Picacho Stagefield ARNG Heliport

{{Short description|Arizona National Guard heliport}}

{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox airport

| name = Picacho ARNG Heliport

| image = Picacho Stagefield ARNG Heliport.jpg

| IATA =

| ICAO = KPCA

| FAA = PCA

| type = Private use; permission required prior to landing

| owner = United States Army

| operator = Arizona Army National Guard

| city-served = Tucson, Arizona

| location = Picacho, Arizona

| timezone =

| built = 1943

| used =

| commander =

| occupants =

| elevation-f = 1669

| elevation-m = 509

| coordinates = {{coord|32|39|48|N|111|29|14|W|region:US-AZ|display=inline,title}}

| website =

| pushpin_map = USA Arizona#USA

| pushpin_map_caption =

| pushpin_label = PCA

| pushpin_label_position = right

| h1-number = H1

| h1-length-f = 1500

| h1-length-m = 457

| h1-surface = Asphalt

| stat1-header =

| stat1-data =

| stat-year =

| footnotes =

| h2-number = H2

| h2-length-f = 1500

| h2-length-m = 457

| h2-surface = Asphalt

| h3-number = H3

| h3-length-f = 1500

| h3-length-m = 457

| h3-surface = Asphalt

| h4-number = H4

| h4-length-f = 1500

| h4-length-m = 457

| h4-surface = Asphalt

| stat2-header =

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}}

Picacho Army National Guard Heliport {{Airport codes||KPCA|PCA}}, also known as Picacho Stagefield Heliport, formally Marana Auxiliary Army Airfield No. 1 (Picacho Field), is an Arizona Army National Guard towered training field {{convert|4|mi|nmi km|lk=on}} southeast of Picacho, Arizona.{{Cite web|url=http://www.airnav.com/airport/KPCA|title=AirNav: KPCA – Picacho ARNG Heliport|website=www.airnav.com|access-date=2018-03-18}} The airport is owned and operated by the United States Army. The field serves as a training facility for the Western Army National Guard Aviation Training Site based out of Pinal Airpark.{{Cite web|url=http://az.ng.mil/WAATS/Documents/WAATS_WEB/index.html|title=WAATS – Western ARNG Aviation Training Site|website=az.ng.mil|access-date=2018-03-18}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/silverbell.htm|title=Western Army National Guard Aviation Training Site, (WAATS) / Silverbell Army Heliport|last=Pike|first=John|access-date=2018-03-18|language=en}}

Picacho ARNG Heliport is a towered airfield but is not associated with any Class D Airspace, as you can see from the Phoenix sectional chart. Even so, pilots are required to contact the tower in accordance with [https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-F/part-91/subpart-B/subject-group-ECFRe4c59b5f5506932/section-91.126 14 CFR 91.126] and [https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-F/part-91/subpart-B/subject-group-ECFRe4c59b5f5506932/section-91.127 91.127]. To identify towered airports on the chart, pilots should rely on the color of the airport symbol, and not assume there will be a Class D ring.

Marana Auxiliary Army Airfield No. 1 (aka Picacho Field) was one of five auxiliary fields that served Marana Army Air Field (now: Pinal Airpark) and is part of many Arizona World War II Army Airfields. Picacho Field first appeared on the Phoenix sectional chart in 1945.{{Cite web|url=https://www.airfieldsfreeman.com/AZ/Airfields_AZ_Tucson_N.htm#picacho|title=Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Arizona, Northern Tucson area|website=Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields|access-date=2018-03-18}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.maranaaz.gov/airport-history/|title=Airport history|website=Town of Marana|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-18}}