Marana Regional Airport

Marana Regional Airport
IATA: AVW – ICAO: KAVQ – FAA LID: AVQ
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Town of Marana
Serves		Tucson, Arizona
Location		Marana, Arizona
Elevation AMSL		2,031 ft / 619 m
Coordinates		32°24′34.40″N 111°13′06.20″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
3/21	3,893	1,187	Asphalt
12/30	6,901	2,103	Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations			90,000
Based aircraft			247
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Marana Regional Airport (IATA: AVW, ICAO: KAVQ, FAA LID: AVQ), also known as Marana Northwest Regional Airport or Avra Valley Airport, is a general aviation airport in Marana, Arizona, about 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Tucson. In 1999, the airport was purchased from Pima County by the town of Marana.

According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007–2011, it is categorized as a reliever airport. It is not served by any commercial airlines at this time.

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Marana Regional Airport is assigned AVQ by the FAA and AVW by the IATA.

Facilities

Marana Regional Airport covers 571 acres (231 ha) and has two asphalt paved runways: 12/30 measuring 6,901 x 100 ft (2,103 x 30 m) and 3/21 measuring 3,893 x 75 ft (1,187 x 23 m).

See also

• Pinal Airpark

External links

• Marana Regional Airport at Town of Marana web site
• Marana Northwest Regional Airport (AVQ) at Arizona DOT airport directory
• Avra Valley Airport: Economic Impact and Aviation Services PDF (1.17 MiB)
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for AVQ
  • AirNav airport information for AVQ
  • ASN accident history for AVW
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for AVQ