FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ALM |
| Lat/Long: | 32-50-28.6000N / 105-59-19.9000W
32-50.476667N / 105-59.331667W
32.8412778 / -105.9888611
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 4199.8 ft. / 1280.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 11E (1985) |
| From city: | 4 miles SW of ALAMOGORDO, NM |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard 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: | 0700-1700
FOR ACFT SVC AFT HRS CALL 575-437-2474, 575-430-8963 OR 575-491-2644. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RY 03/21 PRESET MED INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT VASI RY 21 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 127.825 (575-439-4112) |
| HOLLOMAN APPROACH: | 120.6 |
| HOLLOMAN DEPARTURE: | 128.1 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ALBUQUERQUE ON FREQS 132.65/257.6 (ALAMOGORDO RCAG) WHEN HOLLOMAN APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BWSr035/1.7 | | BOLES VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 11E |
| PIOr286/39.3 | | PINON VOR/DME | | 110.40 | | 12E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 7005 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: | 32-49.992147N | | 32-50.800715N |
| Longitude: | 105-59.923957W | | 105-58.947150W |
| Elevation: | 4143.3 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: | 3549 x 190 ft. / 1082 x 58 m |
| Surface: | dirt, in fair condition |
| Operational restrictions: | RY NOT AVBL FOR ACR OPNS. |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 32-50.925473N | | 32-50.343735N |
| Longitude: | 105-59.164122W | | 105-59.089762W |
| Elevation: | 4195.0 ft. | | 4173.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.6% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 163 magnetic, 174 true | | 343 magnetic, 354 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 8 ft. brush, 115 ft. from runway, 50 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear | | 5 ft. brush |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF ALAMOGORDO
1376 E 9TH STREET
ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310
Phone 505-439-4110 |
| Manager: | RANDY HILL
3500 AIRPORT ROAD
ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310
Phone 575-439-4110
MR MCNEILE IS ASST CITY AND ARPT MGR RANDY HILL IS ARPT CO-ORDINATOR 575-439-4110 OR 575-551-6245 (CELL). |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 31 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 21 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Jet airplanes: | | 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 20 April 2012 | |
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. |
| - | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE ACTIVITY & MILITARY OPS INVOF AIRPORT. |
| - | INTERSECTION OF DIRT RY 16-34 CROSSING RY 03-21 IS ROUGH. |
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (251KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 03 | |
download (289KB) |
| VOR RWY 03 | |
download (258KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
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| CORONA ONE (OBSTACLE) | |
download (145KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (105KB) |
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
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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 13-Aug-2013
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:01 | | 12:01 |
| Sunrise | | 06:27 | | 12:27 |
| Sunset | | 19:51 | | 01:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:17 | | 02:17 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 11:26:56 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Aug-2013 05:26:56 |
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| METAR |
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KHMN
5nm W | 131058Z AUTO 06001KT 10SM FEW160 21/18 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP127 T02090176 $
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| TAF |
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KHMN
5nm W | 1304/1410 36009KT 9999 FEW150 QNH3004INS BECMG 1306/1307 VRB06KT 9999 SCT150 QNH3014INS BECMG 1318/1319 02012G18KT 9999 FEW080 SCT150 QNH3010INS TS OMTNS BECMG 1402/1403 34009KT 9999 FEW150 QNH3012INS T33/1323Z T20/1312Z
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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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