Marana Regional Airport
Marana Regional Airport | |||||||||||||||
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IATA: AVW – ICAO: KAVQ – FAA LID: AVQ | |||||||||||||||
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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 / 32.4095556°N 111.2183889°W | ||||||||||||||
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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]
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
- 1 2 3 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 Services" (PDF). (1.17 MiB)
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for AVQ
- AirNav airport information for AVQ
- ASN accident history for AVW
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for AVQ