| Marana Regional Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: AVW – ICAO: KAVQ – FAA LID: AVQ | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Town of Marana | ||
| Serves | Tucson, Arizona | ||
| Location | Marana, Arizona | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,031 ft / 619 m | ||
| 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]
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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]