Shiprock Airstrip

Shiprock Airstrip
IATA: noneICAO: noneFAA LID: 5V5
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Navajo Nation
Serves Shiprock, New Mexico
Elevation AMSL 5,270 ft / 1,606 m
Coordinates 36°41′52″N 108°42′04″W / 36.69778°N 108.70111°W / 36.69778; -108.70111
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2/20 4,840 1,475 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations 500

Shiprock Airstrip (FAA LID: 5V5), also known as Shiprock Airport, is a public use airport located five nautical miles (6 mi, 9 km) south of the central business district of Shiprock, in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States.[1]

This is one of six airports owned by the Navajo Nation; the others being Crownpoint Airport (0E8) in New Mexico, plus Chinle Airport (E91), Kayenta Airport (0V7), Tuba City Airport (T03) and Window Rock Airport (RQE) in Arizona.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Shiprock Airstrip covers an area of 104 acres (42 ha) at an elevation of 5,270 feet (1,606 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 2/20 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,840 by 75 feet (1,475 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending April 13, 2009, the airport had 500 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 41 per month.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Master Record for 5V5 (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 25 August 2011.
  2. "Navajo Nation, Air Transportation Department". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2007.

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