Kayenta Airport is a public-use airport

Airport

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 located two nautical mile

Nautical mile

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s (4 km

Kilometre

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) southeast of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Kayenta

Kayenta, Arizona

Kayenta is a census-designated place which is part of the Navajo Nation and is in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The population was 5,189 at the 2010 census. Kayenta is located south of Monument Valley and contains a number of hotels and motels which service visitors to Monument...

, in Navajo County

Navajo County, Arizona

-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*49.3% White*0.9% Black*43.4% Native American*0.5% Asian*0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*2.5% Two or more races*3.3% Other races*10.8% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...

, Arizona

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, United States

United States

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. It is owned by Kayenta Township, which is part of the Navajo Nation

Navajo Nation

The Navajo Nation is a semi-autonomous Native American-governed territory covering , occupying all of northeastern Arizona, the southeastern portion of Utah, and northwestern New Mexico...

.

As per Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Aviation Administration

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 records, the airport had 584 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year

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 2005 and 1,535 enplanements in 2006. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007–2011, Kayenta is a general aviation

General aviation

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airport (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 passenger boardings per year).

This is one of six airports owned by the Navajo Nation

Navajo Nation

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; the other five being Chinle Airport (E91), Tuba City Airport

Tuba City Airport

Tuba City Airport is a public-use airport located five nautical miles west of the central business district of Tuba City, in Coconino County, Arizona, United States...

 (T03) and Window Rock Airport

Window Rock Airport

Window Rock Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile south of the central business district of Window Rock, in Apache County, Arizona, United States...

 (RQE) in Arizona, plus Crownpoint Airport

Crownpoint Airport

Crownpoint Airport is a public-use airport located three nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Crownpoint, in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States....

 (0E8) and Shiprock Airport (5V5) in New Mexico.

Facilities and aircraft

Kayenta Airport covers an area of 140 acre

Acre

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s (57 ha

Hectare

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) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 5,688 feet (1,734 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway

Runway

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 designated 5/23 with an asphalt

Asphalt

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 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

General aviation

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 and 25% air taxi

Air taxi

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.

External links

• Kayenta Airport (0V7) at Arizona DOT airport directory
• Kayenta Airport at Navajo Air Transportation Department
• Aerial image as of 21 June 1997 from USGS The National Map