Polacca Airport Explained

Polacca Airport
Iata:PXL
Faa:P10
Type:Public
Owner:The Hopi Tribe
City-Served:Polacca, Arizona
Elevation-F:5,573
Coordinates:35.7917°N -110.4233°W
Pushpin Map:USA Arizona#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Label:P10
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:4/22
R1-Length-F:4,200
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2010
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:200
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Polacca Airport is a public use airport in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The airport is owned by the Hopi Tribe. It is located 3.5miles southwest of the central business district of Polacca, an unincorporated community on the Hopi Reservation.

This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Polacca Airport covers an area of 50 acres (20 ha) at an elevation of 5573feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 4/22 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,200 by 50 feet (1,280 x 15 m).

For the 12-month period ending April 17, 2010, the airport had 200 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 16 per month. Anyone can utilize the airport for business or personal purposes. Today, most customers are from the U.S. Health and Human Services' Indian Health Service.

Charles Loloma, a famous Hopi artist, often parked his private plane at the airport.

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. Web site: 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A . PDF, 2.03 MB . National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems . Federal Aviation Administration . October 4, 2010 .

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