, 2008, the airport had 10 ultralight aircraft operations, an average of 1 per month. At that time there were 12 aircraft based at this airport: 2 single-engine

Aircraft engine

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 and 10 ultralight.