Polacca Airport
Polacca Airport (IATA: PXL, FAA LID: P10) is a public use airport in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The airport is owned by the Hopi Tribe. It is located 3.5 miles (3.0 nmi; 5.6 km) southwest of the central business district of Polacca, an unincorporated community on the Hopi Reservation.
This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
Facilities and aircraft
Polacca Airport covers an area of 50 acres (20 ha) at an elevation of 5,573 feet (1,699 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 4/22 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,200 by 50 feet (1,280 x 15 m).
For the 12-month period ending April 17, 2010, the airport had 200 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 16 per month. Anyone can utilize the airport for business or personal purposes. Today, most customers are from the U.S. Health and Human Services' Indian Health Service.
Charles Loloma, a famous Hopi artist, often parked his private plane at the airport.
See also
References
- ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for P10 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
- ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (PXL: Polacca)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
External links
- Polacca Airport (P10) at Arizona DOT airport directory
- Aerial image as of June 1997 from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for P10
- AirNav airport information for P10
- ASN accident history for PXL
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for P10