Ohkay Owingeh Airport
Direction | Length | Surface | |
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ft | m | ||
16/34 | 5,007 | 1,526 | Asphalt |
Aircraft operations (year ending 4/25/2022) | 5,200 |
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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]
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 one runways: 16/34 is 5,007 by 75 feet (1,526 x 23 m) with an asphalt pavement. Runway 6/24 is permanently closed and a fence has been built across it.
For the 12-month period ending April 25, 2022, the airport had 5,200 aircraft operations, an average of 100 per week, 96% general aviation and 4% military.[1]
References
External links
- Aerial photo as of 5 October 1997 from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for E14
- AirNav airport information for E14
- ASN accident history for ESO
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for E14