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Ohkay Owingeh Airport
Ohkay Owingeh Airport is a public use airport located in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. It is three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of the city of Española, New Mexico, Española. The airport is owned by the Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Council. The airport was known as the San Juan Pueblo Airport until 2008. The name change occurred due to the San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico, San Juan Pueblo returning to its pre-Spanish name in November 2005. The Tewa language, Tewa name Ohkay Owingeh means "place of the strong people". The airport briefly saw commercial airline service in 1978 when Trans Western Airlines of Utah added Espanola as a stop along a route between Albuquerque and Denver. Other stops were also made at Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fe, Taos, New Mexico, Taos, and Alamosa. Facilities and aircraft The airport covers an area of at an elevation of 5,790 feet (1,765 m) above mean sea level. It has o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohkay Owingeh
Ohkay Owingeh (Tewa: Ohkwee Ówîngeh ), known by its Spanish name as San Juan de los Caballeros from 1589 to 2005, is a pueblo and census-designated place (CDP) in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Ohkay Owingeh is also a federally recognized tribe of Pueblo people inhabiting the town. Name Ohkay Owingeh was previously known as San Juan Pueblo until returning to its pre-Spanish name in November 2005. The Tewa name of the pueblo means "place of the strong people". Ohkay Owingeh has the ZIP code 87566 and the U.S. Postal Service prefers that name for addressing mail, but accepts the alternative name San Juan Pueblo. The community was also formally known as the San Juan Indian Reservation. Geography Its elevation is and it is located at . One of its boundaries is contiguous with Española, about north of Santa Fe. History The pueblo was founded around 1200 AD during the Pueblo III Era. By tradition, the Tewa people moved here from the north, perhaps from the San Luis Valley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |