Window Rock Airport

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Window Rock Airport
IATA: none - ICAO: KRQE - FAA: RQE
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		The Navajo Nation
Serves		Window Rock, Arizona
Elevation AMSL		6,742 ft (2,055 m)
Coordinates		35°39′07″N, 109°04′03″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
2/20	7,000	2,134	Asphalt

Window Rock Airport (ICAO: KRQE, FAA LID: RQE) is a public-use general aviation airport located one mile (1.6 km) south of the central business district of Window Rock, a city in Apache County, Arizona, United States.^{[1] [2]}

This is one of six airports owned by the Navajo Nation; the other five being Chinle Airport (E91), Kayenta Airport (0V7) and Tuba City Airport (T03) in Arizona, plus Crownpoint Airport (0E8) and Shiprock Airport (5V5) in New Mexico.^[3]

[edit] Facilities

Window Rock Airport covers an area of 88 acres (36 ha) and has one runway:

• Runway 2/20: 7,000 x 75 ft. (2,134 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt

[edit] References

1. ^ FAA Airport Master Record for RQE (Form 5010 PDF)
2. ^ Great Circle Mapper: KRQE - Window Rock, Arizona, access March 2, 2007
3. ^ Navajo Nation, Air Transportation Department, accessed March 2, 2007.

[edit] External links

• Window Rock Airport (Arizona DOT web site)
• Window Rock Airport (Navajo Air Transportation Department)
• Window Rock Airport at WikiMapia
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KRQE
  • ASN accident history for RQE
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KRQE