Sheldon Point Airport

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Sheldon Point Airport
IATA: SXP – ICAO: none – FAA: SXP
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
Location Nunam Iqua, Alaska (formerly Sheldon Point)
Elevation AMSL 12 ft / 4 m
Coordinates 62°31′14″N 164°50′52″W / 62.52056, -164.84778
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 3,015 919 Gravel
9W/27W 15,000 4,572 Water
18W/36W 15,000 4,572 Water
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Sheldon Point Airport (IATA: SXPFAA LID: SXP) is a state-owned public-use airport located in Nunam Iqua (formerly Sheldon Point), a city in the Wade Hampton Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. FAA records still list the location as Sheldon Point[1], but the city was renamed Nunam Iqua in 1999.[2]

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[edit] Facilities

Sheldon Point Airport covers an area of 120 acres (49 ha) which contains one runway and two seaplane landing areas:

  • Runway 1/19: 3,015 x 60 ft. (919 x 18 m), Surface: Gravel
  • Runway 9W/27W: 15,000 x 2,000 ft. (4,572 x 610 m), Surface: Water
  • Runway 18W/36W: 15,000 x 2,000 ft. (4,572 x 610 m), Surface: Water

[edit] Airline and non-stop destination

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Master Record for SXP (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05
  2. ^ Alaska Community Database: Nunam Iqua. Retrieved 30-Aug-2007.
  3. ^ Hageland Aviation Services: Scheduled Flights (PDF). Retrieved 30-Aug-2007.

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