Rittenhouse Army Heliport
Rittenhouse Army Heliport (FAA LID: AZ38) formally Williams Field Auxiliary No. 2 is an Arizona Army National Guard training airstrip 11.5 miles (10.0 nmi; 18.5 km) east of the central business district of Queen Creek, a city in Pinal County, Arizona, United States and 31 miles (27 nmi; 50 km) southeast of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
Arizona Guard trains to fight wildland fires.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA, IATA, and ICAO, this airport is only assigned AZ38 by the FAA.
Williams Field Auxiliary No. 2 was one of many auxiliary fields that served Williams Field (now Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport) and is one of many Arizona World War II Army Airfields.
Facilities and aircraft
Rittenhouse Army Heliport is at an elevation of 1,550 ft (470 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt runway:
- 12/30 measuring 1,500 ft × 50 ft (457 m × 15 m)
No aircraft are based at this airfield.
References
- ^ "AirportIQ 5010". www.gcr1.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ "AZ38 – Queen Creek [Rittenhouse Army Heliport], AZ, US – Heliport – Great Circle Mapper". www.gcmap.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona: Southeastern Phoenix". www.airfields-freeman.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ "AOPA Airports". www.aopa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
External links
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for AZ38
- AirNav airport information for KAZ38
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
