Cottonwood Airport (P52), Arizona
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Cottonwood Airport (P52) is a non-towered public-use field in Cottonwood, Arizona, with a single paved runway. Annual operations are modest, and business aviation traffic makes up the majority of recorded movements per FAA TFMSC data for 2025.
Runways
Cottonwood Airport has one paved runway, 14/32, 4,250 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Cottonwood Airport has 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 8am to 5pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Cottonwood Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Scottsdale (KSDL), 67 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Cottonwood Airport recorded 429 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in May. Business aviation traffic at Cottonwood Airport is concentrated in the spring and fall months, with May, October, and November showing the highest operation counts of the year.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month May, 49 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Cottonwood Airport has published operating constraints in three categories: access, runway notes and other notes.
Gliders and wildlife are present in the vicinity of the airport.
For clearance delivery, contact Phoenix Approach.
Pilot-controlled lighting: REIL runway 14 and 32, PAPI runway 14 and 32, and MIRL runway 14/32, activated via CTAF.
Runway 32 is the calm wind runway.
A 300 ft paved stopway is present at both ends of the runway.
A 12 ft brush obstruction lies 50-200 ft from the threshold, 120-175 ft right of centerline; a 15 ft brush obstruction lies 0-200 ft from the threshold, 60-250 ft left of centerline; a 4 ft berm lies 30-200 ft from the threshold, 125-250 ft left of centerline.
Fuel is available H24 with a credit card.
Touch-and-go operations are not authorized from 1800-0800 on weekdays and 1800-0900 on weekends and holidays. More than three aircraft conducting touch-and-go operations in the pattern at the same time is not permitted.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Cottonwood Airport has five airfields within 45 NM. The closest is Sedona (KSEZ), 14.09 NM northeast.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at P52
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Frequently asked questions
What fuel is available at Cottonwood Airport (P52)?
Cottonwood Airport, identifier P52, offers 100LL only, with no Jet A on the field. The self-serve fuel point is advertised as available H24 with a credit card, per airport remarks.
Is there a customs facility at P52?
Cottonwood Airport (P52) has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs airport is KSDL, located about 66.76 nautical miles away.
What are the touch-and-go restrictions at Cottonwood Airport?
Touch-and-go operations at Cottonwood Airport (P52) are not authorized from 1800-0800 on weekdays and 1800-0900 on weekends and holidays. Additionally, more than three aircraft conducting touch-and-go operations in the traffic pattern at the same time is not permitted.