Sheldon Point Airport (original) (raw)

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Airport in Nunam Iqua, Alaska

Sheldon Point Airport
IATA: SXPICAO: noneFAA LID: SXP
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
Location Nunam Iqua, Alaska (formerly Sheldon Point)
Elevation AMSL 12 ft / 4 m
Coordinates 62°31′14″N 164°50′52″W / 62.52056°N 164.84778°W / 62.52056; -164.84778
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 1/19 3,015 919 Gravel 9W/27W 15,000 4,572 Water 18W/36W 15,000 4,572 Water
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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,[1] but the city was renamed Nunam Iqua in 1999.[2]

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

Airlines and destinations

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Airlines Destinations
Grant Aviation Bethel, Emmonak[3]

Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.

Busiest domestic routes out of SXP (July 2010 - June 2011) [4]

Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Alaska Emmonak, AK 1,000 Grant, Hageland
  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for SXP PDF, effective 2007-07-05
  2. ^ Alaska Community Database: Nunam Iqua Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30-Aug-2007.
  3. ^ "Grant Schedule". (retrieved Sep 11, 2022)
  4. ^ http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=SXP&Airport_Name=Sheldon%20Point,%20AK:%20Sheldons%20Point&carrier=FACTS [_bare URL_]