Marana Regional Airport

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Marana Regional Airport
IATA: AVW – ICAO: KAVQ – FAA: 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, -111.218389
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
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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]

Contents 1 Facilities 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] 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]

[edit] See also

• Pinal Airpark

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} 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)

[edit] External links

• Marana Regional Airport at Town of Marana web site
• Marana Northwest Regional Airport at Arizona DOT web site
• Avra Valley Airport: Economic Impact and Aviation ServicesPDF (1.17 MiB)
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for AVQ
  • ASN accident history for AVW
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for AVQ

• Marana Regional Airport is at coordinates 32°24′34″N 111°13′06″W / 32.409556, -111.218389 (Marana Regional Airport)Coordinates: 32°24′34″N 111°13′06″W / 32.409556, -111.218389 (Marana Regional Airport)