Marana Regional Airport

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 / 32.4095556°N 111.2183889°W / 32.4095556; -111.2183889
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

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. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Master Record for AVQ (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05
  2. ↑ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2007-2011
  3. ↑ Great Circle Mapper: AVW / KAVQ - Tucson, Arizona (Marana Regional Airport)
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