Phoenix Deer Valley Airport
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Coordinates: 33°41′18″N 112°04′57″W / 33.68833°N 112.0825°W
| Phoenix Deer Valley Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: DVT – ICAO: KDVT – FAA: DVT | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Phoenix | ||
| Serves | Phoenix, Arizona | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,478 ft / 450 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 7L/25R | 4,500 | 1,372 | Asphalt |
| 7R/25L | 8,208 | 2,502 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2005) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 378,763 | ||
| Based aircraft | 1,149 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (IATA: DVT, ICAO: KDVT, FAA LID: DVT) is a public airport located 15 miles (24 km) north of the central business district of Phoenix, a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007-2011, it is categorized as a reliever airport.[2]
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[edit] Usage
The airport is home to more than 1,250 based aircraft and had more than 376,000 takeoffs and landings in 2009. In 2008, Deer Valley was the 2nd busiest general aviation airport and 20th busiest in the United States.[3]
There is no scheduled airline service. However charter service is still available through several companies.
Two large flight training academies, Westwind School of Aeronautics and TransPac Aviation Academy, are located at Deer Valley. These two schools account for a majority of operations at the airport.
[edit] Facilities
Phoenix Deer Valley Airport covers 914 acres (370 ha) and has two asphalt paved runways: 7R/25L measuring 8,208 x 100 ft. (2,502 x 30 m) and 7L/25R measuring 4,500 x 75 ft. (1,372 x 23 m).[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for DVT (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-10-25
- ^ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2007-2011
- ^ City of Phoenix web site
[edit] External links
- Phoenix Deer Valley Airport at Arizona DOT website
- Deer Valley Flying Club
- North Phoenix Weather
- Westwind School of Aeronautics
- TransPac Aviation Academy
- Westwind Air Service (charters)
- FAA Airport Diagram(PDF), effective 19 Nov 2009
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KDVT
- ASN accident history for DVT
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KDVT
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