Picacho Stagefield ARNG Heliport

Picacho ARNG Heliport
Summary
Airport type Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Owner United States Army
Operator Arizona Army National Guard
Serves Tucson, Arizona
Location Picacho, Arizona
Built 1943
Elevation AMSL 1,669 ft / 509 m
Coordinates 32°39′48″N 111°29′14″W / 32.66333°N 111.48722°W / 32.66333; -111.48722Coordinates: 32°39′48″N 111°29′14″W / 32.66333°N 111.48722°W / 32.66333; -111.48722
Map
PCA
PCA
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 ARNG 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.
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