Picacho Stagefield ARNG Heliport


Picacho Army National Guard Heliport, also known as Picacho Stagefield Heliport, formally Marana Auxiliary Army Airfield No. 1, is an Arizona Army National Guard towered training field southeast of Picacho, Arizona. 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.
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 and . 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 was one of five auxiliary fields that served Marana Army Air Field and is part of many Arizona World War II Army Airfields. Picacho Field first appeared on the Phoenix sectional chart in 1945.

Facilities

Picacho ARNG Heliport has four asphalt paved runways/helipads:
  • Helipad H1 measuring
  • Helipad H2 measuring
  • Helipad H3 measuring
  • Helipad H4 measuring