Shiprock Airstrip

Shiprock Airstrip
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA 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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