# Shiprock Airstrip (5V5)

**Shiprock Airstrip** (FAA: 5V5) is a small airport in Shiprock, New Mexico, United States. It opened in Aug 1970. It has one runway, 5,214 ft (1,589 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k5v5

## At a glance

- FAA: 5V5
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Shiprock, New Mexico, United States
- Opened: Aug 1970
- Elevation: 5,273 ft / 1,607 m
- Coordinates: 36.6978, -108.7010
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 5,214 ft / 1,589 m
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiprock_Airstrip (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6435273
- Weather station: KFMN
- Ident: K5V5

## Timeline

- Aug 1970: Shiprock Airstrip opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 5,214 ft / 1,589 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 031° / 211° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,214 ft / 1,589 m | #5,957 of 29,858 | #1,937 in North America | #1,558 in US |
| Elevation | 5,273 ft / 1,607 m | #1,678 of 43,403 | #860 in North America | #647 in US |
| Age | Opened 1970 | =6,186 of 15,079 | =4,428 in North America | =4,338 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.900 |
| UNIC | MEDEVAC | 122.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [NM27](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nm27.md) Sanostee Airport · 21 mi / 34 km
- [FMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfmn.md) Four Corners Regional Airport · 26 mi / 42 km
- [NM31](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-8691.md) Exceptional Community Hospital Heliport · 30 mi / 48 km
- [N19](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kn19.md) Aztec Municipal Airport · 38 mi / 62 km
- [CEZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcez.md) Cortez Municipal Airport · 42 mi / 68 km
- [US-5284](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-5284.md) Boundary Butte Mesa Airport · 48 mi / 77 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k5v5/data