- Marana Regional Airport
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Marana Regional Airport IATA: AVW – ICAO: KAVQ – FAA LID: AVQ Summary Airport type Public Owner Town of Marana Serves Tucson, Arizona Location Marana, Arizona Elevation AMSL 2,031 ft / 619 m Coordinates 32°24′34.40″N 111°13′06.20″W / 32.409556°N 111.218389°W Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 3/21 3,893 1,187 Asphalt 12/30 6,901 2,103 Asphalt Statistics (2005) Aircraft operations 90,000 Based aircraft 247 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] Marana Regional Airport (IATA: AVW, ICAO: KAVQ, FAA LID: AVQ), also known as Marana Northwest Regional Airport or Avra Valley Airport, is a general aviation airport in Marana, Arizona, about 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Tucson.[1] In 1999, the airport was purchased from Pima County by the town of Marana.
According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007–2011, it is categorized as a reliever airport.[2] It is not served by any commercial airlines at this time.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Marana Regional Airport is assigned AVQ by the FAA and AVW by the IATA.[3]
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Facilities
Marana Regional Airport covers 571 acres (231 ha) and has two asphalt paved runways: 12/30 measuring 6,901 x 100 ft (2,103 x 30 m) and 3/21 measuring 3,893 x 75 ft (1,187 x 23 m).[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for AVQ (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05
- ^ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2007-2011
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: AVW / KAVQ - Tucson, Arizona (Marana Regional Airport)
External links
- Marana Regional Airport at Town of Marana web site
- Marana Northwest Regional Airport (AVQ) at Arizona DOT airport directory
- Avra Valley Airport: Economic Impact and Aviation ServicesPDF (1.17 MiB)
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for AVQ
- ASN accident history for AVW
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for AVQ
Categories:- Airports in Pima County, Arizona
- Arizona airport stubs
- Arizona building and structure stubs
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