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The Town of Marana is highlighted in red. Information for unincorporated locations and borders are based on the Census 2000 Pima County Tract Outline Index Map ( PDF ). I created this map in w:Inkscape .
Marana was named for the Spanish word maraña ("thicket") by 19th-century railroad workers who had to clear a line through the area. In 2007, Marana began hosting the PGA Tour's WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship (now the WGC-Cadillac Match Play Championship). Held in late February, the event included the world's top 64 professional golfers.
Map of the United States with Arizona highlighted. Arizona is a state located in the Western United States.According to the 2020 United States Census, Arizona is the 14th most populous state with 7,151,502 inhabitants (as of the 2020 census) [1] and the 6th largest by land area spanning 113,623.1 square miles (294,282 km 2). [2]
In 1999 the Town of Marana bought the airport for Pima County and changed the name to Marana Northwest Regional Airport, then in 2002 renamed it to Marana Regional Airport. [ 4 ] According to the Marana Regional Airport 2017 Airport Master Plan, the airport plans to extend the end of runway 3 to 5,830 ft × 75 ft (1,777 m × 23 m), a 50% increase.
Avra Valley Airport is a general aviation airport in Marana, located about 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Tucson, and being used for storage of classic propeller-era airliners. The center-(west) of the valley is at Cocoraque Butte, [ 1 ] 32°13′16″N 111°20′31″W / 32.22119°N 111.34205°W / 32.22119; -111.34205 ( Baldy ...
Marana may refer to: Maraña, a village in León, Spain; Maraṇa, the Pali/Sanskrit term for death; Marana, Arizona, a town in Pima County, Arizona, United States; Marana, Estonia, a village in Estonia; Marana, Syria, a village in Syria; Uva Marana, a synonym of the Italian wine grape Verdicchio; Marana Regional Airport, an airport in Arizona ...
The expansive area northwest of the city limits is diverse, ranging from the rural communities of Catalina and parts of the town of Marana, the small suburb of Picture Rocks, the town of Oro Valley in the western foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains, and residential areas in the northeastern foothills of the Tucson Mountains. Continental ...
El Tiro Gliderport (FAA LID: AZ67), formally Marana Auxiliary Army Airfield No. 5 (Sahuaro Field), is marked on the Phoenix sectional chart is a non-towered private use gliderport 23 mi (20 nmi; 37 km) northwest of Tucson, Arizona, United States. [1]