FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 08 SEPTEMBER 2022
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 -6 (UTC -7 during Standard 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: | 0800-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 04, 13, 31; PAPI RWY 04, 13, 22, 31; MIRL RWY 04/22, 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 |
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| TASr117/14.7 | | TAOS VORTAC | | 115.80 | | 13E |
| CIMr253/38.7 | | CIMARRON VORTAC | | 116.40 | | 13E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+
100LL: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: | concrete/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 51 /F/D/X/T | | Single wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Operational restrictions: | RWY 13: 150 FT BLAST PAD. RWY 31: 150 FT BLAST PAD. |
| 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 |
| Operational restrictions: | RWY 04: 150 FT BLAST PAD. RWY 22: 250 FT BLAST PAD. |
| 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: | KINO CHAVEZ
PO BOX 1636
EL PRADO, NM 87529
Phone 575-737-9790
EMERGENCY PHONE: 575-779-3027 (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 25 April 2022 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF TAOS PUEBLO WORLD HERITAGE SITE 5 NM EAST OF ARPT. |
| - | RWY 04/22 PARALLEL TWY HAS RETRO-REFLECTORS. |
| - | WILDLIFE INVOF ARPT. |
| - | 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 8 September 2022 at 0901Z to 6 October 2022 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (285KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (324KB) |
| VOR/DME-B **CHANGED** | |
download (305KB) |
| 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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Thomas Blog
Photo taken 10-Sep-2017
looking northeast.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Taos Regional Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 30-Sep-2022
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:32 | | 12:32 |
| Sunrise | | 06:58 | | 12:58 |
| Sunset | | 18:47 | | 00:47 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:13 | | 01:13 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Sep-2022 10:26:07 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 30-Sep-2022 04:26:07 |
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| METAR |
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| KSKX | 300956Z AUTO 03004KT 10SM CLR 04/M02 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP216 T00441017
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KAXX
19nm E | 300955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M04/M05 A3038 RMK AO2 T10391054
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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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