Casa Grande Municipal Airport

Casa Grande Municipal Airport (IATA: CGZ, ICAO: KCGZ, FAA LID: CGZ) is a city-owned public-use airport 6 miles (5.2 nmi; 9.7 km) north of Casa Grande in Pinal County, Arizona.[1] The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013 categorizes it as a general aviation facility.[2] The airport is not served by an airline.

Casa Grande Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Casa Grande
ServesCasa Grande, Arizona
Elevation AMSL1,464 ft / 446 m
Coordinates32°57′18″N 111°46′01″W
WebsiteCasaGrandeAZ.gov/...
Map
CGZ is located in Arizona
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CGZ is located in the United States
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 5,200 1,585 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations119,680
Based aircraft77

Facilities

The airport covers 640 acres (260 ha) at an elevation of 1,464 feet (446 m). It has one runway: 5/23 measures 5,200 by 100 feet (1,585 x 30 m) and is made of asphalt[1]

In the year ending April 3, 2020 the airport had an average of 334 aircraft operations per day: 98% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and <1% military.

74 aircraft are based at this airport: 63 single-engine, 5 multi-engine, 5 helicopter, and 1 ultralight.[1][3]

Incidents
  • A man died after walking into the spinning propeller of his Cessna 172SP, which was on a taxiway at Casa Grande, on January 18, 2005. The pilot was preparing to fly the aircraft to the Stellar Airpark as part of a ferry operation.[4]
  • On February 6, 2013, a twin engine Beechcraft King Air crashed at Casa Grande at 11:45 a.m. Two people were on board; both died.[5][6] The post-crash investigation found no anomalies that would have prevented normal operation in either the airframe or the engine; investigations to the propeller also found that the engines were operating at the time of impact. The probable cause of the accident was found to be loss of control after the pilot excessively pitched up on a go-around attempt, resulting in a fatal stall/spin 300 feet above the ground.[7][8]
  • A man survived a small plane crash at Casa Grande Airport on November 27, 2018. He received minor facial injuries and was flown to Phoenix for medical treatment.[9]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for CGZ PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
  2. National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 1 (PDF, 1.33 MB) Archived August 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
  3. "AirNav: KCGZ - Casa Grande Municipal Airport".
  4. "Cessna 172SP crash in Arizona (N2157H)". PlaneCrashMap.com. 2005-01-18. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  5. "Investigation into Casa Grande plane crash continues".
  6. "Two on small plane die in fiery crash at airport in Casa Grande".
  7. "Crash of a Beechcraft E90 King Air in Casa Grande: 2 killed | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives".
  8. "Beech E-90 King Air, N555FV: Accident occurred February 06, 2013 in Casa Grande, Arizona".
  9. "Man survives plane crash at Casa Grande airport".
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