FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
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 |
| 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: | ACTVT PAPI RWY 01 & 19; MIRL RWY 01/19 - CTAF. MIRL RWY 01/19 PRESET LOW INTST - INCR INTST - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| INKr005/16.0 | | WINK VORTAC | | 112.10 | | 11E |
| HOBr158/31.0 | | HOBBS VORTAC | | 111.00 | | 11E |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 4704 x 60 ft. / 1434 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 4 /F/C/Y/T | | Single wheel: | 23.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 32-07.514333N | | 32-08.256333N |
| Longitude: | 103-09.422500W | | 103-09.156167W |
| Elevation: | 3097.0 ft. | | 3104.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 008 magnetic, 017 true | | 188 magnetic, 197 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.03 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (2.83 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 3 ft. brush, 201 ft. from runway, 120 ft. right of centerline
+2-3 FT BRUSH 0-200 FT FM THR 115-250 FT R & 100 FT L OF CNTRLN. | | 12 ft. brush, 300 ft. from runway, 10 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
+1-2 FT BRUSH 0-200 FT FM THR 80 FT L OF CNTRLN. |
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 2604 x 50 ft. / 794 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 3 /F/B/Y/T | | Single wheel: | 12.0 |
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| Operational restrictions: | +3-5 FT BRUSH 75-125 FT FM CNTRLN E SIDE. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 32-07.866833N | | 32-07.788000N |
| Longitude: | 103-09.542167W | | 103-09.046000W |
| Elevation: | 3118.0 ft. | | 3097.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 092 magnetic, 101 true | | 272 magnetic, 281 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 40 ft. | | 45 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 4 ft. brush, 201 ft. from runway
+4 FT FENCE 50 FT FM THR; +10 FT ROAD 40 FT FM THR. | | none
+4 FT FENCE 15 FT FM RWY END; +5 FT BRUSH 20 FT FM RWY END; +10 FT ROAD 10 FT FM THR. |
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 |
Additional Remarks
| A30A-01 | +3 FT POSTS 145 FT FM THR ON CENTERLINE & 40 FT L & 110 FT R OF CNTRLN. |
| A30A-19 | +20 FT PUMP JACK 990 FT FM THR 185 FT L OF CNTRLN. |
| - | LINE OF SIGHT BTN RWYS NA. |
| - | OIL DRILLING ACT ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584. |
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 Airport-Schlemeyer Field (41 nm E)
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of official airport diagram from the FAA
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 02-Jan-2026
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:28 | | 13:28 |
| Sunrise | | 06:55 | | 13:55 |
| Sunset | | 16:59 | | 23:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:26 | | 00:26 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Jan-2026 09:46:04 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 02-Jan-2026 02:46:04 |
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| METAR |
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KHOB
32nm N | 020735Z AUTO 26013KT 10SM CLR 11/07 A2995 RMK AO2
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KE11
34nm E | 020935Z AUTO 28012G18KT 10SM CLR 13/08 A2994 RMK AO2 T01300080
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KODO
40nm E | 020853Z AUTO 27011KT 10SM CLR 13/08 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP105 T01330078 55005
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KGNC
41nm NE | 020930Z AUTO 26014G18KT 10SM CLR 12/07 A2996 RMK AO2 T01200070
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KINK
21nm S | 020520Z 0206/0306 27011KT P6SM FEW200 FM021800 28019G26KT P6SM SKC FM030000 30011KT P6SM SKC AMD NOT SKED
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