Chinle Municipal Airport , also referred to as Chinle Airport, is a public-use

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located southwest of the

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of Chinle, in

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. It is owned by the

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. As per

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records, the airport had 131 passenger boardings (enplanements) in

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2005 and 2,059 enplanements (all unscheduled) in 2006. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007–2011, Chinle is a ''

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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

; the other five being

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(0V7),

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(T03) and

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(RQE) in Arizona, plus

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(0E8) and

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(5V5) in New Mexico.

Facilities and aircraft

Chinle Municipal Airport covers an area of 357

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s (144 ha) at an

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of 5,550 feet (1,692 m) above

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. It has one

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designated 18/36 with an

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surface measuring 6,900 by 60 feet (2,103 x 18 m). For the 12-month period ending April 17, 2010, the airport had 7,800 aircraft operations, an average of 21 per day: 74%

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and 26%

References

External links

Chinle Municipal Airport (E91)
at

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airport directory
Chinle Airport
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Facilities and aircraft

See also

References

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