Window Rock Airport (ICAO: KRQE, FAA LID: RQE, formerly P34) is a public use airport located 1.15 miles (1.00 nmi; 1.85 km) south of the central business districtofWindow Rock, in Apache County, Arizona, United States. It is owned by the Navajo Nation.[1]
Window Rock Airport
Tségháhoodzáníidi chidí naatʼaʼí ńdinibįįhígi (Navajo)
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Navajo Nation | ||||||||||
| Serves | Window Rock, Arizona | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 6,742 ft / 2,055 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°39′07″N 109°04′03″W / 35.65194°N 109.06750°W / 35.65194; -109.06750 | ||||||||||
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This is one of six airports owned by the Navajo Nation; the other five being Chinle Airport (E91), Kayenta Airport (0V7) and Tuba City Airport (T03) in Arizona, plus Crownpoint Airport (0E8) and Shiprock Airport (5V5) in New Mexico.[2]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned RQE by the FAA,[1] but has no designation from the IATA.[3] Prior to December 1998, its FAA identifier was P34.[4]
Window Rock Airport covers an area of 88 acres (36ha) at an elevation of 6,742 feet (2,055 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 3/21 with an asphalt surface measuring 7,000 by 75 feet (2,134 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending May 6, 2022, the airport had 750 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 62 per month.[1]