Ohkay Owingeh Airport

Ohkay Owingeh Airport (IATA: ESO[2], FAA LID: E14, formerly Q14) is a public use airport located in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. It is three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of the city of Española. The airport is owned by the Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Council.[1]

Ohkay Owingeh Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerOhkay Owingeh Tribal Council
ServesEspañola, New Mexico
Elevation AMSL5,790 ft / 1,765 m
Coordinates36°01′34″N 106°02′43″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 5,007 1,526 Asphalt
6/24 3,100 945 Dirt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations1,000

The airport was known as the San Juan Pueblo Airport until 2008.[3] The name change occurred due to the San Juan Pueblo returning to its pre-Spanish name in November 2005. The Tewa name Ohkay Owingeh means "place of the strong people".

The airport briefly saw commercial airline service in 1978 when Trans Western Airlines of Utah added Espanola as a stop along a route between Albuquerque and Denver. Other stops were also made at Santa Fe, Taos, and Alamosa.

Facilities and aircraft

The airport covers an area of 236 acres (96 ha) at an elevation of 5,790 feet (1,765 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 16/34 is 5,007 by 75 feet (1,526 x 23 m) with an asphalt pavement; 6/24 is 3,100 by 35 feet (945 x 11 m) with a dirt surface. Runway 6/24 is permanently closed and a fence has been built across it. For the 12-month period ending April 8, 2009, the airport had 1,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 83 per month.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for E14 PDF, effective 2009-07-02.
  2. Airport information for ESO at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. "E14 (formerly Q14) - San Juan Pueblo Airport - Espanola, New Mexico, USA". AirNav.com. 2007-10-25. Archived from the original on 2007-12-06.
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