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Chandler Municipal Airport (KCHD) is a busy general-aviation reliever field in Maricopa County, Arizona, about three miles southeast of Chandler and roughly 14-18 miles southeast of Phoenix Sky Harbor International. Owned and operated by the City of Chandler since 1948, it is one of the nation's busiest general-aviation airports, with two paved, lit runways and a control tower serving a mix of flight training, corporate and recreational traffic.
Chandler Municipal Airport sits in the heart of the Chandler Airpark, a large employment area built around the field, and is owned and operated by the City of Chandler. It is a general aviation reliever airport for the Phoenix metropolitan area, ranked among the fifty busiest GA airports in the United States, with no scheduled airline service. For a simulator pilot it offers a realistic slice of busy American general-aviation flying: a tower-controlled field with parallel hard runways, heavy training traffic, and close proximity to the Phoenix Class B airspace and Sky Harbor International.
Chandler Municipal lies in Maricopa County, Arizona, about three miles southeast of the city of Chandler and roughly 14 to 18 miles southeast of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The field is close to the wider Phoenix terminal airspace complex, and pilots should expect proximity to Phoenix Approach/Departure services, which operate on 123.7 MHz.
Chandler Municipal has two parallel hard-surfaced, lit runways aligned 04/22. The longer runway, 04R/22L, is 4,853 ft long. The shorter parallel runway, 04L/22R, measures approximately 4,398-4,399 ft. Field elevation is 1,234 ft.
Chandler Municipal is a tower-controlled airport. Relevant frequencies are: Approach/Departure (Phoenix) 123.7 MHz; ATIS 128.325 MHz; AWOS-3 128.325 MHz; Ground 124.4 MHz; Tower 126.1 MHz; and UNICOM 122.95 MHz. There is no ILS at the field.
As a tower-controlled aerodrome, arriving and departing traffic is worked by CHD Ground on 124.4 MHz and CHD Tower on 126.1 MHz, with current airport information available on the ATIS/AWOS frequency of 128.325 MHz. Specific circuit heights, noise abatement routes and local joining procedures are published in the FAA Chart Supplement and Airport Diagram for CHD rather than in the general sources reviewed here.
The airport lies within the Chandler Airpark area southeast of the city of Chandler, with Phoenix Sky Harbor International visible to the northwest as a major landmark for orientation, and Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport lying further to the east in the same metropolitan area.
Chandler Municipal Airport has been in operation since 1948 and has been owned and operated by the City of Chandler throughout its history. It has grown into one of the busiest general-aviation airports in the country, contributing significantly to the local economy through general aviation, air taxi and limited military use. On 1 October 2021, a mid-air collision occurred near the airport between a Piper PA-28-181 Archer II on a training flight and a Robinson R22 helicopter; the Piper landed safely with landing gear damage while the R22 crashed and burned, resulting in two fatalities.
Chandler Municipal is a city-owned, publicly operated airport open for use 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with no scheduled airline service and none planned. Operations are dominated by general aviation, including flight training and corporate flying, and the field is a base for numerous based aircraft, including single-engine, multi-engine, helicopter and jet types. Flying clubs, including the Phoenix Flyers Flying Club, are based at the airport. The surrounding Chandler Airpark has been developed with expanded hangar, tie-down and heliport facilities to support this activity.
