Ohkay Owingeh Airport is a public use airport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 located in Rio Arriba County

Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*51.6% White*0.5% Black*16.0% Native American*0.4% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.3% Two or more races*28.2% Other races*71.3% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...

, New Mexico

New Mexico

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, United States

United States

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. It is three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district

Central business district

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 of the city of Española

Española, New Mexico

Española also known as Espanola , is a city primarily in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, in the United States. A portion of the central and eastern section of the city is in Santa Fe County. Española was founded in 1880 as a railroad village, incorporated as a city in 1925. The city is situated in...

. The airport is owned by the Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Council.

The airport was known as the San Juan Pueblo Airport until 2008. The name change occurred due to the San Juan Pueblo

San Juan Pueblo

San Juan Pueblo may refer to*old name of Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico*San Juan Pueblo...

 returning to its pre-Spanish name in November 2005. The Tewa

Tewa language

Tewa is a Kiowa–Tanoan language spoken by Pueblo people, mostly in the Rio Grande valley in New Mexico north of Santa Fe. The 1980 census counted 1,298 speakers, almost all of whom are bilingual in English...

 name Ohkay Owingeh means "place of the strong people".

Facilities and aircraft

The airport covers an area of 236 acres (95.5 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 5,790 feet (1,765 m) above mean sea level. It has two runway

Runway

According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...

s: 16/34 is 5,007 by 75 feet (1,526 x 23 m) with an asphalt

Asphalt

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 pavement; 6/24 is 3,100 by 35 feet (945 x 11 m) with a dirt surface. Runway 6/24 is permanently closed and a fence has been built across it. For the 12-month period ending April 8, 2009, the airport had 1,000 general aviation

General aviation

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 aircraft operations, an average of 83 per month.

External links

• Aerial photo as of 5 October 1997 from USGS The National Map