76 public-use fields

Arizona Airport Density Altitude

Arizona has 76 public-use airports, and on a typical summer afternoon 54 of them push density altitude past 5,000 ft. The list below leads with the fields that bake hardest.

Every field, worst typical afternoon first

Field elevation from FAA NASR · worst typical afternoon of each field's hottest month from NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station · standard pressure, dry air
Airport City Field elev Worst typical afternoon DA Month
KJTC — Springerville Municipal Springerville 7,055 ft 10,266 ft ⚠ July
KRQE — Window Rock Window Rock 6,742 ft 10,063 ft ⚠ July
KFLG — Flagstaff Pulliam Flagstaff 7,015 ft 10,019 ft ⚠ July
KCMR — H A Clark Meml Field Williams 6,691 ft 9,751 ft ⚠ July
KGCN — Grand Canyon Ntl Park Grand Canyon 6,609 ft 9,699 ft ⚠ July
KSOW — Show Low Regional Show Low 6,416 ft 9,489 ft ⚠ July
40G — Valle Grand Canyon 5,999 ft 9,120 ft ⚠ July
0V7 — Kayenta Kayenta 5,688 ft 9,054 ft ⚠ July
KTYL — Taylor Taylor 5,823 ft 9,048 ft ⚠ July
KSJN — St Johns Industrial Air Park St Johns 5,737 ft 9,008 ft ⚠ July
E91 — Chinle Municipal Chinle 5,550 ft 8,887 ft ⚠ July
P10 — Polacca Polacca 5,573 ft 8,711 ft ⚠ July
L37 — Grand Canyon Caverns Peach Springs 5,397 ft 8,633 ft ⚠ July
P14 — Holbrook Municipal Holbrook 5,262 ft 8,610 ft ⚠ July
1G4 — Grand Canyon West Peach Springs 4,817 ft 8,535 ft ⚠ July
P23 — Seligman Seligman 5,237 ft 8,504 ft ⚠ July
KPAN — Payson Payson 5,160 ft 8,394 ft ⚠ July
KINW — Winslow-Lindbergh Regional Winslow 4,941 ft 8,252 ft ⚠ July
KAZC — Colorado City Municipal Colorado City 4,874 ft 8,171 ft ⚠ July
E24 — Whiteriver Whiteriver 5,153 ft 8,157 ft ⚠ July
KPRC — Prescott Regional/Ernest A Love Field Prescott 5,045 ft 8,126 ft ⚠ July
P29 — Tombstone Municipal Tombstone 4,733 ft 8,088 ft ⚠ June
Z95 — Cibecue Cibecue 5,037 ft 8,005 ft ⚠ July
KFHU — Sierra Vista Municipal-Libby Aaf Fort Huachuca Sierra Vista 4,719 ft 7,914 ft ▲ June
KSEZ — Sedona Sedona 4,831 ft 7,862 ft ▲ July
P04 — Bisbee Municipal Bisbee 4,790 ft 7,759 ft ▲ June
T03 — Tuba City Tuba City 4,513 ft 7,747 ft ▲ July
KPGA — Page Municipal Page 4,317 ft 7,697 ft ▲ July
1Z1 — Grand Canyon Bar Ten Airstrip Whitmore 4,100 ft 7,568 ft ▲ July
KDGL — Douglas Municipal Douglas 4,173 ft 7,471 ft ▲ June
P33 — Cochise County Willcox 4,187 ft 7,458 ft ▲ June
KDUG — Bisbee Douglas International Douglas Bisbee 4,150 ft 7,379 ft ▲ June
P03 — Cochise College Douglas 4,146 ft 7,374 ft ▲ June
E51 — Bagdad Bagdad 4,196 ft 7,353 ft ▲ July
KCFT — Greenlee County Clifton/Morenci 3,798 ft 7,210 ft ▲ July
KOLS — Nogales International Nogales 3,955 ft 7,196 ft ▲ June
E95 — Benson Municipal/Paul Kerchum Field Benson 3,831 ft 7,169 ft ▲ June
L41 — Marble Canyon Marble Canyon 3,603 ft 7,045 ft ▲ July
P52 — Cottonwood Cottonwood 3,560 ft 6,964 ft ▲ July
KIGM — Kingman Kingman 3,449 ft 6,690 ft ▲ July
KSAD — Safford Regional/1lt Duane Spalsbury Field Safford 3,178 ft 6,492 ft ▲ June
E37 — Flying J Ranch Pima 3,114 ft 6,414 ft ▲ June
E77 — San Manuel San Manuel 3,272 ft 6,401 ft ▲ June
P13 — San Carlos Apache Globe 3,261 ft 6,352 ft ▲ July
L25 — Pearce Ferry Meadview 2,941 ft 6,276 ft ▲ July
KTUS — Tucson International Tucson 2,643 ft 5,863 ft ▲ June
E81 — Superior Municipal Superior 2,646 ft 5,726 ft ▲ July
E25 — Wickenburg Municipal Wickenburg 2,379 ft 5,714 ft ▲ July
KRYN — Ryan Field Tucson 2,419 ft 5,646 ft ▲ June
E78 — Sells Sells 2,409 ft 5,458 ft ▲ June
KAVQ — Marana Regional Marana 2,032 ft 5,313 ft ▲ July
KMZJ — Pinal Airpark Marana 1,893 ft 5,145 ft ▲ July
E67 — Kearny Kearny 1,833 ft 5,102 ft ▲ July
U30 — Temple Bar Temple Bar 1,549 ft 5,009 ft ▲ July
P08 — Coolidge Municipal Coolidge 1,576 ft 4,891 ft July
E60 — Eloy Municipal Eloy 1,511 ft 4,789 ft June
KCGZ — Casa Grande Municipal Casa Grande 1,464 ft 4,767 ft July
A39 — Ak-Chin Regional Maricopa 1,307 ft 4,700 ft July
KSDL — Scottsdale Scottsdale 1,510 ft 4,665 ft July
KFFZ — Falcon Field Mesa 1,394 ft 4,630 ft July
KDVT — Phoenix Deer Valley Phoenix 1,478 ft 4,620 ft July
P01 — Eric Marcus Municipal Ajo 1,450 ft 4,575 ft July
KIWA — Mesa Gateway Phoenix 1,384 ft 4,519 ft July
P19 — Stellar Airpark Chandler 1,179 ft 4,371 ft July
KPHX — Phoenix Sky Harbor International Phoenix 1,135 ft 4,353 ft July
KCHD — Chandler Municipal Chandler 1,243 ft 4,348 ft July
KGEU — Glendale Regional Glendale 1,071 ft 4,275 ft July
KBXK — Buckeye Municipal Buckeye 1,033 ft 4,229 ft July
KGYR — Phoenix Goodyear Goodyear 969 ft 4,152 ft July
E63 — Gila Bend Municipal Gila Bend 789 ft 4,093 ft July
KHII — Lake Havasu City Lake Havasu City 783 ft 4,091 ft July
A20 — Sun Valley Bullhead City 725 ft 4,050 ft July
KIFP — Laughlin/Bullhead International Bullhead City 707 ft 4,029 ft July
P20 — Avi Suquilla Parker 458 ft 3,646 ft July
KNYL — Yuma Mcas/Yuma International Yuma 213 ft 3,250 ft July
44A — Rolle Airfield San Luis 163 ft 3,190 ft July

▲ above 5,000 ft · ⚠ above 8,000 ft on a typical afternoon of the airport's hottest month. Open any field for its monthly table and a pre-filled calculator.

Frequently asked questions

Which Arizona airport has the highest density altitude in summer?

Springerville Municipal (KJTC) tops the list: from 7,055 ft of field elevation, a typical summer afternoon reaches about 10,266 ft of density altitude. Each airport's page carries its full monthly table.

What is the highest airport in Arizona?

Springerville Municipal (KJTC) at 7,055 ft MSL, per the FAA airport record. Elevation is the biggest single term in density altitude — the summer heat gets added on top of it.