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]
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Nunam Iqua, Alaska (formerly Sheldon Point) | ||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 12 ft / 4 m | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 62°31′14″N 164°50′52″W / 62.52056°N 164.84778°W | ||||||||||||||||||
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SXP Location of airport in Alaska SXP SXP (the United States) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Sheldon Point Airport covers an area of 120 acres (49 ha) which contains one runway and two seaplane landing areas:
Airlines | Destinations |
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Grant Aviation | Bethel, Emmonak[3] |
Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.
Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
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1 | Emmonak, AK | 1,000 | Grant, Hageland |