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Cottonwood Arizona (P52)

Address:

1001 W MINGUS AVENUE, COTTONWOOD, AZ 86326
For more information on the Cottonwood Municipal Airport, please contact Morgan Scott, Airport Manager at (928) 340-2777.

Elevation: 3550 ft

Things To Do

Fly into Cottonwood Airport (P52)

Stay in our small upstairs prohibition-era historic boutique hotel and we will pick you up from the airport. Stay where John Wayne romanced Gail Russell, and where Mae West stayed between trips from Broadway to Hollywood.

Owner/innkeeper, local historian, storyteller and tour guide, will give you a free historic lecture on these stories and more.
COMPLIMENTARY RIDES from and back to the Cottonwood Airport when you stay at the Cottonwood Hotel.
Located in Cottonwood's downtown, known as Old Town, this hotel is the most historic in Cottonwood and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is in the heart of the 3-block section of Cottonwood's Commercial Historic District.
Once here at the hotel you can walk to popular restaurants and outdoor cafes for breakfast, lunch and dining/bars, plus the largest section of the Verde Valley Wine Trail tasting rooms, eclectic shopping, galleries, antiques and a short walk to the Verde River. When booking online get an $11 discount per night by using code: FunPlac352Fly11

Red Rock Skydiving

Red Rock Skydiving, LLC is located at the Cottonwood Airport (2nd airport entrance)

1003 W. Mingus Ave Cottonwood, Arizona 86326. 20 miles southwest of Sedona, 50 miles south of Flagstaff, 80 miles north of Phoenix and 40 miles east of Prescott.

Phone: 928-649-8899 Fax: 928-649-8899

'Life List' ...Things To Do

Enjoy tandem skydiving from Cottonwood Airport, near Sedona and enjoy the beautiful Verde Valley from the sky!

Cottonwood Arizona Airport (P52) History

Cottonwood Airport, 80 years ago, was once known as the Clemenceau Airport. An eventful historical 2-day dedication celebration was held on March 19-20, 1932.

Celebrating the event were:

AVIATRIX: Amelia Earhart, Gladys O'Donnell, Clema Granger, Mrs. Kelly.

MOVIE STUNT PILOTS and Stuntmen: Frank Clarke, Roy Wilson (Waco); Wing Walker Evan Unger and Mr. Booth jumped with parachutes.

AVIATORS: Col. John Hinchey, James Granger (Swallow), CHarles Townes, Bob Weil (Stearman), Robert Scott (Waco Travelog), E.M. Moore (Swallow), J.G.Shakeford (Gipsy Moth), Ed Pettis (Travel Air), Charles Cowan (Stinson)

FLYING RYAN B-5's were Roy Dowering, Jean Johnson, and R.M. Wood

MONOCOUPES were flown by: Charles Goldtrap, Robert Fran, J. G. Fuerhelm, and M. Martinez of Jerome

STAND OIL BOEING: Mike Doolin

Event was sponsored by Verde Valley Airlines, whose officers were Marcus Rawlins, M.L. Wheeler, and William A. Clark, III (crashed with Jack Lynch May 15th, 1932).

Cottonwood Airport (P52)

Celebrates over 90 years of Aviation History