| Kayenta Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: MVM – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 0V7 | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Kayenta Township | ||
| Serves | Kayenta, Arizona | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,688 ft / 1,734 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 5/23 | 7,098 | 2,163 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 2,000 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Kayenta Airport (IATA: MVM[2], FAA LID: 0V7) is a public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southeast of the central business district of Kayenta, in Navajo County, Arizona, United States.[1] It is owned by Kayenta Township,[1] which is part of the Navajo Nation.
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 584 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2005 and 1,535 enplanements in 2006.[3] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007–2011, Kayenta is a general aviation airport (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 passenger boardings per year).[4]
This is one of six airports owned by the Navajo Nation; the other five being Chinle Airport (E91), Tuba City Airport (T03) and Window Rock Airport (RQE) in Arizona, plus Crownpoint Airport (0E8) and Shiprock Airport (5V5) in New Mexico.[5]
Kayenta Airport covers an area of 140 acres (57 ha) at an elevation of 5,688 feet (1,734 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 5/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 7,098 by 75 feet (2,163 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending April 17, 2010, the airport had 2,000 aircraft operations, an average of 166 per month: 75% general aviation and 25% air taxi.[1]