Papago Army Heliport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
Owner/Operator | United States Army | ||||||||||
Location | Phoenix, Arizona | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,250 ft / 381 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°28′19″N 111°57′50″W / 33.47194°N 111.96389°W | ||||||||||
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Papago Army Heliport (FAA LID: P18) is a United States Army heliport at Papago Park Military Reservation. It is home to the 2nd Battalion, 285th Aviation Regiment. The airport is 6 miles (5.2 nmi; 9.7 km) east of the central business district of Phoenix, a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. It is 3.5 miles (3.0 nmi; 5.6 km) northeast of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.[1]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA, IATA, and ICAO, this airport is only assigned P18 by the FAA.[2]