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SPRINGERVILLE AIRPORT
Welcome...
...to the Springerville Municipal Airport
website. Springerville Airport is located in the heart of North
Eastern
Arizona in the
burgeoning town of Springerville. Originally established in 1879,
Springerville sits nestled in the White Mountains at
an elevation of about 7000 feet. Originating
around Henry Springer's trading post, the town, along with it's neighbor
Eagar, was incorporated in 1948.   
    
   Origin...
The airport site was selected in the
1940's when the residents of the Town decided to construct an airport on
one of the landing fields used by the original barnstormers. The
unpaved field was originally owned by the Springerville-Eagar Airport
Corporation until the Town of Springerville acquired the land in 1948.
Expansion...
The airport remained unpaved until 1962
when the Town graded and paved Runway 3-21. The following year
Runway 3-21 was extended to 4,400 feet and strengthened. From 1968
to 1972, using state and federal funding, the Town acquired additional
land, extended runway 3-21 to 5,600 feet, provided runway turnarounds
and a stub taxiway to the main ramp, and installed a fuel pump, tanks
and lights. The State purchased a beacon for the airport in 1969.
In 1973 the Town reconstructed the ramp and installed Medium Intensity
Runway Lights. Between 1979 and 1984, a 3,900 foot parallel
taxiway to runway 3-21 was constructed, 50 acres of additional land was
acquired, security fencing was installed, and runway 3-21 was extended
to 6,600 feet.
Between 1987 and 1995, the Town has
constructed a 4,589 foot cross-wind
Runway 11-29, expanded the ramp, constructed parking areas for both long
and short term parking, constructed a 10,000sf hanger with attached
4,000sf terminal/fixed based operator facility and extended Runway 3-21
to 8,425. In addition, the Town acquired additional land and
easements to accommodate the runway and clear zones for Runway 3-21 and
installed a paved perimeter road to the south end of Runway 3-21.
Today...
In 1994, the FAA issued a grant to construct a parallel taxiway for
Runway 11-29 and install
14,000lf of perimeter fencing. Between
1995 and 2004, the Town received grants to install PAPI, precision
approach path indicator, lights, reconstructed the runways and aprons,
installed waster and sewer line to the airport and installed 3-phase
power and a water well. In 2006, using funds from the 2003
perimeter fence grant, the Town installed additional security in
the form of a key code entry gate for the terminal/FBO and main
apron/ramp.
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