# Scottsdale Airport (SCF / KSDL) **Scottsdale Airport** (IATA: SCF, ICAO: KSDL) is a small airport in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States. It opened in Mar 1943. It has one runway, 8,249 ft (2,514 m) long, asphalt. In 2025 it handled 126 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdl ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: SCF / KSDL - FAA: SDL - Type: Small airport - Serves: Scottsdale, Arizona, United States - Opened: Mar 1943 - Elevation: 1,510 ft / 460 m - Coordinates: 33.6229, -111.9110 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 8,249 ft / 2,514 m - Instrument procedures: 6 approaches, 12 departures, 4 arrivals - Passengers: 126,348 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-7 · America/Phoenix - Website: https://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/airport.asp - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottsdale_Airport (8 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17567 - Weather station: KSDL - Ident: KSDL ## Timeline - Mar 1943: Scottsdale Airport opens. - 10 Feb 2025: 2025 Scottsdale Airport plane crash. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 03/21 | 8,249 ft / 2,514 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 044° / 224° | yes | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/05651AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2015 | 296 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 361 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 558 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 591 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 800 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 432 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 1,011 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 1,322 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 1,110 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 83,414 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 126,348 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 9 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (7) - [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 250 mi / 403 km · JSX (airline) - [CLD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcrq.md) McClellan-Palomar Airport · United States · 312 mi / 502 km · JSX (airline) - [SNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksna.md) John Wayne Orange County International Airport · United States · 342 mi / 551 km · JSX (airline) - [BUR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbur.md) Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport · United States · 372 mi / 598 km · JSX (airline) - [SMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksmo.md) Santa Monica Municipal Airport · United States · 377 mi / 606 km · JSX (airline) - [APA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kapa.md) Centennial Airport · United States · 567 mi / 913 km · JSX (airline) - [CSW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsl.md) Cabo San Lucas International Airport · Mexico · 747 mi / 1,202 km · JSX (airline) ### Seasonal (2) - [SLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kslc.md) Salt Lake City International Airport · United States · 495 mi / 797 km · JSX (airline) - [DAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdal.md) Dallas Love Field · United States · 871 mi / 1,402 km · JSX (airline) ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from SCF, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (1) - [JSX](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jsx) · 9 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 126K (2025) | #1,731 of 3,974 | #390 in North America | #259 in US | | Longest runway | 8,249 ft / 2,514 m | #2,262 of 29,858 | #501 in North America | #376 in US | | Elevation | 1,510 ft / 460 m | #11,914 of 43,403 | #5,154 in North America | #3,923 in US | | Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =1,078 in North America | =1,034 in US | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | A/D | PHOENIX APP/DEP | 120.700 | | ATIS | ATIS | 118.600 | | CLD | CLNC DEL | 124.800 | | CTAF | CTAF | 119.900 | | GND | GND | 121.600 | | RDO | PRESCOTT RDO | 122.200 | | TWR | TWR | 119.900 | ## Nearby airports - [US-1815](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-1815.md) Sunnyslope Glider Landing Zone · 10 mi / 16 km - [US-1816](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-1816.md) Mountain View Park Glider Landing Zone · 10 mi / 17 km - [DVT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdvt.md) Phoenix Deer Valley Airport · 11 mi / 18 km - [18AZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/18az.md) Sky Ranch At Carefree Airport · 14 mi / 22 km - [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · 14 mi / 23 km - [MSC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kffz.md) Falcon Field · 15 mi / 25 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) - [Wikipedia: “Scottsdale Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scottsdale_Airport&oldid=1373241348), revision of 4 Sep 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/ksdl/data