The Sedona-Oak Creek Airport Authority (SOCAA) has announced that the Sedona Airport through its Fixed Base Operator (FBO), Red Rock Aviation, received its first load of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) on the 5th of June and will begin sales of jet fuel that includes a blend of that fuel.
SAF is a blended jet fuel that is refined partly from fossil fuels and partly from renewable animal and plant sources. The blended end-product meets the same FAA standards required for storage and performance of fossil-fuel derived jet fuel. Because of this, the blended SAF can be mixed with regular jet fuel in ground storage tanks, airport fuel trucks, and aircraft fuel tanks requiring no additional jet fuel infrastructure or procedures.
Sedona will receive SAF as a blend of 70% fossil-fuel refined jet fuel and 30% neat SAF. Avfuel, headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has supplied Sedona Airport’s Red Rock Aviation since 2022. At the moment, Long Beach, California is the nearest source of the SAF. Regional Avfuel Sales Representative Don Leffler was on hand for Sedona’s first delivery of Sustainable Aviation Fuel. Sedona will receive a truckload of SAF about once every two months, equating to approximately once every tenth delivery of jet fuel.
Airport Manager Ed Rose stated: “We are excited to incorporate SAF to our growing list of sustainability initiatives. SAF is a safe, proven, and sustainable blend of jet fuel that will help the Sedona Airport be a good neighbor and do its part to reduce the overall production of greenhouse gases.”
