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KHOB Lea County Regional Airport
Hobbs, New Mexico, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

Location

FAA Identifier: HOB
Lat/Long: 32-41-15.0000N / 103-13-02.4000W
32-41.250000N / 103-13.040000W
32.6875000 / -103.2173333
(estimated)
Elevation: 3661 ft. / 1115.9 m (surveyed)
Variation: 10E (1980)
From city: 4 miles W of HOBBS, NM
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 88240

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 06/1942
Sectional chart: ALBUQUERQUE
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS: ALBUQUERQUE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: HOB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0600-1800
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
WHEN ATCT CLSD HIRL RY 03/21 & MIRL RY 12/30 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT TWY LGTS - CTAF. ACTVT MALSR RY 03 & ODALS RY 21 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 120.65
UNICOM: 122.95
ATIS: 119.75
WX AWOS-3: 119.75 (575-393-8418)
HOBBS GROUND: 121.9 [0600-1800]
HOBBS TOWER: 120.65 317.4 [0600-1800]
EMERG: 121.5 243.0
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY FORT WORTH ARTCC ON FREQS 133.1/298.95 (HOBBS RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HOBr031/4.0HOBBS VORTAC111.0011E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
GAINES COUNTY263/28.934409EGNC --. -. -.-.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions: 7398 x 150 ft. / 2255 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 65.0
Double wheel: 100.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 32-40.721390N32-41.582175N
Longitude: 103-13.552313W103-12.530470W
Elevation: 3652.1 ft.3646.2 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 035 magnetic, 045 true215 magnetic, 225 true
Declared distances: TORA:7398 TODA:7398 ASDA:7398 LDA:7398TORA:7398 TODA:7398 ASDA:7398 LDA:7398
Markings: precision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lightsODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME
Obstructions: none34 ft. tree, 824 ft. from runway, 437 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 6002 x 150 ft. / 1829 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 90.0
Double wheel: 120.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 32-41.634752N32-40.933790N
Longitude: 103-13.278275W103-12.452328W
Elevation: 3660.5 ft.3637.6 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 125 magnetic, 135 true305 magnetic, 315 true
Declared distances: TORA:6001 TODA:6001 ASDA:6001 LDA:6001TORA:6001 TODA:6001 ASDA:6001 LDA:6001
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 4998 x 100 ft. / 1523 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in poor condition
RY HAS BLOCK AND ALLIGATOR CRACKING, LARGE CRACKS AND LOOSE MATERIAL.
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 32.0
Double wheel: 50.0
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 32-41.769033N32-40.944932N
Longitude: 103-13.249675W103-13.251493W
Elevation: 3659.7 ft.3650.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 170 magnetic, 180 true350 magnetic, 000 true
Displaced threshold: 492 ft.no
Declared distances: TORA:4998 TODA:4998 ASDA:4998 LDA:4506TORA:4998 TODA:4998 ASDA:4998 LDA:4998
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 27 ft. pline, 290 ft. from runway, 3:1 slope to clear
+17 FT ROAD 100 FT FM THLD; 5 FT FENCE 100 FT FM THLD.
none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: LEA COUNTY
COURTHOUSE BOX 5C
LOVINGTON, NM 88260
Phone 575-396-8521
Manager: CORY NEEDHAM
PO BOX 1106
HOBBS, NM 88240
Phone 575-391-2934

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 34
Single engine airplanes: 30
Multi engine airplanes: 2
Jet airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 32/day *
54% transient general aviation
27% local general aviation
18% air taxi
1% military
* for 12-month period ending 07 April 2010

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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 03   download (383KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 03   download (337KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 21   download (294KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 30   download (282KB)
LOC/DME BC RWY 21   download (322KB)
VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 21   download (311KB)
VOR OR TACAN RWY 03   download (325KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (16KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (40KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

E06 - Lea County-Zip Franklin Memorial Airport (19 nm NW)
KGNC - Gaines County Airport (29 nm E)
F98 - Yoakum County Airport (37 nm NE)
E11 - Andrews County Airport (41 nm SE)
KINK - Winkler County Airport (54 nm S)
 
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Aerial photo of KHOB (Lea County Regional Airport)
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Photo taken 28-Dec-2005

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 11-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1513:15
Sunrise06:4113:41
Sunset17:3400:34
Evening civil twilight17:5900:59

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  11-Feb-2012 19:34:06
Local (UTC-7)  11-Feb-2012 12:34:06
 
METAR
KHOB 111850Z 05014G19KT 10SM BKN030 00/M10 A3041
TAF
KHOB 111733Z 1118/1218 05016G22KT P6SM OVC015 FM111930 07015KT P6SM SCT020 FM112300 08010KT P6SM SCT250 FM120900 10010KT P6SM BKN030 FM121200 10010KT P6SM OVC010 FM121500 14012KT P6SM OVC007 PROB30 1215/1218 4SM -SNSG BR OVC005
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Tailwind Aviation 575-397-1747
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, GPU / Power cart, Passenger terminal and lounge, Catering, ...

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into KHOB have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
HAMPTON INN AND SUITES HOBBS 5.3 97-124
 

Other hotels near Lea County Regional Airport

Miles Price ($)
LA QUINTA INN AND SUITES HOBBS 4.9 79-105
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOBBS 4.9 105-115
FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES BY MARRIOTT HOBBS 5.1 109-119
COMFORT SUITES HOBBS 5.1 82-92
SLEEP INN AND SUITES HOBBS 5.2 85-90
COUNTRY INN & SUITES, HOBBS, NM 5.4 76-90
LEA COUNTY INN HOBBS 5.5 58-80
DESERT HILLS HOBBS 5.6 
DAYS INN HOBBS 5.9 63-85
BEST WESTERN EXECUTIVE INN 6.0 66-80

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

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