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KFSU Fort Sumner Municipal Airport
Fort Sumner, New Mexico, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: FSU
Lat/Long: 34-29-00.2380N / 104-13-01.9080W
34-29.003967N / 104-13.031800W
34.4833994 / -104.2171967
(estimated)
Elevation: 4165 ft. / 1269 m (estimated)
Variation: 10E (1985)
From city: 2 miles NE of FORT SUMNER, NM
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 88119

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 02/1941
Sectional chart: ALBUQUERQUE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ALBUQUERQUE CENTER
FSS: ALBUQUERQUE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: ABQ (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 - CTAF. MIRL RY 03/21 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-2200; AFT 2200 ACTVT - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8

Airport Services

Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions: 5800 x 75 ft. / 1768 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 25.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: pulsating/steady burning VASI on left

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 5300 x 60 ft. / 1615 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 17.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: pulsating/steady burning VASI on left
Obstructions: 15 ft. road, 625 ft. from runway, 28:1 slope to clear4 ft. brush, 201 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline
+4-6 FT BRUSH 0-200 FT FM THLD 100 FT LEFT AND RIGHT.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: VILLAGE OF FORT SUMNER
PO BOX 180
FORT SUMNER, NM 88119
Phone 575-355-2401
MAYOR JUAN CHAVEZ.
Manager: DOROTHY MOYER
BOX 180
FORT SUMNER, NM 88119
Phone 575-799-7654

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 5
Single engine airplanes: 3
Multi engine airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: 150/year *
67% transient general aviation
33% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 08 April 2008

Additional Remarks

A58-03 +6 FT BRUSH 50 FT FM THLD 50 FT LEFT AND 100 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
GATE CODE IS 8845.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at KFSU.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCVS - Cannon Air Force Base (45 nm E)
KPRZ - Portales Municipal Airport (45 nm SE)
KTCC - Tucumcari Municipal Airport (52 nm NE)
KCVN - Clovis Municipal Airport (56 nm E)
KROW - Roswell International Air Center Airport (73 nm S)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5812:58
Sunrise06:2513:25
Sunset16:5723:57
Evening civil twilight17:2300:23

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 08:43:22
Local (UTC-7)  08-Nov-2009 01:43:22
 
METAR
KCVS 
45nm E 
080755Z 21004KT 10SM CLR 08/08 A3000 RMK AO2A SLP140 T00820082 $
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Hotels near Fort Sumner Municipal Airport

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SUPER 8 MOTEL - FT. SUMNER 1.4 65-71

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