| Double Eagle II Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: KAEG – FAA: AEG | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Albuquerque | ||
| Serves | Albuquerque, New Mexico | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,837 ft / 1,779 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 4/22 | 7,400 | 2,256 | Asphalt |
| 17/35 | 5,999 | 1,828 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2006) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 131,397 | ||
| Based aircraft | 254 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Double Eagle II Airport (ICAO: KAEG, FAA LID: AEG) is a public airport located seven miles (11 km) northwest of the central business district of Albuquerque, a city in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an Airport, navigation aid, or Weather station, and is used for manned The term above mean sea level ( AMSL) refers to the Elevation (on the ground or Altitude (in the Air) of any object relative to the A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Asphalt ( is a sticky black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude Petroleums and in some natural deposits sometimes termed asphaltum The Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation with authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around The Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation with authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an Airport, navigation aid, or Weather station, and is used for manned An airport is a location where Aircraft such as airplanes, Helicopters and blimps take off and land The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A central business district ( CBD) is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city Bernalillo County is the most populated county in the US state of New Mexico. New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It is owned by the City of Albuquerque. [1]
Located on the far west side of the city, it is Albuquerque’s second airport after Albuquerque International Sunport. ABQ redirects here For the city see Albuquerque New Mexico; For the USAF use of this facility see Kirtland Air Force Base; For the former airport serving Construction began in 1982, and the airport was named for the Double Eagle II Balloon, the first balloon to cross the Atlantic ocean, piloted by Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, and Larry Newman. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Double Eagle II, piloted by Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, and Larry Newman became the first Balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean Benjamin L Abruzzo ( June 9, 1930 – February 11, 1985) was an American hot air balloonist and businessman
Although most U. S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Double Eagle II is assigned AEG by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned AEG to Aek Godang Airport in Padang Sidempuan, Sumatra, Indonesia). A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an Airport, navigation aid, or Weather station, and is used for manned The Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation with authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of Padang Sidempuan is a city in North Sumatra, Indonesia, and the capital of South Tapanuli Regency. Sumatra (also spelled Sumatera) is the sixth largest island in the world (approximately 470000 km² and is the largest island entirely in Indonesia (two The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. [2][3]
Air ambulance, corporate flights, military flights, training flights, charter, and private make up approximately 120,000 annual operations.
Eclipse Aviation, along with the City of Albuquerque, is building a new corporate jet manufacturing facility at the airport, to build the Eclipse 500. Eclipse Aviation Corporation is the manufacturer of the Eclipse 500 and Eclipse 400 Very light jets (VLJs The Eclipse Aviation 500 is a small six-seat Business jet aircraft manufactured by Eclipse Aviation.
Utilicraft Aerospace Industries has announced that, together with the Navajo Nation, the city, and the State of New Mexico, it is building the FF-1080 Freight Feeder, a small cargo aircraft. Utilicraft Aerospace Industries is an Aircraft company created in December 2004 by the reorganization of American Utilicraft Corporation. The Navajo Nation ( Diné in the Navajo language) is a semi- autonomous Native American homeland covering about 26000 square miles (67339 square New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. Double Eagle II will be the final assembly point.
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Facilities and aircraft
Double Eagle II Airport covers an area of 4,257 acres (1,723 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways:[1]
- Runway 4/22 - 7,400 x 100 ft. The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U Explanation The hectare is commonly used in most countries around the world especially in domains concerned with land planning and management such as Agriculture, Asphalt ( is a sticky black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude Petroleums and in some natural deposits sometimes termed asphaltum A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. (2,256 x 30 m). Full ILS & MALSR (22 end); PAPI visual navigational aide
- Runway 17/35 - 5,999 x 100 ft. The Instrument Landing System (ILS is a ground-based Instrument approach system that provides precision guidance to an Aircraft approaching a Runway (1,828 x 30 m). REIL (each end); PAPI visual navigational aide
Traffic pattern altitude is 6,800' mean sea level. Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL are installed at many Airports to provide rapid and positive identification of the approach end of a particular Runway. Right hand traffic patterns for runways 22 and 35.
For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2006, the airport had 131,397 aircraft operations, an average of 359 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi and 1% military. General aviation (abbr GA) is one of two categories of Civil aviation. An air taxi is a for-hire passenger or cargo aircraft which operates on an on-demand basis There are 254 aircraft based at this airport: 83% single-engine, 8% multi-engine, 7% helicopter, 2% ultralight and <1% jet. History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys. [1]
Filming location
Scenes for the pilot episode of the 2008 television series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles were filmed on location at Double Eagle II Airport. Terminator The Sarah Connor Chronicles is an American Science fiction Television series produced by Warner Bros For the filming, the airport's sign was partially covered with a new sign stating the fictional name, "Red Valley Regional Airport", but the lower portion of the sign stating the latitude, longitude, and elevation of the airport was left uncovered.
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for AEG (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-10-25
- ^ KAEG - Double Eagle II Airport - Albuquerque, New Mexico at Great Circle Mapper
- ^ AEG / WIME - Aek Godang Airport - Padang Sidempuan, Sumatra, Indonesia at Great Circle Mapper
External links
- Double Eagle II Airport at City of Albuquerque
- Aerial photo at WikiMapia
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KAEG
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KAEG
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