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{{Infobox airport
| name = Girdwood Airport
| name = Girdwood Airport
| image = AQY-c.jpg
| image = Girdwood Airport.JPG
| caption = Looking across the apron towards runway 2/20
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| IATA = AQY<ref name="IATA">http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/code-search.aspx</ref>
| image2 = AQY-c.jpg
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| IATA = AQY<ref name="IATA">{{cite web | url=http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/code-search.aspx | title=Airline and Location Code Search }}</ref>
| FAA = AQY
| FAA = AQY
| type = Public
| type = Public
| owner = State of Alask DOT&PF - Central Region
| owner = State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
| operator =
| operator =
| city-served = [[Girdwood, Alaska]]
| city-served = [[Girdwood, Alaska]]
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| elevation-m = 46
| elevation-m = 46
| website =
| website =
| r1-number = 1/19
| r1-number = 2/20
| r1-length-f = 2,088
| r1-length-f = 2,095
| r1-length-m = 636
| r1-length-m = 639
| r1-surface = [[Gravel]]
| r1-surface = [[Gravel]]
| stat-year = 2005
| stat-year = 2019
| stat1-header = Aircraft operations
| stat1-header = Aircraft operations
| stat1-data = 3,300
| stat1-data = 4,000
| footnotes = Source: [[Federal Aviation Administration]]<ref name=FAA>{{FAA-airport|ID=AQY|use=PU|own=PU|site=50270.1*A}}, effective 2007-10-25</ref>
| footnotes = Source: [[Federal Aviation Administration]]<ref name=FAA>{{FAA-airport|ID=AQY|use=PU|own=PU|site=50270.1*A}}, effective 2021-09-09</ref>}}
}}


'''Girdwood Airport''' {{airport codes|AQY<ref name="IATA">http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/code-search.aspx</ref>||AQY}} is a state-owned public-use [[airport]] located three miles (5&nbsp;km) northeast of the [[central business district]] of [[Girdwood, Alaska|Girdwood]], in [[Anchorage Borough, Alaska|Anchorage Borough]], [[Alaska]], [[United States]].<ref name=FAA />
'''Girdwood Airport''' {{airport codes|AQY<ref name="IATA">{{cite web | url=http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/code-search.aspx | title=Airline and Location Code Search }}</ref>||AQY}} is a state-owned public-use [[airport]] located three miles (5&nbsp;km) northeast of the [[central business district]] of [[Girdwood, Alaska|Girdwood]], in [[Anchorage Borough, Alaska|Anchorage Borough]], [[Alaska]], [[United States]].<ref name=FAA />


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Girdwood Airport also served as the Finish Line for the [[The Amazing Race 12|12th season]] of the popular 5-time Emmy winning reality TV show, ''[[The Amazing Race (American TV series)|The Amazing Race]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oklahoman.com/article/3195164/california-couple-wins-amazing-race|title=California Couple Wins 'Amazing Race'|work=[[The Oklahoman]]|date=January 21, 2008|access-date=December 31, 2019}}</ref>
As per [[Federal Aviation Administration]] records, this airport had 2 passenger boardings (enplanements) in [[calendar year]] 2005 and 8,100 enplanements (all unscheduled) in 2006.<ref>[http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/ FAA Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data: 2005 and 2006]</ref> According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007–2011, it is a ''[[general aviation]]'' airport.<ref>[http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2007-2011]</ref>

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Girdwood Airport also served as the Finish Line for the [[The Amazing Race 12|12th season]] of the popular 5-time Emmy winning reality TV show, ''[[The Amazing Race (American TV series)|The Amazing Race]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oklahoman.com/article/3195164/california-couple-wins-amazing-race|title=California Couple Wins 'Amazing Race'|work=[[The Oklahoman]]|date=January 21, 2008|accessdate=December 31, 2019}}</ref>


== Facilities and aircraft ==
== Facilities and aircraft ==
Girdwood Airport has one [[runway]] designated 1/19 with a [[gravel]] surface measuring 2,088 x 73&nbsp;ft. (636 x 22 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 3,300 aircraft operations, an average of 9 per day: 55% [[general aviation]] and 45% [[air taxi]].<ref name=FAA />
Girdwood Airport has one [[runway]] designated 2/20 with a [[gravel]] surface measuring {{convert|2095 x 60|ft|m}}. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2019, the airport had 4,000 aircraft operations, an average of 11 per day: 50% general aviation and 50% air taxi.<ref name=FAA />

==See also==
* [[List of airports in Alaska]]


== References ==
== References ==
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* {{AirNav|AQY}}
* {{AirNav|AQY}}
* {{SkyVector|AQY}}
* {{SkyVector|AQY}}

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[[Category:Airports in Anchorage, Alaska]]
[[Category:Airports in Anchorage, Alaska]]

Latest revision as of 14:09, 14 December 2023

60°57′58″N 149°07′33″W / 60.96611°N 149.12583°W / 60.96611; -149.12583

Girdwood Airport
Looking across the apron towards runway 2/20
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
ServesGirdwood, Alaska
Elevation AMSL150 ft / 46 m
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2/20 2,095 639 Gravel
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft operations4,000

Girdwood Airport (IATA: AQY[1], FAA LID: AQY) is a state-owned public-use airport located three miles (5 km) northeast of the central business district of Girdwood, in Anchorage Borough, Alaska, United States.[2]

Girdwood Airport also served as the Finish Line for the 12th season of the popular 5-time Emmy winning reality TV show, The Amazing Race.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

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Girdwood Airport has one runway designated 2/20 with a gravel surface measuring 2,095 by 60 feet (639 m × 18 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2019, the airport had 4,000 aircraft operations, an average of 11 per day: 50% general aviation and 50% air taxi.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Airline and Location Code Search".
  2. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for AQY PDF, effective 2021-09-09
  3. ^ "California Couple Wins 'Amazing Race'". The Oklahoman. January 21, 2008. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
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