Marana Regional Airport
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| Marana Regional Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: AVQ - ICAO: KAVQ - FAA: AVW | |||
| Summary
<tr><th colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">Airport type</th><td colspan="2" valign="top">Public</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">Operator</th><td colspan="2" valign="top">Town of Marana</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">Serves</th><td colspan="2" valign="top">Marana, Arizona</td></tr> | |||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,031 ft (619 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 12/30 | 6,901 | 2,103 | Asphalt |
| 3/21 | 3,893 | 1,187 | Asphalt |
Marana Regional Airport (IATA: AVW, ICAO: KAVQ, FAA LID: AVQ), also known as Marana Northwest Regional Airport, is a general aviation airport in Marana, Arizona, about 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Tucson. In 1999, the airport was purchased from Pima County by the town of Marana. 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<ref>FAA Airport Master Record (Form 5010) for AVQ, also available as a printable form (PDF)</ref> by the FAA and AVW<ref name=GCR>Great Circle Mapper: AVW/KAVQ - Tucson, Arizona (Marana Regional Airport)</ref> by the IATA. The airport's ICAO identifier is KAVQ<ref name=GCR/><ref>AirNav: KAVQ - Marana Regional Airport</ref>.
[edit] Facilities
Marana Regional Airport covers 571 acres and has two runways:
- Runway 12/30: 6,901 x 100 ft. (2,103 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 3/21: 3,893 x 75 ft. (1,187 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt
[edit] References
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[edit] External links
- Marana Regional Airport (Town of Marana web site)
- Marana Northwest Regional Airport (Arizona DOT web site)
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KAVQ
- ASN Accident history for KAVQ
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS current and historical weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KAVQ
