Marana Regional Airport

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Marana Regional Airport
IATA: AVQ - ICAO: KAVQ - FAA: AVW
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Town of Marana
Serves		Marana, Arizona
Elevation AMSL		2,031 ft (619 m)
Coordinates		32°24′34″N, 111°13′06″W
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^[1] by the FAA and AVW^[2] by the IATA. The airport's ICAO identifier is KAVQ^[2][3].

Contents 1 Facilities 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[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] See also

• Pinal Airpark

[edit] References

1. ^ FAA Airport Master Record for AVQ (Form 5010 PDF)
2. ^ ^{a b} Great Circle Mapper: AVW/KAVQ - Tucson, Arizona (Marana Regional Airport)
3. ^ AirNav: KAVQ - Marana Regional Airport

[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 latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KAVQ