Shiprock Airstrip | |
Faa: | 5V5 |
Type: | Public |
Owner: | Navajo Nation |
City-Served: | Shiprock, New Mexico |
Elevation-F: | 5,272 |
Elevation-M: | 1,607 |
Coordinates: | 36.6978°N -108.7011°W |
R1-Number: | 2/20 |
R1-Length-F: | 5,214 |
R1-Length-M: | 1,589 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
Stat-Year: | 2022 |
Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations (year ending 4/29/2022) |
Stat1-Data: | 500 |
Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Shiprock Airstrip, 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.
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]
Shiprock Airstrip covers an area of 104 acres (42 ha) at an elevation of 5,272 feet (1,607 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 2/20 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,214 by 75 feet (1,475 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending April 29, 2022, the airport had 500 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 41 per month.