Marana Regional Airport

[3] Marana Regional Airport covers 630 acres (250 ha) at an elevation of 2,031 ft (619 m) above mean sea level.

AVQ has two asphalt paved runways: For the 12-month period ending April 15, 2023, the airport had 90,252 aircraft operations, an average of 247 per day: 66% general aviation, 11% air taxi, and 22% military.

At that time there were 193 aircraft based at this airport: 165 single-engine, 10 ultralight, 15 multi-engine, 2 jet, and 1 glider.

The United States Army Air Forces trained at Marana through World War II and the Korean War in North American T-6 Texan and North American T-28 Trojan aircraft.

In 1973 Pima County Department of Transportation bought the airport and expanded the runways even more.

1945 Phoenix sectional chart shows Marana Regional Airport as Marana Auxiliary Army Airfield No. 2 (aka Rillito Field).
USGS topo of Avra Valley Airport circa 1980s