Crownpoint Airport Explained

Crownpoint Airport
Faa:0E8
Type:Public
Owner:Navajo Nation
City-Served:Crownpoint, New Mexico
Elevation-F:6,696
Elevation-M:2,041
Coordinates:35.7178°N -108.2017°W
R1-Number:18/36
R1-Length-F:5,820
R1-Length-M:1,774
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (year ending 4/6/2021)
Stat1-Data:500
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Crownpoint Airport is a public-use airport located three nautical miles (4 mi, 6 km) northwest of the central business district of Crownpoint, in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States.

This is one of six airports owned by the Navajo Nation; the others being Shiprock Airport (5V5) 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

Crownpoint Airport covers an area of 22 acres (9 ha) at an elevation of 6,696 feet (2,041 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,820 by 60 feet (1,774 x 18 m).

For the 12-month period ending April 6, 2021, the airport had 500 aircraft operations, an average of 42 per month: 60% air taxi and 40% general aviation.

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 28 December 2023.
  2. Web site: Navajo Nation, Air Transportation Department . 2 March 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928195916/http://www.acrnet.com/navajoair/Default.htm . 28 September 2007 .

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