FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | E06 |
| Lat/Long: | 32-57-14.2000N / 103-24-31.6000W 32-57.236667N / 103-24.526667W 32.9539444 / -103.4087778 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3979 ft. / 1212.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 10E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of LOVINGTON, NM |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 88260 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1957 |
| Sectional chart: | ALBUQUERQUE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | FORT WORTH CENTER |
| FSS: | ALBUQUERQUE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ABQ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN. MIRL RY 03/21 AND RY 12/30 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at HOB (19 nm SE): | 119.75 (575-393-8418) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PROVIDED BY FORT WORTH ARTCC ON FREQS 133.1/298.95 (HOBBS RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| HOBr329/20.2 | | HOBBS VORTAC | | 111.00 | | 11E |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 6001 x 75 ft. / 1829 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 32-56.923010N | | 32-57.622977N |
| Longitude: | 103-24.862730W | | 103-24.033232W |
| Elevation: | 3976.2 ft. | | 3966.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 035 magnetic, 045 true | | 215 magnetic, 225 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | pulsating/steady burning VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 40 ft. pline, marked, 936 ft. from runway, 273 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | 21 ft. tree, 624 ft. from runway, 75 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 4409 x 60 ft. / 1344 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 32-57.457797N | | 32-56.917177N |
| Longitude: | 103-24.920450W | | 103-24.344027W |
| Elevation: | 3979.2 ft. | | 3969.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 128 magnetic, 138 true | | 308 magnetic, 318 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 4 ft. fence, 258 ft. from runway, 14:1 slope to clear | | 35 ft. pline, marked, 1250 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | LEA COUNTY PO BOX 1106 HOBBS, NM 88241-1106 Phone 575-391-2934 |
| Manager: | CORY NEEDHAM PO BOX 1106 HOBBS, NM 88241-1106 Phone 575-391-2934 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 7 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 42/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 07 April 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | EXTENSIVE OIL WELL DRILLING ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (157KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (146KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHOB - Lea County Regional Airport (19 nm SE)
F98 - Yoakum County Airport (33 nm NE)
KGNC - Gaines County Airport (42 nm SE)
KATS - Artesia Municipal Airport (54 nm W)
KCNM - Cavern City Air Terminal (57 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:26 | | 11:26 |
| Sunrise | | 05:53 | | 11:53 |
| Sunset | | 19:47 | | 01:47 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:14 | | 02:14 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 19-May-2013 01:31:48 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 18-May-2013 19:31:48 |
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| METAR |
KHOB 20nm SE | 190055Z AUTO 23016G21KT 10SM CLR 32/M08 A2979 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KHOB 20nm SE | 182039Z 1821/1918 24010G18KT P6SM FEW250 FM182200 24018G25KT P6SM FEW250 FM190200 25009KT P6SM SKC FM191600 27015KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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