FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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. |
| - | HOLLOMAN RAPCON IFR STANDBY SVC AVBL ON 60 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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 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
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-Feb-2012
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:27 | | 13:27 |
| Sunrise | | 06:53 | | 13:53 |
| Sunset | | 17:44 | | 00:44 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:09 | | 01:09 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2012 17:55:24 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 10-Feb-2012 10:55:24 |
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| METAR |
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KALM
2nm SE | 101655Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM CLR 08/M02 A3029 RMK AO2
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KHMN
5nm W | 101655Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM CLR 07/M02 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP235 T00681017 $
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KHMN
5nm W | 1012/1118 31012KT 9999 SKC QNH3021INS BECMG 1014/1015 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3002INS T15/1023Z T00/1112Z
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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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