Minto Al Wright Airport

Minto Al Wright Airport
IATA: MNT – ICAO: none – FAA 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 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.

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.

• Warbelow's Air Ventures (Fairbanks)

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. 

External links

• FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
• Topographic map as of 1 July 1951 from USGS The National Map
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for 51Z
  • ASN accident history for MNT
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for 51Z