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COPPERSTATE Arrival Procedures

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NOTE: Airspace within 4 nautical miles of the Casa Grande Municipal Airport, up to and including 2500' AGL, will be controlled by a temporary FAA control tower. Check NOTAMS before you depart & listen to ATIS on 132.7 for current information. This page is an excerpt, click here to see the entire Official FAA NOTAMand graphics.

Special Arrival Procedures

Unless alternate instructions are issued, one of the following two Special Arrival Procedures (depending on runway in use) will be utilized for all fixed wing aircraft inbound to Casa Grande Municipal Airport (CGZ) when the tower is open:

Mine Pit (Runway 23) Arrival Transition

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Obtain arrival information as soon as possible, via ATIS on 132.7.
When Runway 23 is in use, the outer fix is the large square pile of mine tailings, 3.6 miles west of the Casa Grande Airport (N 32° 57’ 18.1”, W 111° 48’ 58.6”). MONITOR COPPERSTATE Arrival Control on 126.4, at least 10 miles prior to entering the Arrival Transition.
Enter the Arrival Transition at least 3 miles west of the Mine Pit at 2500 msl, heading 080 for the center of the pit. Maintain as close to 90 knots as possible and proceed SINGLE FILE inbound. If you are faster than traffic ahead, allow more room when you enter, you will be following that aircraft for at least 4 miles. NO PASSING ALLOWED. Return to starting point if unable to follow traffic ahead.
When established inbound toward the Mine Pit, CONTACT COPPERSTATE Arrival Control on 126.4 with call sign, type aircraft, distance from the outer fix, and whom you are following.
If VFR holding is necessary, COPPERSTATE Arrival Control will instruct a lead aircraft to enter a circular holding pattern, making left-hand-turns, at the Mine Pit. All other aircraft will follow the leader SINGLE FILE in the holding pattern. When holding is no longer necessary, the lead aircraft will be cleared inbound to the airport, with other aircraft following single file.
COPPERSTATE Arrival Control will advise when to change to, and MONITOR, COPPERSTATE Tower on 119.8. Continue to follow traffic ahead eastbound across the south portion of the mine pit and along the dirt road. Enter a right downwind for runway 23.
Listen for any base leg instructions or change in sequence, and landing clearance.
After landing, clear the runway without delay, and DO NOT STOP prior to the parallel taxiway unless specifically instructed to do so. Change to and MONITOR Ground Control on 127.9 as you follow directions of flagmen for parking. When necessary, Ground Control may use “color and type” identification when transmitting additional instructions to you (ie, “Blue and white Cherokee, give way to the Glasair on your left”). Additional parking assistance and information may be obtained by contacting COPPERSTATE Parking Control on 122.7.

I-10 (Runway 5) Arrival Transition

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Obtain arrival information as soon as possible, via ATIS on 132.7.
When Runway 5 is in use, the outer fix is the highway interchange at Interstate-10 and Arizona Highway 387, 3.6 miles northeast of the Casa Grande Airport (N 33° 00’ 11.1”, W 111° 45’ 11.0”). MONITOR COPPERSTATE Arrival Control on 126.4, at least 10 miles prior to entering the Arrival Transition.
Enter the Arrival Transition at least 3 miles northwest of the interchange (in the vicinity of the highway rest areas located on both sides of the freeway) at 2500’ MSL, following the freeway southeast bound. Maintain as close to 90 knots as possible and proceed SINGLE FILE inbound. If you are faster than traffic ahead, allow more room when you enter, you will be following that aircraft for at least 4 miles. NO PASSING ALLOWED. Return to starting point if unable to follow traffic ahead.
When established inbound over the freeway, CONTACT COPPERSTATE Arrival Control on 126.4 with call sign, type aircraft, distance from the outer fix, and whom you are following.
If VFR holding is necessary, COPPERSTATE Arrival Control will instruct a lead aircraft to enter a racetrack holding pattern, making left-hand-turns, using the two highway rest areas as the pivot points of the racetrack pattern. All other aircraft will follow the leader SINGLE FILE in the holding pattern. When holding is no longer necessary, the lead aircraft will be cleared inbound to the airport, with other aircraft following single file.
COPPERSTATE Arrival Control will advise when to change to, and MONITOR, COPPERSTATE Tower on 119.8. Upon reaching the freeway interchange, continue to follow traffic ahead as you turn southbound along Arizona Highway 387. Enter a left downwind for Runway 5.
Listen for any base leg instructions or change in sequence, and landing clearance.
After landing, clear the runway without delay, and DO NOT STOP prior to the parallel taxiway unless specifically instructed to do so. Change to and MONITOR Ground Control on 127.9 as you follow directions of flagmen for parking. When necessary, Ground Control may use “color and type” identification when transmitting additional instructions to you (ie, “Blue and white Cherokee, give way to the Glasair on your left”). Additional parking assistance and information may be obtained by contacting COPPERSTATE Parking Control on 122.7.