San Manuel Airport (FAA LID: E77), also known as San Manuel Ray Blair Airport, is a public-use airport that is publicly owned by Pinal County. It was formerly owned by BHP, owners of the San Manuel Copper Mine. The airport is located 2.3 miles (2.0 nmi; 3.7 km) northwest of the central business district of San Manuel, a city in Pinal County, Arizona, United States, and 40 miles (35 nmi; 64 km) northeast of Tucson International Airport.[1]

San Manuel Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: E77
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	BHP
Operator	Pinal County, Arizona
Serves	San Manuel, Arizona
Elevation AMSL	3,272 ft / 997 m
Coordinates	32°38′11″N 110°38′50″W
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 11/29 4,207 1,282 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft operations 14,010 Based aircraft 20
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA, IATA, and ICAO San Manuel Airport is only assigned E77 by the FAA.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

San Manuel Airport covers an area of 54 acres (22 ha) at an elevation of 3,271.7 ft (997.2 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway with edge lights:

• 11/29 measuring 4,207 ft × 75 ft (1,282 m × 23 m), asphalt[3]

For the 12-month period ending April 19, 2017, the airport had 14,010 aircraft operations, an average of 38 per day: 100% general aviation. At that time there were 20 aircraft based at this airport: 75% single-engine, 20% ultralight, no multi-engine, no jet, and 5% helicopters.

References

External links

• San Manuel Airport (E77) at Arizona DOT airport directory
• San Manuel Airport at San Manuel tourism
• FAA Terminal Procedures for E77, effective August 11, 2022
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for E77
  • AirNav airport information for KE77
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures