Arizona Practice Areas and Reporting Points

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Instructions and Disclaimers

Please carefully review all of the information on this page.

This page contains AFTW recommended practice area reporting points and procedures for the Phoenix-area, Northern Arizona, and Southern Arizona. Each pilot has the responsibility for knowing and following all required FAA practices and procedures.

Always practice FAA-recommended visual scanning procedures, even when communicating on practice area frequencies and utilizing ADS-B traffic information.

Remember that not all pilots know about these practice area frequencies and reporting points.

Please direct any pilots who are operating in the Phoenix-area to this site.

ForeFlight and Garmin Pilot GPS Overlays

Option 1: All Practice Areas in one overlay

One file to download and import
All practice areas are displayed together
AFTW All Practice Areas – version 9 (Direct Link / Google Drive Link) – Updated 1-5-2020
Notes and FAQs

Option 2: Separate overlays for each practice area

This option provides the ability to select which practice areas are displayed
Foreflight allows multiple overlays to be displayed at the same time
Garmin Pilot only allows one displayed overlay at a time
AFTW Northwest Practice Area – version 9 (Direct Link / Google Drive Link) – Updated 1-5-2020
AFTW Northeast Practice Area – version 9 (Direct Link / Google Drive Link) – Updated 1-5-2020
AFTW Southwest Practice Area – version 9 (Direct Link / Google Drive Link) – Updated 1-5-2020
AFTW Southeast Practice Area – version 9 (Direct Link / Google Drive Link) – Updated 1-5-2020
AFTW Lufthansa Practice Area – version 9 (Direct Link / Google Drive Link) – Updated 1-5-2020
AFTW Rainbow Valley Practice Area – version 9 (Direct Link / Google Drive Link) – Updated 1-5-2020
AFTW Northern Arizona Practice Areas – version 9 (Direct Link / Google Drive Link) – Updated 1-5-2020
AFTW Tucson Practice Areas – version 9 (Direct Link / Google Drive Link) – Updated 1-5-2020

Other Overlays

DVT/Luke SATR LOA Sector ForeFlight/Garmin Pilot Overlay (Updated on 11-14-2018)
Explanation of DVT/Luke LOA (Official LOA)
IWA Night Sector
TFD Night Sector

VIDEOS: How to Download and Use the Overlays

ForeFlight

Garmin Pilot

Stanfield VOR Procedures – aka “The Stack”

Coolidge Approach Procedures – aka “The Other Stack” * NEW *

Practice Area Videos

Thank you to Emmanuel Tempelman for providing these excellent videos!

Northern Arizona Practice Areas and Procedures

PDFs of Phoenix Practice Area Charts

KIWA – Allegiant RNA Visual Rwy 30L Approach Procedure
Be aware of Allegiant approaches during training flights

Southern Arizona Practice Areas and Procedures

Map Summaries:

Additional Information:

Tucson International Airport (KTUS) safety briefing addressing runway incursions