FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 FEBRUARY 2021
Location
FAA Identifier: | SKX |
Lat/Long: | 36-27-06.1000N 105-40-23.1000W 36-27.101667N 105-40.385000W 36.4516944,-105.6730833 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 7094.6 ft. / 2162.4 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 09E (2010) |
From city: | 8 miles NW of TAOS, NM |
Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 87571 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 03/1967 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | ALBUQUERQUE CENTER |
FSS: | ALBUQUERQUE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | SKX (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 04/22; REIL RY 04, 13, 31 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX AWOS-3PT: | 132.975 (575-758-5663) |
WX AWOS-3 at AXX (19 nm E): | 118.025 (575-377-0526) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY ALBUQUERQUE RADIO ON FREQS 122.1R/117.6T (TAOS RCO).
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC (ZAB) 132.8/346.35 (CLINES CORNER RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
TASr117/14.7 | | TAOS VORTAC | | 117.60 | | 13E |
CIMr253/38.7 | | CIMARRON VORTAC | | 116.40 | | 13E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ FOR JET A FUEL AFT HRS CALL 575-758-5436. 100LL SELF SERVE 24 HRS WITH MAJOR CREDIT CARD. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MINOR |
Powerplant service: | MINOR |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
Dimensions: | 8600 x 100 ft. / 2621 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in excellent condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 51 /F/D/X/T | Single wheel: | 60.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
Latitude: | 36-27.364883N | | 36-26.322005N |
Longitude: | 105-41.021017W | | 105-39.833837W |
Elevation: | 7047.3 ft. | | 7024.9 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 128 magnetic, 137 true | | 308 magnetic, 317 true |
Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 4/22
Dimensions: | 5504 x 75 ft. / 1678 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 4 /F/D/Y/T | Single wheel: | 24.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
Latitude: | 36-27.251757N | | 36-27.757185N |
Longitude: | 105-40.786142W | | 105-39.854127W |
Elevation: | 7052.4 ft. | | 7094.6 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 047 magnetic, 056 true | | 227 magnetic, 236 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | TOWN OF TAOS 400 CAMINO DE LA PLACITA TAOS, NM 87571 Phone 575-751-2000 |
Manager: | RICHARD BELLIS 400 CAMINO DE LA PLACITA TAOS, NM 87571 Phone 575-758-4995 EMERGENCY PHONE: 575-779-0326 (CELL) |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 30 | Single engine airplanes: | | 22 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | Helicopters: | | 2 | Ultralights: | | 4 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 134/week * | 57% | transient general aviation | 37% | local general aviation | 3% | military | 3% | air taxi | * for 12-month period ending 09 April 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
- | AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF TAOS PUEBLO WORLD HERITAGE SITE 5 NM EAST OF ARPT. |
- | RY 04/22 PARALLEL TWY HAS RETRO-REFLECTORS. |
- | WILDLIFE IN VICINITY OF AIRPORT |
- | RWY 4, 150 FT BLAST PAD. RWY 22, 250 FT BLAST PAD. RWY 13, 150 FT BLAST PAD. RWY 31, 150 FT BLAST PAD. |
- | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC AT 505-856-4561. |
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 25 February 2021 at 0901Z to 25 March 2021 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (295KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (336KB) |
VOR/DME-B | |
download (317KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (54KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (178KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAXX - Angel Fire Airport (19 nm E)
KLAM - Los Alamos Airport (45 nm SW)
KSAF - Santa Fe Municipal Airport (54 nm S)
KLVS - Las Vegas Municipal Airport (54 nm SE)
KRTN - Raton Municipal Airport/Crews Field (59 nm E)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Thomas Blog
Photo taken 10-Sep-2017
looking northeast.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 25-Feb-2021
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:13 | | 13:13 |
Sunrise | | 06:39 | | 13:39 |
Sunset | | 17:52 | | 00:52 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:18 | | 01:18 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 26-Feb-2021 02:06:23 |
Local (UTC-7) | 25-Feb-2021 19:06:23 |
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METAR |
KSKX | 260156Z AUTO 04004KT 10SM CLR M02/M03 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP205 T10171033 FZRANO
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KAXX 19nm E | 260135Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM SCT025 SCT032 SCT070 M04/M07 A3005 RMK AO2 T10401071
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NOTAMs |
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