Marana Regional Airport

The Marana Regional Airport is owned and operated by the Town of Marana. The airport, formerly known as Avra Valley Airport, was purchased by the Town in 1999 from Pima County. The three letter identifier for the airport remains AVQ.

The Marana Regional Airport is classified as a general aviation reliever airport for Tucson International.  It is located approximately fifteen nautical miles northwest of Tucson and is five miles west of Interstate 10 on Avra Valley Road. The airport is home to more than 310 based aircraft and had over 110,000 takeoffs and landings in 2007. The airport's main runway is 6,900 feet and the crosswind runway is 3,900 feet.

The airport's full service FBO, Tucson Aeroservice Center, offers Jet A, 100LL, rental cars, air charter flights, aircraft maintenance and repair, and flight instruction.

Pima Aviation is currently responsible for all based and transit aircraft at the airport. They

Orville Saling, Interim Public Works Director

Department Staff

Contact Information

Interim Public Works Director        Executive  Assistant
Orville Saling                     Jennifer Treese
520-382-2508                    520-382-8052

Fax: 520-382-2514            Fax: 520-382-8049
osaling@marana.com       
 

currently lease 232 T-Hangars and 28 covered tiedowns. The Town is responsible for the 94 open tiedowns on the airport.

The Sky Rider Cafe is one of the most popular Arizona fly-in restaurants for breakfast and lunch.

So you want to learn how to fly? Check out our flight school!  Tucson Aeroservice Center

Upcoming Airport Events 

April 10, 2010 at 10am- Marine Memorial Service 
April 23-26, 2010- Collings Foundation, World War II Bombers

2008 Aerial Photo