Shiprock_Airport

Shiprock Airstrip

Shiprock Airstrip

Airport

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]

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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.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    FAA Airport Form 5010 for 5V5 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 5 October 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Navajo Nation, Air Transportation Department". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2007.
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