FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ALM |
| Lat/Long: | 32-50-23.8000N / 105-59-26.1000W
32-50.396667N / 105-59.435000W
32.8399444 / -105.9905833
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 4200 ft. / 1280.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 11E (1985) |
| From city: | 4 miles SW of ALAMOGORDO, NM |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 88310 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1959 |
| Sectional chart: | ALBUQUERQUE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ALBUQUERQUE CENTER |
| FSS: | ALBUQUERQUE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ALM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-1800
FOR ACFT SVC AFT HRS CALL 575-437-4330/9198/3922. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 03/21 PRESET MED INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT VASI RY 21 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 127.825 (575-439-4112) |
| HOLLOMAN APPROACH: | 120.6 |
| HOLLOMAN DEPARTURE: | 128.1 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC ON FREQS 132.65/257.6 (ROSWELL RCAG) WHEN HOLLOMAN APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BWSr034/1.6 | | BOLES VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 11E |
| PIOr286/39.3 | | PINON VOR/DME | | 110.40 | | 12E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 7006 x 150 ft. / 2135 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 54.0 | | Double wheel: | 74.0 | | Double tandem: | 120.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 32-49.992050N | | 32-50.800733N |
| Longitude: | 105-59.924033W | | 105-58.947100W |
| Elevation: | 4143.4 ft. | | 4199.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.8% | | 0.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 035 magnetic, 046 true | | 215 magnetic, 226 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:7005 TODA:7005 ASDA:7005 LDA:7005 | | TORA:7005 TODA:7005 ASDA:7005 LDA:7005 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 3512 x 200 ft. / 1070 x 61 m |
| Surface: | dirt, in fair condition |
| Operational restrictions: | RY NOT AVBL FOR ACR OPNS. |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Elevation: | 4193.0 ft. | | 4171.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.6% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 162 magnetic, 173 true | | 342 magnetic, 353 true |
| Obstructions: | 35 ft. pline, 1300 ft. from runway, 37:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF ALAMOGORDO
1376 E 9TH STREET
ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310
Phone 575-439-4200 |
| Manager: | MATT MCNEILE
1376 E 9TH STREET
ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310
Phone 575-439-4200
MR MCNEILE IS ACTING CITY MGR AND ACTING ARPT MGR. PARKER BRADELY IS ARPT CO-ORDINATOR 575-439-9614. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 86 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 76 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 5 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 94/day * | | 64% | local general aviation | | 29% | transient general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 March 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 8000 FT MOUNTAINS 4 NM EAST OF ARPT. |
| - | USE RY 21 WHEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 KNOTS. |
| - | RECOMMEND THAT VFR FLIGHTS BTN EL PASO & ALAMOGORDO-WHITE SANDS FOLLOW HWY 54 & THE ADJ RR TRACKS REMAINING CLEAR OF RSTRD AIRSPACE. |
| - | GLIDER & ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | IFR STANDBY SVC AVBL ON 30 MIN RECALL 575-572-7575. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (334KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 03 | |
download (398KB) |
| VOR RWY 03 | |
download (356KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
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| CORONA ONE (OBSTACLE) | |
download (177KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (37KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHMN - Holloman Air Force Base (6 nm W)
KSRR - Sierra Blanca Regional Airport (44 nm NE)
KLRU - Las Cruces International Airport (58 nm SW)
KBIF - Biggs Army Airfield (Fort Bliss) (63 nm S)
KELP - El Paso International Airport (65 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Jan Krumbach
Photo taken 02-Aug-2008
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-Nov-2009
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:05 | | 13:05 |
| Sunrise | | 06:31 | | 13:31 |
| Sunset | | 17:05 | | 00:05 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:31 | | 00:31 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Nov-2009 07:22:55 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 10-Nov-2009 00:22:55 |
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| METAR |
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KALM
2nm SE | 100650Z AUTO 01008KT 10SM CLR 11/M03 A3028 RMK AO2
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KHMN
5nm W | 100655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/M03 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP200 T00871027 402430036 $
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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