# Safford Regional Airport (SAD / KSAD)

**Safford Regional Airport** (IATA: SAD, ICAO: KSAD) is a small airport in Safford, Arizona, United States. It opened in Jul 1942. It has 2 runways; the longest is 6,007 ft (1,831 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SAD / KSAD
- FAA: SAD
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Safford, Arizona, United States
- Opened: Jul 1942
- Elevation: 3,178 ft / 969 m
- Coordinates: 32.8548, -109.6350
- Runways: 2
- Helipads: 1
- Longest runway: 6,007 ft / 1,831 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches, 1 departure
- Time zone: UTC-7 · America/Phoenix
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safford_Regional_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6435461
- Weather station: KSAD
- Ident: KSAD

## Timeline

- Jul 1942: Safford Regional Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 6,007 ft / 1,831 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 135° / 315° | yes |
| 08/26 | 4,802 ft / 1,464 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt | 090° / 270° | yes |

- Also 1 helipad.
- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00789AD.PDF

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. US DOT BTS T-100, 2025: passengers flown from SAD, all carriers, routes with 12 or more departures.

### Year-round (1)

- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 143 mi / 230 km · 719 passengers · Grand Canyon Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- YR [Grand Canyon Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/grand-canyon-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 6,007 ft / 1,831 m | =4,517 of 29,858 | =1,233 in North America | =963 in US |
| Elevation | 3,178 ft / 969 m | #5,047 of 43,403 | #2,558 in North America | #1,984 in US |
| Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =924 in North America | =885 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ASOS | ASOS | 124.175 |
| CNTR | ALBUQUERQUE CNTR | 134.450 |
| RDO | PRESCOTT RDO | 122.300 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [3AZ8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/3az8.md) High Mesa Airpark · 6.2 mi / 9.9 km
- [US-2800](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2800.md) Dublin Landing Strip · 12 mi / 19 km
- [US-4542](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-4542.md) Mud Hollow Airport · 12 mi / 20 km
- [US-4541](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-4541.md) Wind Blown Airport · 13 mi / 20 km
- [US-3797](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-3797.md) Patterson Landing Strip · 14 mi / 22 km
- [E37](https://dromopedia.com/airports/e37.md) Flying J Ranch Airport · 14 mi / 23 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [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/ksad/data