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E26 Lea County (Jal) Airport
Jal, New Mexico, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: E26
Lat/Long: 32-07-51.8820N / 103-09-17.4620W
32-07.864700N / 103-09.291033W
32.1310783 / -103.1548506
(estimated)
Elevation: 3118 ft. / 950.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 09E (1985)
From city: 3 miles NE of JAL, NM
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 88252

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1953
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 01/19 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
INKr005/16.0WINK VORTAC112.1011E
HOBr158/31.0HOBBS VORTAC111.0011E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ANDREWS238/34.024509EANR .- -. .-.

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions: 4704 x 60 ft. / 1434 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 23.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Latitude: 32-07.514333N32-08.256333N
Longitude: 103-09.422500W103-09.156167W
Elevation: 3097.0 ft.3104.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 008 magnetic, 017 true188 magnetic, 197 true
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 30 ft. pline, 825 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear10 ft. trees, 300 ft. from runway, 12:1 slope to clear

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 2604 x 50 ft. / 794 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.0
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 32-07.866833N32-07.788000N
Longitude: 103-09.542167W103-09.046000W
Elevation: 3118.0 ft.3097.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.5%0.5%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 092 magnetic, 101 true272 magnetic, 281 true
Displaced threshold: 40 ft.45 ft.
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 5 ft. brush, 200 ft. from runway
+4 FT FENCE & ROAD 70 FT FM END; +4 FT GND AND BRUSH 10 FT RIGHT OF RY EDGE.
30 ft. pline, marked, 880 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear
+4 FT FENCE 15 FT FM RY END, +7 FT BRUSH 20 FT FM RY END.

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: BILL GATCHELL
PO BOX 1106
HOBBS, NM 88241-1106
Phone 575-391-2934
LEA CO/HOBBS/ ARPT MGR ALSO.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 2
Single engine airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 80/week *
76% transient general aviation
24% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 07 April 2008

Additional Remarks

5 FT LINE OF SIGHT NOT AVBL BTN RYS 01/19 AND 09/27 ENDS.
EXTENSIVE OIL WELL DRILLING ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.
+20 FT PUMP JACK 990 FT FM THLD 50 FT RIGHT OF CENTERLINE.
RY 09/27 +4-7 FT BRUSH 60 FT FM CNTRLN BOTH SIDES LENGTH OF RUNWAY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at E26.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KINK - Winkler County Airport (21 nm S)
KHOB - Lea County Regional Airport (34 nm N)
E11 - Andrews County Airport (34 nm E)
E01 - Roy Hurd Memorial Airport (35 nm S)
KODO - Odessa-Schlemeyer Field Airport (41 nm E)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5112:51
Sunrise06:1713:17
Sunset16:5623:56
Evening civil twilight17:2200:22

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 23:09:28
Local (UTC-7)  08-Nov-2009 16:09:28
 
METAR
KINK 
21nm S 
082253Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM CLR 26/03 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP094 T02610028
KHOB 
32nm N 
082250Z 14008KT 10SM SKC 23/06 A2997
KODO 
40nm E 
082253Z AUTO 14009KT 10SM CLR 23/08 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP115 T02280083
KGNC 
41nm NE 
082245Z AUTO 13007KT 10SM CLR 24/07 A2996 RMK AO2 T02400066
TAF
KINK 
21nm S 
081734Z 0818/0918 16010KT P6SM SCT130 SCT200 FM090900 VRB03KT 3SM BR SCT005 FM091100 VRB03KT 3/4SM BR OVC001 TEMPO 0912/0916 3SM BR OVC005 FM091600 03005KT P6SM OVC015
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