Shiprock Airstrip , also known as Shiprock Airport, is a public use airport

Airport

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 located five nautical mile

Nautical mile

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s (6 mi

Mile

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, 9 km

Kilometre

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) south of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Shiprock

Shiprock, New Mexico

Shiprock is a census-designated place in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States, on the Navajo reservation. The population was 8,156 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area....

, in San Juan County

San Juan County, New Mexico

-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*51.6% White*0.6% Black*36.6% Native American*0.4% Asian*0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.5% Two or more races*7.2% Other races*19.1% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...

, New Mexico

New Mexico

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, United States

United States

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.

This is one of six airports owned by the Navajo Nation

Navajo Nation

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; the others being Crownpoint Airport

Crownpoint Airport

Crownpoint Airport is a public-use airport located three nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Crownpoint, in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States....

 (0E8) in New Mexico, plus Chinle Airport (E91), Kayenta Airport

Kayenta Airport

Kayenta Airport is a public-use airport located two nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Kayenta, in Navajo County, Arizona, United States...

 (0V7), Tuba City Airport

Tuba City Airport

Tuba City Airport is a public-use airport located five nautical miles west of the central business district of Tuba City, in Coconino County, Arizona, United States...

 (T03) and Window Rock Airport

Window Rock Airport

Window Rock Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile south of the central business district of Window Rock, in Apache County, Arizona, United States...

 (RQE) in Arizona.

Facilities and aircraft

Shiprock Airstrip covers an area of 104 acre

Acre

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s (42 ha

Hectare

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) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 5,270 feet (1,606 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway

Runway

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 designated 2/20 with an asphalt

Asphalt

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 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

General aviation

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 aircraft operations, an average of 41 per month.

External links

• Shiprock Airport at Navajo Air Transportation Department
• Aerial image as of 9 October 1997 from USGS The National Map