FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 JULY 2018
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: | 0800-1700 |
| 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 PROVIDED BY ALBUQUERQUE RADIO ON FREQ 122.1R (SANTA FE RCO).
- RCO 117.6T 122.1R (ALBUQUERQUE RADIO)
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| 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 |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 8600 x 100 ft. / 2621 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| 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. |
| Gradient: | 0.7% DOWN | | 0.7% UP |
| 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. |
| Gradient: | 0.8% UP | | 0.8% DOWN |
| 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: | JOHN THOMPSON
400 CAMINO DE LA PLACITA
TAOS, NM 87571
Phone 575-758-4995
EMERGENCY PHONE: 575-770-1755 (CELL) |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 35 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 29 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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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 01 April 2016 | |
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 |
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 19 July 2018 at 0901Z to 16 August 2018 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (257KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (299KB) |
| VOR/DME-B | |
download (279KB) |
| 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.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 20-Jul-2018
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:31 | | 11:31 |
| Sunrise | | 06:01 | | 12:01 |
| Sunset | | 20:17 | | 02:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:47 | | 02:47 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Jul-2018 14:12:54 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 20-Jul-2018 08:12:54 |
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| METAR |
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| KSKX | 201356Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/06 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP192 T01940056 $
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KAXX
19nm E | 201355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/08 A3045 RMK AO2 T01320083
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