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Sheldon Point Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

1/19
  
3,015

Code
  
SXP

Phone
  
+1 907-443-3444

Elevation AMSL
  
12 ft / 4 m

3,015
  
919

Elevation
  
4 m

Owner
  
State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region

Location
  
Nunam Iqua, Alaska (formerly Sheldon Point)

Address
  
Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Nunam Iqua, AK 99666, USA

Sheldon Point Airport (IATA: SXP, FAA LID: SXP) is a state-owned public-use airport located in Nunam Iqua (formerly Sheldon Point), a city in the Kusilvak Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. FAA records still list the location as Sheldon Point, but the city was renamed Nunam Iqua in 1999.

Facilities

Sheldon Point Airport covers an area of 120 acres (49 ha) which contains one runway and two seaplane landing areas:

  • Runway 1/19: 3,015 x 60 ft (919 x 18 m), Surface: Gravel
  • Runway 9W/27W: 15,000 x 2,000 ft (4,572 x 610 m), Surface: Water
  • Runway 18W/36W: 15,000 x 2,000 ft (4,572 x 610 m), Surface: Water

    • References

    Sheldon Point Airport Wikipedia
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