Shiprock Airstrip

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°WCoordinates: 36°41′52″N 108°42′04″W / 36.69778°N 108.70111°W
Runways
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations
Aircraft operations	500
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

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[]

^ ^a ^b ^c FAA Airport Form 5010 for 5V5 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 25 August 2011.
^ "Navajo Nation, Air Transportation Department". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2007.

External links[]

Aerial image as of 9 October 1997 from USGS The National Map
Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 5V5
- AirNav airport information for 5V5
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 5V5

[FAA-1] FAA Airport Form 5010 for 5V5 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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