FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LAM |
| Lat/Long: | 35-52-47.2870N / 106-16-09.8950W
35-52.788117N / 106-16.164917W
35.8798019 / -106.2694153
(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 |
| Sectional chart: | DENVER |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ALBUQUERQUE CENTER |
| FSS: | ALBUQUERQUE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LAM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0600-1600
FOR ARPT ATTENDANT AFT HRS & WKENDS CALL 505-412-9869. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27 & REIL RY 27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 |
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| SAFr321/22.7 | | SANTA FE VORTAC | | 110.60 | | 13E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 5550 x 113 ft. / 1692 x 34 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| 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: | 35-52.886617N | | 35-52.690333N |
| Longitude: | 106-16.713567W | | 106-15.616133W |
| Elevation: | 7170.7 ft. | | 7088.0 ft. |
| 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-box VASI on left (2.75 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 60 ft. tree, 324 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear
+7 FT FENCE 135 FT FM RY END; +8 FT BLAST FENCE 85 FT FM RY END. | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF LOS ALAMOS
PO BOX 30
LOS ALAMOS, NM 87544
Phone 505-662-8080
LEASED. PROPERTY OWNED BY DEPT OF ENERGY; 528 35TH STREET, LOS ALAMOS NM 87555. 505-667-5105. |
| Manager: | DAVID PLOEGER
PO BOX 30
LOS ALAMOS, NM 87544
Phone 505-662-8420 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 77 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 76 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 55/day * | | 75% | local general aviation | | 17% | transient general aviation | | 7% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 12 April 2006 | |
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. |
| - | 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 between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (388KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (37KB) |
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)
KLVS - Las Vegas Municipal Airport (57 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-May-2008
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:30 | | 11:30 |
| Sunrise | | 05:59 | | 11:59 |
| Sunset | | 20:04 | | 02:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:33 | | 02:33 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 04:32:18 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 16-May-2008 22:32:18 |
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| METAR |
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| KLAM | 170412Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC095 15/02 A3037 RMK AO2
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KSAF
18nm SE | 170353Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM OVC100 15/01 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP197 T01500011
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| TAF |
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KSAF
18nm SE | 170216Z 170224 13010G20KT P6SM BKN090 FM0400 VRB06KT P6SM SCT090 TEMPO 1014 01012KT
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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