Shiprock Airstrip Explained

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]

Facilities and aircraft

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.

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 5 October 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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