# Gila Bend Municipal Airport (E63)

**Gila Bend Municipal Airport** (FAA: E63) is a small airport in Gila Bend, Arizona, United States. It opened in Jan 1966. It has one runway, 5,200 ft (1,585 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ke63

## At a glance

- FAA: E63
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Gila Bend, Arizona, United States
- Opened: Jan 1966
- Elevation: 789 ft / 240 m
- Coordinates: 32.9581, -112.6780
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 5,200 ft / 1,585 m
- Time zone: UTC-7 · America/Phoenix
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gila_Bend_Municipal_Airport (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3274016
- Weather station: KGXF
- Ident: KE63

## Timeline

- Jan 1966: Gila Bend Municipal Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 5,200 ft / 1,585 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt |  | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,200 ft / 1,585 m | =5,980 of 29,858 | =1,954 in North America | =1,575 in US |
| Elevation | 789 ft / 240 m | #21,664 of 43,403 | #10,198 in North America | #8,398 in US |
| Age | Opened 1966 | =5,606 of 15,079 | =3,958 in North America | =3,871 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FSS | PRESCOTT RDO | 122.100 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [KGXF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgbn.md) Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Airport · 5.5 mi / 8.8 km
- [KGAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgax.md) Williams Auxiliary Air Field 6 · 9.5 mi / 15 km
- [AZ05](https://dromopedia.com/airports/az05.md) Lakeside Airpark · 11 mi / 17 km
- [US-3617](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-3617.md) Woods Road West Airstrip · 12 mi / 19 km
- [US-3616](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-3616.md) Gilks Ranch Airport · 12 mi / 19 km
- [US-1995](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-1995.md) Woods Road North Landing Strip · 12 mi / 20 km

## 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/ke63/data