FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | WSD |
| Lat/Long: | 32-20-29.3390N / 106-24-09.9660W
32-20.488983N / 106-24.166100W
32.3414831 / -106.4027683
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3934 ft. / 1199 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 11E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of WHITE SANDS, NM |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 88002 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Sectional chart: | PHOENIX |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ALBUQUERQUE CENTER |
| FSS: | ALBUQUERQUE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL
ACTIVATE-MIRL RWY 9-27-122.8, KEY MIKE 5 TIMES. |
| Beacon: | white-white-green (lighted military airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 126.95 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
| RANGE CTL (CHEROKEE): | 305.5 346.7 |
| RANGE CTL(CHEROKEE): | 126.95 |
- CONDRON AAF LCTD IN RESTRICTED AREA 5107B FOR HOLLOMAN AFB.
- BASE OPNS AVBL 1300-0100Z 1 APR-30 SEP; 1400-2400Z 1 OCT-31 MAR, MON-FRI EXCEPT HOL.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| EWMr332/24.3 | | NEWMAN VORTAC | | 112.40 | | 12E |
| ELPr337/32.1 | | EL PASO VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 12E |
| BWSr203/34.9 | | BOLES VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 11E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ALAMOGORDO | | 204/37.2 | | 341 | | 11E | | ALM | .- .-.. -- |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 6125 x 75 ft. / 1867 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 4350 x 150 ft. / 1326 x 46 m |
| Surface: | gravel |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | U.S. Army |
| Owner: | US ARMY ATCA-ASO
CAMERON STATION
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314 |
Additional Remarks
| - | RSTD: 24 HR PPR DSN 349-1315/C575-679-1315. |
| - | RSTD: AVOID HI-PWR AND REVERSE THRUST OPR IF POSSIBLE. |
| - | RSTD: ACFT LDG ARE RQR TO MAKE LO APCH TO INSURE RWY CLEAR OF OBST AND WILDLIFE. |
| - | CAUTION: MT 4 NM W. |
| - | RSTD: ARR FR S MUST HAVE CLNC THRU R5107A FR MCGREGOR RNG 397.7 41.7. CTC CHEROKEE PRIOR TO ENTRY R5107B. |
| - | RSTD: RWY 1-19 FOR USE BY TACTICAL F/W AND R/W ACFT ONLY. |
| - | MISC: GND CREW CK DIRT RWY COND PRIOR TO FLT OPR. |
| - | MISC: MID-FLD DIAGONAL TWY CLSD EXC LCL DRONE OPR. |
| - | CAUTION: AFLD UNMANNED. |
| - | CAUTION: FOD HAZ/SMALL ROCKS AND GRAVEL ON RWY AND ALL MOVEMENT AREAS. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at KWSD.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLRU - Las Cruces International Airport (27 nm W)
KBIF - Biggs Army Airfield (Fort Bliss) (30 nm S)
5T6 - Dona Ana County Airport at Santa Teresa (32 nm SW)
KELP - El Paso International Airport (32 nm S)
KHMN - Holloman Air Force Base (34 nm NE)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Times for 10-Oct-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:43 | | 12:43 |
| Sunrise | | 07:07 | | 13:07 |
| Sunset | | 18:37 | | 00:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:02 | | 01:02 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Oct-2008 00:10:03 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 10-Oct-2008 18:10:03 |
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| METAR |
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KLRU
26nm W | 102352Z AUTO 10SM CLR 27/08 A2988 RMK AO2
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KELP
32nm S | 102351Z 23010KT 10SM SCT100 SCT150 BKN250 28/07 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP039 T02830067 10311 20278 56008
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KHMN
35nm NE | 102356Z 22014G25KT 30SM BKN060 BKN200 27/05 A2984 RMK AO2A SLP055
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KALM
36nm NE | 102350Z AUTO 20008KT 10SM SCT100 SCT120 27/06 A2986 RMK AO2
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MMCS
43nm S | 102345Z 24012KT 10SM FEW030 SCT100 BKN250 29/12 A2985 RMK SLP980 57020 974 8/138
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KLRU
26nm W | 102342Z 110024 24015KT P6SM SCT080 SCT250 FM0900 18005KT P6SM VCSH OVC100 FM1500 22015KT P6SM VCSH SCT050CB BKN100 TEMPO 1519 4SM TSRA BKN040CB OVC100 FM1900 24015KT P6SM VCSH SCT050CB BKN100 TEMPO 1923 4SM TSRA BKN040CB OVC100 AMD LTD TO CLD AND VIS
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KELP
32nm S | 102342Z 110024 23012KT P6SM SCT080 SCT150 BKN250 FM0900 18005KT P6SM VCSH OVC100 FM1500 22015KT P6SM VCSH SCT050CB BKN100 TEMPO 1519 4SM TSRA BKN040CB OVC100 FM1900 24015KT P6SM VCSH SCT050CB BKN100 TEMPO 1923 4SM TSRA BKN040CB OVC100
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