| Winslow-Lindbergh Regional Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| USGS aerial photo, 1997 | |||
| IATA: INW – ICAO: KINW – FAA LID: INW | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Winslow | ||
| Serves | Winslow, Arizona | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,941 ft / 1,506 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 4/22 | 7,499 | 2,286 | Asphalt |
| 11/29 | 7,100 | 2,164 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2009) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 19,250 | ||
| Based aircraft | 11 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Winslow-Lindbergh Regional Airport (IATA: INW, ICAO: KINW, FAA LID: INW) is a city-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) west of the central business district of Winslow, a city in Navajo County, Arizona, United States.[1] The airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.[2] The U.S. Forest Service operates a firefighting Air Tanker base here. The airport was serviced by Frontier Airlines in the past, however it is not currently served by any commercial airlines.
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The airport was founded and paid for in 1929 by Howard HughesTranscontinental Air Transport as a transcontinental air route for Hughe's aircraft company (later TWA). The airport was paid for by Howard Hughes and designed by Charles Lindbergh while on his honeymoon. Lindbergh stayed at the La Posada in Winslow while working on it. For many years it was the ONLY all weather airport between Albuquerque, New Mexico,and Los Angeles, CA. During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Force Air Transport Command as a training base for pilots.[3]
Winslow-Lindbergh Regional Airport covers an area of 900 acres (360 ha) at an elevation of 4,941 feet (1,506 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 4/22 is 7,499 by 150 feet (2,286 x 46 m) and 11/29 is 7,100 by 150 feet (2,164 x 46 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending April 18, 2009, the airport had 19,250 aircraft operations, an average of 52 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. At that time there were 11 aircraft based at this airport: 64% single-engine, 27% multi-engine and 9% helicopter.[1]
Winslow Airport is served by Wiseman Aviation as a FBO and is regularly visited by Cooper Aerial an aerial photography firm.