Window Rock Airport (ICAO: KRQE, FAA LID: RQE, formerly P34) is a public use airport located 1.15 miles (1.00 nmi; 1.85 km) south of the central business district of Window Rock, in Apache County, Arizona, United States. It is owned by the Navajo Nation.[1]
Window Rock Airport Tségháhoodzáníidi chidí naatʼaʼí ńdinibįįhígi (Navajo) | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Navajo Nation | ||||||||||
| Serves | Window Rock, Arizona | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 6,742 ft / 2,055 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°39′07″N 109°04′03″W / 35.65194°N 109.06750°W | ||||||||||
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This is one of six airports owned by the Navajo Nation; the other five being Chinle Airport (E91), Kayenta Airport (0V7) and Tuba City Airport (T03) in Arizona, plus Crownpoint Airport (0E8) and Shiprock Airport (5V5) in New Mexico.[2]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned RQE by the FAA,[1] but has no designation from the IATA.[3] Prior to December 1998, its FAA identifier was P34.[4]
Facilities and aircraft
editWindow Rock Airport covers an area of 88 acres (36 ha) at an elevation of 6,742 feet (2,055 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 3/21 with an asphalt surface measuring 7,000 by 75 feet (2,134 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending May 6, 2022, the airport had 750 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 62 per month.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for RQE PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Navajo Nation, Air Transportation Department". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2007.
- ^ "Window Rock, Arizona (ICAO: KRQE, FAA: RQE)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- ^ "Notice of airport identifier changes". AOPA Online. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
External links
edit- Window Rock Airport (RQE) at Arizona DOT airport directory
- Window Rock Airport at Navajo Air Transportation Department
- Aerial image as of 25 June 1997 from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for RQE
- AirNav airport information for KRQE
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures