Tuba City Airport is a public-use airport

Airport

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 located five nautical mile

Nautical mile

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s (6 mi

Mile

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, 9 km

Kilometre

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) west of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Tuba City

Tuba City, Arizona

Tuba City is a census-designated place in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. The population was 8,225 at the 2000 census. It is the Dine' Nation's largest community, slightly larger than Shiprock, New Mexico. The Hopi town of Moenkopi lies directly to its southeast.The name of the town...

, in Coconino County

Coconino County, Arizona

-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*61.7% White*1.2% Black*27.3% Native American*1.4% Asian*0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.1% Two or more races*5.2% Other races*13.5% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...

, Arizona

Arizona

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, United States

United States

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. It is owned by the Navajo Nation

Navajo Nation

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.

This is one of six airports owned by the Navajo Nation

Navajo Nation

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; the other five being Chinle Airport (E91), Kayenta Airport

Kayenta Airport

Kayenta Airport is a public-use airport located two nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Kayenta, in Navajo County, Arizona, United States...

 (0V7) 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

Tuba City Airport covers an area of 350 acre

Acre

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s (142 ha

Hectare

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) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 4,513 feet (1,376 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway

Runway

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 designated 15/33 with an asphalt

Asphalt

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 surface measuring 6,230 by 75 feet (1,899 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending April 18, 2010, the airport had 250 general aviation

General aviation

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 aircraft operations, an average of 20 per month.

External links

• Tuba City Airport (T03) at Arizona DOT airport directory
• Tuba City Airport at Navajo Air Transportation Department
• Aerial image as of 4 July 1997 from USGS The National Map