Black Rock Airport | |||||||||||
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Summary | |||||||||||
Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Pueblo of Zuñi | ||||||||||
Serves | Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 6,454 ft / 1,967 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°04′59″N 108°47′30″W / 35.08306°N 108.79167°W | ||||||||||
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Statistics (2009) | |||||||||||
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Source:
Federal Aviation Administration
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Black Rock Airport was a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Zuni Pueblo, a pueblo in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. It was owned by the Pueblo of Zuñi. [1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it was classified as a general aviation airport. [2]
Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport was assigned ZUN by the FAA but had no designation from the IATA [3] (which assigned ZUN to Union Station in Chicago, Illinois [4]).
Black Rock Airport covered an area of 88 acres (36 ha) at an elevation of 6,454 feet (1,967 m) above mean sea level. It had one runway designated 6/24 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,807 by 50 feet (1,465 x 15 m). For the 12-month period ending March 31, 2009, the airport had 110 aircraft operations: 91% air taxi and 9% general aviation. [1]
On May 2, 2017, the new Andrew Othole Memorial Airport opened 5 miles west of the central business district of Zuni Pueblo. The new airport was the culmination of a 15-year effort to replace the Black Rock Airport. [5] On November 7, 2017, the Black Rock Airport was closed to all traffic except for emergency medical aircraft. [6] On December 11, 2017, the airport was further restricted to allow only emergency medical helicopters. [7] Finally, on February 12, 2018, the airport was permanently closed to all aircraft. [8]
An in-depth history of the Zuni Airport / Black Rock Airport [9] is available on the Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields website.