# Sierra Vista Municipal Airport / Libby Army Air Field (FHU / KFHU)

**Sierra Vista Municipal Airport / Libby Army Air Field** (IATA: FHU, ICAO: KFHU) is a medium airport in Fort Huachuca / Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States. It opened in Nov 1972. It has 3 runways; the longest is 12,001 ft (3,658 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: FHU / KFHU
- FAA: FHU
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Fort Huachuca / Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States
- Opened: Nov 1972
- Elevation: 4,719 ft / 1,438 m
- Coordinates: 31.5874, -110.3482
- Runways: 3
- Helipads: 1
- Longest runway: 12,001 ft / 3,658 m
- Instrument procedures: 6 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-7 · America/Phoenix
- Website: http://www.sierravistaaz.gov/city-departments/public-works/airport/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Vista_Municipal_Airport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7511619
- Weather station: KFHU · WMO 72273
- Ident: KFHU

## Timeline

- Nov 1972: Sierra Vista Municipal Airport / Libby Army Air Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 12,001 ft / 3,658 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 090° / 270° | yes |
| 12/30 | 5,367 ft / 1,636 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 127° / 307° | yes |
| 03/21 | 4,286 ft / 1,306 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 037° / 217° | yes |

- 08/26 slopes 1.0%: threshold 26 at 4,599 ft / 1,402 m, threshold 08 at 4,719 ft / 1,438 m.
- 03/21 slopes 2.0%: threshold 21 at 4,585 ft / 1,398 m, threshold 03 at 4,670 ft / 1,423 m.
- Also 1 helipad.
- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/05081AD.PDF

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 160 mi / 258 km · Ameriflight

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from FHU, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- A8 [Ameriflight](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ameriflight) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 12,001 ft / 3,658 m | =326 of 29,858 | =77 in North America | =67 in US |
| Elevation | 4,719 ft / 1,438 m | #2,415 of 43,403 | #1,290 in North America | #1,014 in US |
| Age | Opened 1972 | =6,630 of 15,079 | =4,803 in North America | =4,712 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ASOS | ASOS | 119.675 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 134.750 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 124.950 |
| GCA | LIBBY GCA | 127.050 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| OPS | LIBBY OPS | 122.950 |
| TWR | LIBBY TWR | 124.950 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [OLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kols.md) Nogales International Airport · 32 mi / 51 km
- [DUG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdug.md) Bisbee Douglas International Airport · 45 mi / 72 km
- [NOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmng.md) Nogales International Airport · 45 mi / 72 km
- [TUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktus.md) Tucson International Airport · 50 mi / 81 km
- [DMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdma.md) Davis Monthan Air Force Base · 51 mi / 82 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)
- [Wikipedia: “Sierra Vista Municipal Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sierra_Vista_Municipal_Airport&oldid=1363078901), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/kfhu/data