# El Tiro Gliderport (AZ67)

**El Tiro Gliderport** (FAA: AZ67) is a small airport in Tucson, Arizona, United States. It opened in Jun 1983. It has 5 runways; the longest is 5,120 ft (1,561 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/az67

## At a glance

- FAA: AZ67
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Tucson, Arizona, United States
- Opened: Jun 1983
- Elevation: 2,100 ft / 640 m
- Coordinates: 32.4270, -111.3900
- Runways: 5
- Longest runway: 5,120 ft / 1,561 m
- Time zone: UTC-7 · America/Phoenix
- Website: http://tucsonsoaring.org/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Tiro_Gliderport (2 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49746092
- Weather station: KMZJ
- Ident: AZ67

## Timeline

- Jun 1983: El Tiro Gliderport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 5,120 ft / 1,561 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Dirt |  |  |
| 08L/26R | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt |  |  |
| 08R/26L | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Dirt |  |  |
| 17L/35R | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Dirt |  |  |
| 17R/35L | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | 130 ft / 40 m | Dirt |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,120 ft / 1,561 m | =6,086 of 29,858 | =2,026 in North America | #1,642 in US |
| Elevation | 2,100 ft / 640 m | =8,419 of 43,403 | =3,876 in North America | =2,946 in US |
| Age | Opened 1983 | =8,556 of 15,079 | =6,455 in North America | =6,350 in US |
| Runways | 5 | =14 of 29,978 | =8 in North America | =9 in US |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/az67/data