Minto Al Wright Airport

Minto Al Wright Airport
Minto Al Wright Airport
IATA: MNTICAO: noneFAA LID: 51Z
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
Serves Minto, Alaska
Elevation AMSL 495 ft / 151 m
Coordinates 65°08′53″N 149°22′07″W / 65.14806°N 149.36861°W / 65.14806; -149.36861Coordinates: 65°08′53″N 149°22′07″W / 65.14806°N 149.36861°W / 65.14806; -149.36861
Map
51Z is located in Alaska
51Z
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2/20 3,400 1,036 Gravel
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations 1,000
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Minto Al Wright Airport (IATA: MNT[2]FAA LID: 51Z) is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) east of the central business district of Minto,[1] in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. Formerly known as Minto Airport, it was renamed in August 2009 to honor Al Wright, an Alaskan aviation pioneer and founder of Wright Air Service.[3][4]

This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015[5] which categorized it as a general aviation facility.

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Facilities and aircraft

Minto Al Wright Airport covers an area of 295 acres (119 ha) at an elevation of 495 feet (151 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 2/20 with a gravel surface measuring 3,400 by 75 feet (1,036 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 1,000 aircraft operations, an average of 83 per month: 50% air taxi and 50% general aviation.[1]

Airline and scheduled destination

Airline service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

References

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for 51Z (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 25 August 2011.
  2. ^ Airport information for MNT at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ "Upgraded Minto Airport officially renamed “Minto Al Wright Airport”". Alaska Business Monthly. August 20, 2009. http://www.akbizmag.com/alaska-news-list/306-upgraded-minto-airport-officially-renamed-minto-al-wright-airport.html. 
  4. ^ "New Minto Airport Dedication" (PDF). The Council. September 2009. p. 3. http://www.tananachiefs.org/documents/council/council_0909.pdf#page=3. 
  5. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB)". 2011–2015 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. 4 October 2010. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf. 

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