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
IATA: none ICAO: KCHD FAA LID: CHD
Summary
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
Map
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 operations 161,750 Based aircraft 333
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

2021 Chandler mid-air collision

Accident
Date	October 1, 2021 (2021-10-01)
Summary	Mid-air collision
Site	Chandler, Arizona, U.S.
Total fatalities	2
Total survivors	2
First aircraft
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, 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]

See also

• List of airports in Arizona