Chandler Municipal Airport

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]

Chandler Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Chandler
ServesChandler, Arizona
Elevation AMSL1,243 ft / 379 m
Coordinates33°16′09″N 111°48′40″W
Map
CHD is located in Arizona
CHD
CHD
Location in Arizona
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4L/22R 4,401 1,341 Asphalt
4R/22L 4,870 1,484 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 100 30 Concrete
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations161,750
Based aircraft333

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
2021 Chandler mid-air collision
Accident
DateOctober 1, 2021 (2021-10-01)
SummaryMid-air collision
SiteChandler, Arizona, U.S.
Total fatalities2
Total survivors2
First aircraft

N2868H, the Piper PA-28 involved in the accident
TypePiper PA-28-181 Archer II
OperatorFlight Operations Academy LLC
RegistrationN2868H
Passengers0
Crew2
Survivors2
Second aircraft

N412TL, the Robinson R22 involved in the accident
TypeRobinson R22
OperatorDelta Leasing Inc DBA operated by Quantum Helicopters[6]
RegistrationN412TL
Passengers0
Crew2
Fatalities2

In 2021, a 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]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for CHD PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
  3. "Welcome to Chandler". Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  4. "Chandler-Williams AFB, AZ (IATA: CHD, ICAO: KIWA)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  5. Federal Aviation Administration (Terminal Area Forecast)
  6. Ranter, Harro. "Accident Robinson R22 N412TL, 01 Oct 2021". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  7. Ranter, Harro. "Accident Piper PA-28-181 Archer II N2868H, 01 Oct 2021". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  8. Webb, Brian (2021-10-01). "2 dead after helicopter crashes in Chandler following mid-air collision with plane". FOX 10 Phoenix. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  9. Valencia, Peter. "2 dead after helicopter and plane collide mid-air near Chandler Airport". AZFamily. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  10. "2 people killed after helicopter and plane collide midair in Arizona". NBC News. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
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