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Location · KFFZ

Right onFalcon Field.

Our office is in Suite 132 at 2550 N Thunderbird Cir, in northeast Mesa, shared with Jaybird Sim Center. Pilots have trained on this field since 1941.

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Address
2550 N Thunderbird Cir
Suite 132 · Mesa, AZ 85215
Call or text
(480) 409-3781
Talk to an instructor
Office
6:00 AM – 8:00 PM
every day
Airport
KFFZ
Falcon Field · 1,394 ft

01The airfield

A real airportto learn at.

Falcon Field opened in September 1941 to train Royal Air Force and U.S. Army Air Corps pilots, picked for Arizona's dry climate and open space. It is still a training airport, owned and run by the City of Mesa.

  • A control tower

    Falcon Tower is open 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM (5:30 AM in summer). Talking to a controller becomes routine early, not something you meet after your solo.

  • Two parallel runways

    5,100 and 3,799 feet. Training traffic uses the shorter one when it can, which keeps pattern work moving.

  • Approaches at home

    GPS approaches to both runways, so instrument students fly real approaches without leaving the field.

4R22L5,100 FT4L22R3,799 FT · TRAININGDESERT SKIESSTE 132N1,000 FTCALMWIND · 0154Z
Falcon Field to scale from FAA runway data, with the 0154Z wind: calm. Under 5 knots the tower normally uses the calm-wind runway, Runway 4L.

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02Inside

Suite 132,under one roof.

Our office shares the suite with Jaybird Sim Center: two simulators, a classroom, briefing space and a lounge, all through the same front door.

What the simulators count for

  • Motion simulator · AATD

    Redbird FMX

    An FAA-approved advanced aviation training device on a three-axis motion platform, set up as a Cessna 172 with G1000 or six-pack instruments, or a Piper Seminole.

  • Procedures trainer · BATD

    Gleim BATD

    An FAA-approved basic aviation training device with a touchscreen and dual instrument panels, for procedures and flows.

  • 12 seats

    Classroom

    Where our ground school meets, in person, with the instructor at the front of the room.

  • 4 seats

    Briefing room

    Next to the simulator bays, for the briefing before a lesson and the debrief after.

  • 8 seats

    Conference room

    For study groups, checkride prep and planning sessions with your instructor.

  • Café and golf simulator

    Lounge

    Somewhere to wait, study or talk flying, with a café counter and a Garmin golf simulator.

Visiting

The office is open 6:00 AM – 8:00 PM, every day. Tours are by appointment: call or text (480) 409-3781 and we will show you around.

Jaybird members

Memberships with 24/7 access come with a personal keypad code, so members can fly the simulators any hour. Jaybird memberships(opens in a new tab)

Come see it

Fly from Falcon Field.

Your first hour in the air starts at our office. Bring a photo ID and sunglasses; we have the headsets.

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