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KALM Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport
Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 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
BWSr035/1.7BOLES VOR/DME109.6011E
PIOr286/39.3PINON VOR/DME110.4012E

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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 32-49.992147N32-50.800715N
Longitude: 105-59.923957W105-58.947150W
Elevation: 4143.3 ft.4199.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.8%0.8%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 035 magnetic, 046 true215 magnetic, 226 true
Declared distances: TORA:7005 TODA:7005 ASDA:7005 LDA:7005TORA:7005 TODA:7005 ASDA:7005 LDA:7005
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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: 32-50.925473N32-50.343735N
Longitude: 105-59.164122W105-59.089762W
Elevation: 4195.0 ft.4173.6 ft.
Gradient: 0.5%0.6% UP
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 163 magnetic, 174 true343 magnetic, 354 true
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 8 ft. brush, 115 ft. from runway, 50 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear5 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
    
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 03   download (251KB)
VOR/DME RWY 03   download (289KB)
VOR RWY 03   download (258KB)
 
Departure Procedures (Obstacle)
CORONA ONE (OBSTACLE)   download (145KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4512:45
Sunrise07:1013:10
Sunset18:2900:29
Evening civil twilight18:5400:54

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 19:09:51
Local (UTC-6)  16-Oct-2013 13:09:51
 
METAR
KALM 
2nm SE 
161655Z AUTO 19009KT 10SM CLR 17/08 A3015 RMK AO2
KHMN 
5nm W 
161658Z AUTO 17009G16KT 10SM CLR 17/07 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP153 T01710071 $
TAF
KHMN 
5nm W 
1523/1702 17015G25KT 9999 SKC 510005 QNH2995INS BECMG 1601/1602 17010G18KT 9999 SCT090 QNH2996INS BECMG 1602/1603 17009KT 9999 BKN070 QNH2998INS BECMG 1614/1615 24009KT 9999 SCT060 QNH2997INS T25/1600Z T12/1612Z AMD 152345
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Exile Aviation UNICOM 122.80
575-437-2474
575-430-8963
[email]
Aviation fuel, Flight training, Aircraft maintenance, Other business
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Miles Price ($)
HAMPTON INN ALAMOGORDO 2.8 103-119
SUPER 8 ALAMOGORDO NM 6.3 63-70
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN ALAMOGORDO 2.9 55-79
DAYS INN ALAMOGORDO 3.2 55-64
 

Other hotels near Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES ALAMOGORDO HWY 54/70 2.8 115-155
MOTEL 6 ALAMOGORDO 2.9 68-70
FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES ALAMOGORDO 3.0 
QUAILTY INN AND SUITES 3.2 76-77
BEST WESTERN DESERT AIRE MOTOR 3.2 71-120
SUBURBAN EXTENDED STAY HOTEL 5.7 

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