FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ALS |
| Lat/Long: | 37-26-05.7000N / 105-51-59.6000W 37-26.095000N / 105-51.993333W 37.4349167 / -105.8665556 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 7539 ft. / 2297.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 09E (2010) |
| From city: | 2 miles S of ALAMOSA, CO |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 81101 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1941 |
| Sectional chart: | DENVER |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
| FSS: | DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ALS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAYLIGHT HOURS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT HIRL RY 02/20, MALSR RY 02, PAPI RY 02, REIL RY 20, AND VASI RY 20 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | PPR FOR ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR 719-580-6444. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 135.175 (719-589-5669) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PRVDD BY DENVER ARTCC ON FREQS 128.375/379.95 (ALAMOSA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ALSr322/5.7 | | ALAMOSA VORTAC | | 113.90 | | 13E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 8519 x 100 ft. / 2597 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 52.0 | | Double wheel: | 70.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 37-25.510990N | | 37-26.703985N |
| Longitude: | 105-52.535780W | | 105-51.609288W |
| Elevation: | 7539.2 ft. | | 7539.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 023 magnetic, 032 true | | 203 magnetic, 212 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:8519 TODA:8519 ASDA:8519 LDA:8519 | | TORA:8519 TODA:8519 ASDA:8519 LDA:8519 |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
| Obstructions: | none | | 36 ft. tree, 1800 ft. from runway, 400 ft. right of centerline, 44:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY AND CO OF ALAMOSA PO BOX 328 ALAMOSA, CO 81101 Phone 719-589-4848 |
| Manager: | CAROL OSBORN PO BOX 328 ALAMOSA, CO 81101 Phone 719-587-5165 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 42 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 37 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 84/day * | | 47% | transient general aviation | | 26% | local general aviation | | 23% | air taxi | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 01 January 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 893 FT PAVED BLASTPAD RY 20. |
| - | BE ALERT; INTENSIVE USAF STUDENT TRAINING IN VICINITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS & PUEBLO COLORADO. |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 02 **CHANGED** | |
download (229KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 **CHANGED** | |
download (247KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 **CHANGED** | |
download (214KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-B **CHANGED** | |
download (215KB) |
| VOR OR GPS-A **CHANGED** | |
download (184KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (21KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMVI - Monte Vista Municipal Airport (10 nm NW)
4V1 - Spanish Peaks Airfield (54 nm E)
KPSO - Stevens Field Airport (57 nm W)
KSKX - Taos Regional Airport (59 nm S)
KANK - Harriet Alexander Field Airport (67 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Newcomer
Photo taken 27-Mar-2012
from 3,000' AGL looking southeast.
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:23 | | 11:23 |
| Sunrise | | 05:53 | | 11:53 |
| Sunset | | 20:07 | | 02:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:36 | | 02:36 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 08:29:50 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 18-May-2013 02:29:50 |
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| METAR |
| KALS | 180752Z AUTO 22006KT 10SM CLR 06/M11 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP098 T00561111
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| TAF |
| KALS | 180520Z 1806/1906 VRB05KT P6SM FEW100 SCT250 FM181700 23015G25KT P6SM SCT080 BKN150 FM190300 26008KT P6SM SCT100 BKN200
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| NOTAMs |
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