Identifier
FFZ
Falcon Field Map Print (FFZ)
FFZ
KFFZ
Mesa, Arizona
$55
✓ Free US shipping · Made to Order
Colorway
White
Black
Navy
Sand
Blueprint
Night Ops
Hi-Viz
Finish
Fine Art Print pairs 330 gsm, 100% cotton Hot Press paper with pigment giclée printing for rich color and a smooth matte finish. Supplied unframed. Orders containing only paper prints ship flat.
Framed Fine Art Print presents the same cotton paper in a 1.25 inch solid wood frame, with a white beveled mat and optical-grade clear acrylic. The mat is included, and hanging wire is already installed.
Glossy Metal Print brings vivid color to coated aluminum through dye sublimation. The glossy surface resists scratches and water; the included hidden mount positions it about 3/4 inch off the wall.
Size
Free US shipping
Printed in the USA
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- Museum-quality, 330 gsm cotton paper with pigment inks for rich color and fine detail. Ready for your own frame.
- Mesa's runways and taxiways, composed as art for anyone who has spent time at the field.
- Seven colorways to suit the room. A considered gift for pilots, crew, and frequent flyers.
Description
A runway diagram map print of Falcon Field (FFZ), made from the airport's own layout for the place it holds in your life. Choose your colorway and your format: a fine art giclée print on cotton paper, a framed fine art print, a glossy metal print or a digital download.
Your fine art print is made to order with pigment inks on heavyweight, 100% cotton Hot Press paper, a 330 gsm sheet with a high color gamut and deep black density. The acid-free, archival-grade paper has a smooth matte surface. Supplied unframed, ready for your own frame.
Shipping and Returns
Physical prints are made to order in 2 to 3 business days; shipping time is added on top and varies by your location and the method you choose. Standard shipping is free across the US. Orders containing only paper prints ship flat, though paper may retain a slight curl; orders with framed or metal pieces ship in separate boxes. Digital downloads are delivered by email, so there is nothing to ship.
The Digital Download is a JPEG at 300 dpi, sized for 24 by 30 inches. The digital add-on matches the selected physical print size at 300 dpi. Download links arrive by email and stay active for 30 days; save the file within that time and keep it for personal, non-commercial use. No physical item is shipped.
Physical products have a 30-day money-back guarantee. Contact us within 30 days of delivery to request a refund; we may require a return before issuing it.
Digital downloads are non-refundable once delivered, except where required by law or where AirportPrints determines that a delivery failure or technical issue was caused by AirportPrints.
Materials
Fine Art Print: pigment giclée printing on heavyweight 330 gsm (17 mil), 100% cotton Hot Press paper, on regularly calibrated giclée printers. The paper is acid-free and archival-grade, with a smooth matte surface and the high color gamut and black density that let a dark ground and fine linework keep their depth. Supplied unframed, with no added white margin, ready for your own frame.
Framed Fine Art Print: the same cotton fine art paper in a 1.25 inch solid wood frame. A white, acid-free, 4-ply mat with a 45-degree bevel and optical-grade, shatter-resistant clear acrylic (safer to ship than glass) are included. The print is mounted to foam core for a flat presentation, with a kraft paper dust cover and installed hanging wire on the back.
Glossy Metal Print: the image is transferred by dye sublimation into polymer-coated aluminum with a glossy white base. The 1.14 mm panel has a scratch- and water-resistant surface, with a hidden inset mount that positions it about 3/4 inch off the wall. Display indoors, away from direct sunlight.
Digital Download: a high-resolution JPEG for personal, non-commercial use. No physical paper, frame, or metal panel is included.
Dimensions
Fine Art Print: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, and 24 x 30 inches.
Framed Fine Art Print: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, and 24 x 30 inches, measured across the mat and acrylic area inside the frame. The mat sits within that area, so the visible image is about 6 x 8, 12 x 16, or 18 x 24 inches. The outside frame is larger than the listed size.
Glossy Metal Print: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, and 24 x 30 inches. During sublimation, 1/8 to 1/4 inch of the artwork may be cropped, so the printed edge can differ slightly from the preview.
Digital Download: a 7200 x 9000 pixel JPEG at 300 dpi for 24 x 30 inch printing. A digital add-on instead matches the selected physical size: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, or 24 x 30 inches at 300 dpi.
Made like something you keep.
The field itself
This is Mesa's own layout, the way its runways run and the taxiways thread between them, composed into a print you will want to look at every day. Not a stock template with a new name on it.
Museum-quality cotton paper
Heavyweight 330 gsm, 100% cotton Hot Press paper, acid-free and archival-grade. Its high color gamut and black density give the runways real depth, and pigment inks keep the fine detail crisp on a smooth matte surface.
Solid wood framing or glossy metal
Frame it in 1.25 inch solid wood, black, white or natural oak, with the white beveled mat, optical-grade clear acrylic and hanging wire included. Or choose glossy metal: dye sublimation into aluminum, floated about 3/4 inch off the wall on a hidden mount.
Falcon Field
FFZ · Mesa, Arizona
33.4608° N · 111.7283° W
Field elevation 1,394 ft
Field elevation 1,394 ft
ICAO code
KFFZ
Field elevation
1,394ft
Runways
2
Magnetic variation
12°E
Runways
04R/22L5,100 × 100 ft
04L/22R3,799 × 75 ft
Composed from published airport information and available field depictions as original wall art. Learn how AirportPrints maps take shape.
Falcon Field Runway Diagram Print
Falcon Field is a two runway field in Mesa, Arizona, and the print reads as a matched pair of black diagonals running from the lower left corner toward the upper right. The longer strip, 04R/22L, is 5100 ft by 100 ft. Its neighbor, 04L/22R, measures 3799 ft by 75 ft. Both are asphalt, both are labeled at their ends (4L and 4R at the bottom, 22R and 22L at the top), and the shorter one sits slightly above and behind the longer one so the two bars stagger rather than line up. Field elevation is 1394 ft, printed under the coordinates in the lower right.
The field opened as the No. 4 British Flying Training School after Southwest Airways, founded by Hollywood producer Leland Hayward and pilot Jack Connelly, set out to build a third Thunderbird field; the British asked that it be named for one of their birds. Royal Air Force cadets arrived in 1941 and trained on Stearman PT-17s and North American AT-6s, and the company's Thunderbird Field No. 2 became the site of the airport at Scottsdale. Since 1976 the field has been home to Airbase Arizona, a Commemorative Air Force unit whose aircraft include a flying B-17G called Sentimental Journey and a B-25J. In 2016 the World War II aviation hangars here were listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
As wall art, the appeal is the contrast between those two long clean strokes and the clutter around them. Taxiways loop between and around the runways, and the whole lower right quadrant fills with ranked hangar rows and tie down aprons, dozens of small parallel marks that give the composition its texture. Nothing crosses, nothing fans out; the geometry is one repeated angle, which is what makes it hang well in a hallway or above a desk where a busier field would fight the room. Depending on the colorway you choose, the runways either sit dark against a pale ground or glow out of a deep one.
Mesa (FFZ) print, common questions
How many runways does Falcon Field have?
Two, and both appear on the print. They are parallel asphalt runways, 04R/22L and 04L/22R, drawn as diagonal strips with their designators set at the ends.
How long are the runways at FFZ?
The longest is 04R/22L at 5100 ft long and 100 ft wide. The parallel runway 04L/22R is 3799 ft long and 75 ft wide. Both surfaces are asphalt.
Where is Falcon Field, and how high is it?
It is in Mesa, Arizona, in Maricopa County, at a field elevation of 1394 ft. The coordinates and the elevation are printed in the lower right of the print.
What does FFZ stand for?
FFZ is Falcon Field's three letter location identifier, and it is an unusual case: the airport's IATA code is MSC instead of a matching FFZ, where most US airports use the same three letters for both.
How accurate is the layout on this print?
It is plotted from published runway data for the airport, so runway positions, relative lengths and orientations follow the published layout. This is a print and not a navigation document, and fine details may be simplified or omitted. Pavement markings, lighting and signage are examples of what the drawing leaves out.
Does this work as a gift for a pilot who trained here?
Yes. Falcon Field is a training and general aviation field, so it is a common logbook airport, and the print is legible at a glance to anyone who has flown the 04/22 pair. Each one is made to order in your chosen size and in the colorway you choose.
