Sheldon Point Airport

Sheldon Point Airport (IATA: SXP, FAA LID: SXP) is a state-owned public-use airport located in Nunam Iqua (formerly Sheldon Point), a city in the Kusilvak Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. FAA records still list the location as Sheldon Point,[1] but the city was renamed Nunam Iqua in 1999.[2]

Sheldon Point Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
LocationNunam Iqua, Alaska (formerly Sheldon Point)
Elevation AMSL12 ft / 4 m
Coordinates62°31′14″N 164°50′52″W
Map
SXP
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 3,015 919 Gravel
9W/27W 15,000 4,572 Water
18W/36W 15,000 4,572 Water

Facilities

Sheldon Point Airport covers an area of 120 acres (49 ha) which contains one runway and two seaplane landing areas:

  • Runway 1/19: 3,015 x 60 ft (919 x 18 m), surface: gravel
  • Runway 9W/27W: 15,000 x 2,000 ft (4,572 x 610 m), surface: water
  • Runway 18W/36W: 15,000 x 2,000 ft (4,572 x 610 m), surface: water

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Grant Aviation Emmonak[3]

Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.

Top destinations
Busiest domestic routes out of SXP
(July 2010 - June 2011) [4]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Emmonak, AK 1,000 Grant, Hageland

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for SXP PDF, effective 2007-07-05
  2. Alaska Community Database: Nunam Iqua Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30-Aug-2007.
  3. "Destinations". (retrieved December 20, 2020)
  4. http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=SXP&Airport_Name=Sheldon%20Point,%20AK:%20Sheldons%20Point&carrier=FACTS


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