Rittenhouse Army Heliport

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Rittenhouse Army Heliport

Williams Field Auxiliary No. 2
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OwnerUnited States Army
OperatorArizona Army National Guard
LocationQueen Creek, Arizona
Elevation AMSL1,550 ft / 472 m
Coordinates33°15′05″N 111°31′05″W / 33.25139°N 111.51806°W / 33.25139; -111.51806
Map
AZ38 is located in Arizona
AZ38
AZ38
AZ38 is located in the United States
AZ38
AZ38
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 1,500 457 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operationsno data
Based aircraftnone

Rittenhouse Army Heliport (FAA LID: AZ38) formally Williams Field Auxiliary No. 2 is an Arizona Army National Guard training airstrip 11.5 miles (10.0 nmi; 18.5 km) east of the central business district of Queen Creek, a city in Pinal County, Arizona, United States and 31 miles (27 nmi; 50 km) southeast of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA, IATA, and ICAO, this airport is only assigned AZ38 by the FAA.

Williams Field Auxiliary No. 2 was one of many auxiliary fields that served Williams Field (now Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport) and is one of many Arizona World War II Army Airfields.

Facilities and aircraft

Arizona Guard trains to fight wildland fires.

Rittenhouse Army Heliport is at an elevation of 1,550 ft (470 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt runway:

  • 12/30 measuring 1,500 ft × 50 ft (457 m × 15 m)

No aircraft are based at this airfield.

References

  1. ^ "AirportIQ 5010". www.gcr1.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  2. ^ "AZ38 – Queen Creek [Rittenhouse Army Heliport], AZ, US – Heliport – Great Circle Mapper". www.gcmap.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  3. ^ "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona: Southeastern Phoenix". www.airfields-freeman.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  4. ^ "AOPA Airports". www.aopa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-15.

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