| Minto Al Wright Airport | |||
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| IATA: MNT – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 51Z | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | ||
| Serves | Minto, Alaska | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 495 ft / 151 m | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 2/20 | 3,400 | 1,036 | Gravel |
| Statistics (2005) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 1,000 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Minto Al Wright Airport (IATA: MNT[2], FAA LID: 51Z) is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) east of the central business district of Minto,[1] in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. Formerly known as Minto Airport, it was renamed in August 2009 to honor Al Wright, an Alaskan aviation pioneer and founder of Wright Air Service.[3][4]
This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015[5] which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
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Minto Al Wright Airport covers an area of 295 acres (119 ha) at an elevation of 495 feet (151 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 2/20 with a gravel surface measuring 3,400 by 75 feet (1,036 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 1,000 aircraft operations, an average of 83 per month: 50% air taxi and 50% general aviation.[1]
Airline service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
