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]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Council | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Española, New Mexico | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,790 ft / 1,765 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°01′34″N 106°02′43″W | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[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.
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 two runways: 16/34 is 5,007 by 75 feet (1,526 x 23 m) with an asphalt pavement; 6/24 is 3,100 by 35 feet (945 x 11 m) with a dirt surface. Runway 6/24 is permanently closed and a fence has been built across it. For the 12-month period ending April 8, 2009, the airport had 1,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 83 per month.[1]