Girdwood Airport

60°57′58″N 149°07′33″W / 60.96611°N 149.12583°W / 60.96611; -149.12583

Airport

IATA: AQY^[1]
ICAO: none
FAA LID: AQY

SummaryAirport typePublicOwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF - Central RegionServesGirdwood, AlaskaElevation AMSL150 ft / 46 mRunways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
2/20	2,095	639	Gravel

Statistics (2019)

Aircraft operations	4,000

Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[2]

Girdwood Airport (IATA: AQY^[1], FAA LID: AQY) is a state-owned public-use airport located three miles (5 km) northeast of the central business district of Girdwood, in Anchorage Borough, Alaska, United States.^[2]

Girdwood Airport also served as the Finish Line for the 12th season of the popular 5-time Emmy winning reality TV show, The Amazing Race.^[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Girdwood Airport has one runway designated 2/20 with a gravel surface measuring 2,095 by 60 feet (639 m × 18 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2019, the airport had 4,000 aircraft operations, an average of 11 per day: 50% general aviation and 50% air taxi.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Airline and Location Code Search".
^ ^a ^b ^c FAA Airport Form 5010 for AQY PDF, effective 2021-09-09
^ "California Couple Wins 'Amazing Race'". The Oklahoman. January 21, 2008. Retrieved December 31, 2019.