Chandler Municipal Airport
Airport in Maricopa County, Arizona
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Chandler Municipal Airport (ICAO: KCHD, FAA LID: CHD) is in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, 3 miles (2.6 nmi; 4.8 km) southeast of Chandler, which owns it.[1] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation reliever airport.[2]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Chandler | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Chandler, Arizona | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,243 ft (379 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°16′09″N 111°48′40″W | ||||||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||||||
Chandler Municipal is one of the nation’s 50 busiest general aviation airports. It adds to Arizona's economy by bringing in more than $53 million annually. No airlines operate out of Chandler and none plan to in the near future.[3]
Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but Chandler Municipal is CHD to the FAA[1] and has no IATA code (IATA had assigned CHD to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in nearby Mesa, Arizona[4] – since redesignated by the IATA as AZA).
Facilities
The airport covers 550 acres (220 ha) at an elevation of 1,243 ft (379 m). It has two asphalt runways:
- 4L/22R measuring 4,401 ft × 75 ft (1,341 m × 23 m)
- 4R/22L measuring 4,870 ft × 75 ft (1,484 m × 23 m)
It has one concrete helipad:
- H1 measuring 100 ft × 100 ft (30 m × 30 m)[1]
The airport has built and improved a heliport facility, airport signage, and aircraft parking space by 10 acres with 90 tie-down spaces. These improvements were made over six years and cost about $7 million. The privately owned parking spaces are at 100% capacity. Affiliated Property Management is the company/HOA that controls the privately owned hangars.
In the year ending April 25, 2011, the airport had 161,750 aircraft operations, an average of 443 per day: 98% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and <1% military. 333 aircraft were then based at the airport: 86% single-engine, 9% multi-engine, 3% helicopter, 1% jet, and 1% ultralight.[1]
Operations data (takeoffs or landings):[5]
- 2004: 233,219
- 2005: 227,150
- 2006: 268,093
- 2007: 260,636
- 2008: 254,267
- 2009: 205,771
2021 mid-air collision
| Accident | |
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| Date | October 1, 2021 |
| Summary | Mid-air collision |
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| Total fatalities | 2 |
| Total survivors | 2 |
| First aircraft | |
.jpg) N2868H, the Piper PA-28 involved in the accident | |
| Type | Piper PA-28-181 Archer II |
| Operator | Flight Operations Academy LLC |
| Registration | N2868H |
| Passengers | 0 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Survivors | 2 |
| Second aircraft | |
 N412TL, the Robinson R22 involved in the accident | |
| Type | Robinson R22 |
| Operator | Delta Leasing Inc DBA operated by Quantum Helicopters[6] |
| Registration | N412TL |
| Passengers | 0 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
In 2021, an aerial collision between two aircraft over Chandler occurred.[7] A Piper PA-28-181 Archer II on a training flight collided with a Robinson R22 near Phoenix.[8] The crash occurred at 07:30 local time.[9]
The Piper PA-28-181 Archer II landed safely with damage to its landing gear.[10] The Robinson R22 crashed and burst into flames.[10]