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


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

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: MON-FRI 0700-1600
FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 575-355-2405.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 - CTAF. MIRL RY 03/21 PRESET LOW INTST TILL 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 edge markings: NUMBERS & CENTERLINE FADED.
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in poor conditionbasic, in poor 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 WINDELL BRIDGES, RON SENA- CITY CLERK.
Manager: RON SENA
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 09 April 2011

Additional Remarks

A58-03 +6 FT BRUSH 50 FT FM THLD 60 FT LEFT AND 115 FT RIGHT OF CENTERLINE.
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 12-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2013:20
Sunrise06:4613:46
Sunset17:3600:36
Evening civil twilight18:0201:02

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Feb-2012 07:12:28
Local (UTC-7)  12-Feb-2012 00:12:28
 
METAR
KCVS 
45nm E 
120655Z 11007KT 10SM CLR M06/M15 A3034 RMK AO2A SLP351 T10611153 400031071 $
TAF
KCVS 
45nm E 
1202/1308 11012KT 9999 SCT200 QNH3032INS TEMPO 1207/1211 16012G18KT 9000 -SN BKN040 OVC150 620409 621305 BECMG 1211/1212 17012KT 8000 -SN OVC015 620209 621107 QNH3028INS BECMG 1216/1217 18012G20KT 0500 SN VV001 620019 620919 QNH2999INS TEMPO 1221/1302 4800 -FZRA OVC002 690009 690909 BECMG 1301/1302 19012KT 4000 -SN OVC001 620019 620919 QNH2997INS BECMG 1304/1305 20012KT 9999 NSW OVC001 620019 620919 QNH3000INS TM03/1202Z TM08/1213Z
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SUPER 8 MOTEL - FT. SUMNER 1.4 54-85

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