Payson Airport
{{Short description|Airport in Gila County, Arizona}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Payson Airport
| image =
| IATA = PJB
| ICAO = KPAN
| FAA = PAN
| type = Public
| owner = Town of Payson
| operator =
| city-served =
| location = Payson, Arizona
| elevation-f = 5,157
| elevation-m = 1,572
| pushpin_map = USA Arizona#USA
| coordinates = {{coord|34|15|25|N|111|20|21|W|type:airport|display=title,inline}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.paysonairport.com/}}
| r1-number = 6/24
| r1-length-f = 5,504
| r1-length-m = 1,678
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| h1-number = H1
| h1-length-f = 50
| h1-length-m = 15
| h1-surface = Concrete
| stat-year = 2022
| stat1-header = Aircraft operations (year ending 5/10/2022)
| stat1-data = 34,250
| stat2-header = Based aircraft
| stat2-data = 40
| footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation Administration{{FAA-airport|ID=PAN|use=PU|own=PU|site=00747.1*A}}, effective January 25, 2024
}}
File:Payson Airport - Payson, Arizona.jpg
Payson Airport {{Airport codes|PJB|KPAN|PAN}} is a public airport located {{convert|1|mi|nmi km}} west of the central business district of Payson, a town in Gila County, Arizona, United States. The airport covers {{convert|80|acre}} and has one runway and one helipad. It is mostly used for general aviation, and is host to a number of fire-fighting aircraft during the summer fire season.
Facilities and aircraft
=Facilities=
File:Payson Airport - Crosswinds Restaurant - Payson, Arizona.jpg
Payson Airport covers an area of {{convert|80|acre|ha}} which contains one asphalt paved runway, and one concrete helipad:
- Runway 6/24 measuring 5,504 x 75 ft (1,678 x 23 m)
- Helipad 1 (H1) measuring 50 x 50 ft (15 x 15 m)
The airport does not have an air traffic control tower.
For the period ending May 10, 2022, the airport had 34,250 operations at an average of 94 a day, 93% general aviation, 5% air taxi and 1% military.{{cite web|url=http://www.airnav.com/airport/KPAN|title= Payson Airport|publisher=AirNav|accessdate=20 January 2013}}
Payson Aviation is the main provider of fixed-base operations. Payson Air also provides some services such as aircraft maintenance. They are the airport's only flight training school.
=Aircraft=
File:Payson Airport - Rich Henry Field - Payson, Arizona.jpg
In May 2022, there were 40 aircraft based on the field. These include 37 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, 1 ultra-light, and 1 glider.{{cite web|url=http://flightaware.com/resources/airport/KPAN/summary|title=Payson Airport Overview (Payson, AZ) [KPAN/PAN]|publisher=FlightAware|accessdate=20 January 2013}}
Airline and destinations
=Cargo=
{{Airport destination list
| Ameriflight | Phoenix-Sky Harbor, Show Low{{Cite web| title=Complex Bases with Destinations - Lines and Airport codes | url=https://w3.ameriflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Complex-Bases-with-Destinations-Lines-and-Airport-Codes-all-white-text-2-e1573666934751.png | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425025416/https://w3.ameriflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Complex-Bases-with-Destinations-Lines-and-Airport-Codes-all-white-text-2-e1573666934751.png | archive-date=2020-04-25}}
}}
See also
{{Portal|Arizona|Aviation}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121013071106/http://www.azdot.gov/mpd/airport_development/airports/airports_list.asp?FAA=PAN Payson Airport (PAN)] at Arizona DOT airport directory
- {{US-airport-minor|KPAN|PJB}}