Alva Regional Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Alva | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Derrick Courson[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Alva, Oklahoma | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,477 ft / 450 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°46′25″N 098°40′13″W / 36.77361°N 98.67028°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.AlvaOK.org/... | ||||||||||||||
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Alva Regional Airport (ICAO: KAVK, FAA LID: AVK) is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) south of the central business district of Alva, a city in Woods County, Oklahoma, United States.[2] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned AVK by the FAA,[2] but has no designation from the IATA[4] (which assigned AVK to Arvaikheer Airport in Arvaikheer, Mongolia).[5]
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Alva Regional Airport covers an area of 850 acres (344 ha) at an elevation of 1,477 feet (450 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 18/36 is 5,001 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m) with a concrete surface and 9/27 is 1,390 by 170 foot (424 x 52 m) turf runway.[6]
For the 12-month period ending May 28, 2019, the airport had 6,520 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 125 per week. At that time there were 36 aircraft based at this airport: 32 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, 2 jet, and 1 helicopter.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Marione Martin (2021-01-15). "After 90 day trial period, Courson will continue as airport manager". Alva, Oklahoma: Alva Review Courier. Archived from the original on 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for AVK PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective September 7, 2021.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
- ^ "Alva Regional Airport (FAA: AVK, ICAO: KAVK, IATA: none)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
- ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (AVK: Arvaikheer)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
- ^ "ALVA RGNL". FAA. 2005-04-30. Archived from the original on 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
External links
[edit]- Alva Regional Airport Department at City of Alva website
- Alva Regional Airport (AVK) Archived 2013-03-15 at the Wayback Machine at Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission
- Aerial image as of February 1995 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for AVK, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for AVK
- AirNav airport information for KAVK
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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