FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 APRIL 2018
Location
FAA Identifier: | LAM |
Lat/Long: | 35-52-46.8700N / 106-16-07.2700W 35-52.781167N / 106-16.121167W 35.8796861 / -106.2686861 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 7171 ft. / 2185.7 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 10E (2005) |
From city: | 1 mile E of LOS ALAMOS, NM |
Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 87544 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 04/1963 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | ALBUQUERQUE CENTER |
FSS: | ALBUQUERQUE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | LAM (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT-SUN 0730-1300 FOR ARPT ATTENDANT AFT HRS & WKENDS CALL 505-417-7431. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27 & REIL RY 27 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
WX AWOS-3: | 124.175 (505-662-8423) |
WX ASOS at SAF (18 nm SE): | PHONE 505-474-3117 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PROVIDED BY ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC ON FREQS 132.8/346.35 (TESUQUE PEAK RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
SAFr321/22.6 | | SANTA FE VORTAC | | 110.60 | | 13E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MINOR |
Powerplant service: | MINOR |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
Dimensions: | 6000 x 120 ft. / 1829 x 37 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 35 /F/C/X/T | Single wheel: | 43.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
Operational restrictions: | RY 09/27 ALL LNDGS TO THE WEST & ALL TKOFS TO THE EAST. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
Latitude: | 35-52.887283N | | 35-52.674867N |
Longitude: | 106-16.714683W | | 106-15.527783W |
Elevation: | 7170.9 ft. | | 7079.6 ft. |
Gradient: | | | 1.5% UP |
Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
Runway heading: | 092 magnetic, 102 true | | 272 magnetic, 282 true |
Markings: | basic, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | COUNTY OF LOS ALAMOS 1000 CENTRAL AVE SUITE 350 LOS ALAMOS, NM 87544 Phone 505-663-1750 |
Manager: | DAVE PLOEGER 1040 AIRPORT RD LOS ALAMOS, NM 87544 Phone 505-662-8420 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 56 | Single engine airplanes: | | 54 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 39/day * | 78% | local general aviation | 16% | transient general aviation | 5% | commercial | <1% | air taxi | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 10 April 2015 | |
Additional Remarks
- | RY 27 GRADIENT 1.5% UP TO WEST. |
- | VFR LNDG TRAFFIC REMAIN 5 MILES EAST OF THE ARPT UNTIL TURNING FINAL FOR RY 27 TO AVOID RESTRICTED AREA SOUTH OF THE ARPT. |
- | WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | RADIO COMMUNICATION REQUIRED BEFORE ENTERING TFC PATTERN. |
- | STRONG GUSTY CROSSWINDS. |
- | BLAST BARRIER AER 09. |
- | NO TOUCH & GO LANDINGS. |
- | RY 27 MAKE RIGHT TURN ON GO-AROUND OR MISSED APCH; RESTRICTED AREA ADJ TO SOUTH SIDE OF ARPT. |
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 26 April 2018 at 901Z to 24 May 2018 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 27 | |
download (254KB) |
RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 27 | |
download (263KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (105KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSAF - Santa Fe Municipal Airport (18 nm SE)
KSKX - Taos Regional Airport (45 nm NE)
KAEG - Double Eagle II Airport (51 nm SW)
KABQ - Albuquerque International Sunport Airport (53 nm S)
0E0 - Moriarty Airport (56 nm S)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Sean Slemmons
Photo taken 06-Jun-2008
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 26-Apr-2018
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:52 | | 11:52 |
Sunrise | | 06:19 | | 12:19 |
Sunset | | 19:47 | | 01:47 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:14 | | 02:14 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 27-Apr-2018 01:01:49 |
Local (UTC-6) | 26-Apr-2018 19:01:49 |
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METAR |
KLAM | 270055Z AUTO 14011G15KT 10SM CLR 19/M10 A3017 RMK AO2 T01941103
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KSAF 18nm SE | 270053Z 14021G26KT 10SM CLR 19/M05 A3012 RMK AO2 PK WND 14026/0052 SLP141 T01891050
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TAF |
KSAF 18nm SE | 261737Z 2618/2718 33008KT P6SM SKC FM262000 02013KT P6SM SKC FM262300 13022G30KT P6SM SKC FM270700 15010KT P6SM SKC
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NOTAMs |
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