Falcon Field satellite view
📍 Mesa⬆ 1,394 ft2 runways
KFFZ · MSC

Falcon Field

33.46080°N
-111.72800°W
ARR / DAY
160
28.1%
DEP / DAY
173
27.1%

Falcon Field (KFFZ/MSC) is a small general aviation airport located in Mesa, AZ. It features 2 runways with the longest being 5,101 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 160 arrivals and 173 departures per day on average over the last 7 days.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

10h ago
Temp
88°F
Wind
6 kts
30°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
METAR KFFZ 151454Z 03006KT 10SM CLR 31/15 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP145 T03060150 51018

Runway intelligence

Which runway carries the operations, observed over the last 30 days

22L
39% of ops
5,748 land · 3,387 TO
22R
24% of ops
3,543 land · 4,583 TO
04R
19% of ops
2,837 land · 5,080 TO
04L
19% of ops
2,786 land · 2,126 TO
Runway 22L carries 39% of operations (5,748 landings, 3,387 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 22R at 24%.

Approach quality

Per-runway unstable-approach, go-around, and long-rollout rates

22L 5,748 landings
UA 4%GA 0.0%
22R 3,543 landings
UA 3%
04R 2,837 landings
UA 3%
04L 2,786 landings
UA 1%
Approaches to 22L show a 4% unstable-approach rate (221 UA events from 5,748 landings).Phase B will add wind-correlation: which crosswind band produces most UA events.

Traffic behavior

When the field is busy: hourly + weekday vs weekend

Daily avg
298.4
flights/day · 8,951 total
Busy hour (local)
3pm
also 1pm · 2pm
Day vs night
70%
06:00–20:00 local
Traffic concentrates around 2pm–3pm local, averaging 298.4 flights/day. Weekend volume runs 0.8× weekday (256.5 vs 328.5 daily).

Aircraft character

What's actually flying here: top types over the last 30 days

Activity is led by (54% of 7,980 flights). Top three types: , , .

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Type Freq (MHz) Hours
CTAF 124.600
TWR 124.600 MAY 15-AUG 15 0530-2100, AUG 16-MAY14 0600-2100.
GND 121.300 MAY 15-AUG 15 0530-2100, AUG 16-MAY14 0600-2100.
ATIS 118.250 MAY 15-AUG 15 0530-2100, AUG 16-MAY14 0600-2100.
APCH 120.700
APCH 239.000
UNICOM 122.950
OTHER 120.700
DSERT ST 120.700
OTHER 124.100
BLYTHE S 124.100
SUNSS ST 124.100
LCL/P 124.600 MAY 15-AUG 15 0530-2100, AUG 16-MAY14 0600-2100.
OTHER 124.900
HUUTY ST 124.900
OTHER 256.900
SUNSS ST 256.900
OTHER 353.800
HUUTY ST 353.800
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZAB
Elevation:
1,394 ft
Mag var:
12° E
Fuel:
100LL, A1+

Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 8 AM · 1 movement every 75 s
12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Pilot & community notes

1 comment from OurAirports (click to expand)

1
Anonymous
2/6/2014
FFZ NDB
Evidently the FFZ NDB service is no longer there. When was it turned down?
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