FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MARCH 2023
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ALM |
| Lat/Long: | 32-50-21.9000N 105-59-28.1000W
32-50.365000N 105-59.468333W
32.8394167,-105.9911389
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 4199.9 ft. / 1280.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08E (2020) |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RWY 04/22 PRESET MED INTST. INCR INTST & ACTVT PAPI RWY 04, VASI RWY 22 - 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 ARTCC (ZAB) ON FREQS 132.65/257.6 (ALAMOGORDO RCAG) WHEN HOLLOMAN APCH CTL (HMN) CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| 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 4/22
| Dimensions: | 9207 x 150 ft. / 2806 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 48 /F/B/X/T | | Single wheel: | 54.0 | | Double wheel: | 74.0 | | Double tandem: | 120.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 32-49.737985N | | 32-50.800737N |
| Longitude: | 106-00.230808W | | 105-58.947098W |
| Elevation: | 4127.0 ft. | | 4199.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 038 magnetic, 046 true | | 218 magnetic, 226 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:9207 TODA:9207 ASDA:9207 LDA:9207 | | TORA:9207 TODA:9207 ASDA:9207 LDA:9207 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3257 x 190 ft. / 993 x 58 m |
| Surface: | dirt, in fair condition |
| Operational restrictions: | RWY 17/35 NOT AVBL FOR ACFT OPS DURING WET CONDITIONS; CALL AHEAD FOR CONDITIONS 575-551-6245. |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 32-50.904990N | | 32-50.370965N |
| Longitude: | 105-59.161702W | | 105-59.094418W |
| Elevation: | 4195.0 ft. | | 4174.2 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 166 magnetic, 174 true | | 346 magnetic, 354 true |
| Markings: | none, in good condition | | none, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 4 ft. brush, 32 ft. from runway, 115 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear | | 4 ft. brush, 105 ft. right of centerline |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF ALAMOGORDO
1376 E 9TH STREET
ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310
Phone 505-439-4100 |
| Manager: | JIM TALBERT
3500 AIRPORT ROAD
ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310
Phone 575-439-4110
OR 575-551-6245 (CELL). |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 85 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 70 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 4 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 93/day * | | 65% | local general aviation | | 29% | transient general aviation | | 6% | military | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 23 March 2020 | |
Additional Remarks
| A58-04 | RWY 4, +3-6 FT BRUSH, 0-200 FT FM END OF RWY, 185-250 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
| - | 8000 FT MOUNTAINS 4 NM EAST OF ARPT. |
| - | USE RWY 22 WHEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 KNOTS. |
| - | VFR FLIGHTS BTN EL PASO & ALAMOGORDO-WHITE SANDS FOLLOW HWY 54 & REMAIN WEST OF HWY 54 & 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. |
| - | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC AT 505-856-4561. |
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 from 23 March 2023 at 0901Z to 20 April 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (342KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (149KB) |
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| CORONA ONE (OBSTACLE) (RNAV) | |
download (184KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (298KB) |
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 (57 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 31-Mar-2023
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:29 | | 12:29 |
| Sunrise | | 06:54 | | 12:54 |
| Sunset | | 19:22 | | 01:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:47 | | 01:47 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 31-Mar-2023 20:15:44 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 31-Mar-2023 14:15:44 |
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| METAR |
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KALM
2nm SE | 311955Z AUTO 28006G14KT 10SM CLR 16/M16 A3012 RMK AO2
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KHMN
5nm W | 311955Z AUTO 32011G15KT 10SM CLR 16/M15 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP172 T01621155 $
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| TAF |
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KHMN
5nm W | 311712Z 3117/0123 27015G25KT 9999 SKC 510004 560406 QNH3009INS SVR MTN WAVE TURBC BECMG 3122/3123 28010G15KT 9999 FEW240 510004 560406 QNH3005INS SVR MTN WAVE TURBC BECMG 0101/0102 VRB06KT 9999 FEW240 QNH3005INS TX18/3123Z TN00/0112Z
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