Navojoa Airport
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Navojoa Airport or Navojoa National Airport is a small airport
located 5 miles (8 km) south of Navojoa
, a city located in the Mayo Valley, in the southern part of the Sonora
State in Mexico
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It can be accessed via Sonora State Highway 163
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The airport is used solely for general aviation
purposes and, in some occasions, as a race track
for street racing
competitions.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located 5 miles (8 km) south of Navojoa
Navojoa
Navojoa is the fifth-largest city in the northern Mexican state of Sonora and is situated in the southern part of Sonora, south of the state's border with the U.S. state of Arizona. It is the administrative seat of a large municipality, located in the Mayo River Valley.-History:The city name...
, a city located in the Mayo Valley, in the southern part of the Sonora
Sonora
Sonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....
State in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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It can be accessed via Sonora State Highway 163
Sonora State Highway 163
Sonora State Highway 163 is a highway in the south of the Mexican state of Sonora.It runs from Navojoa Airport to the junction with Mexican Federal Highway 15. Its total length is 1.4 km....
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The airport is used solely for general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
purposes and, in some occasions, as a race track
Race track
A race track is a purpose-built facility for racing of animals , automobiles, motorcycles or athletes. A race track may also feature grandstands or concourses. Some motorsport tracks are called speedways.A racetrack is a permanent facility or building...
for street racing
Street racing
Street racing is a form of unsanctioned and illegal motor racing which takes place on public roads. Street racing can either be spontaneous or well-planned and coordinated. Well coordinated races are planned in advance and often have people communicating via 2-way radio/citizens' band radio and...
competitions.