FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 JULY 2010
Location
| FAA Identifier: | HOB |
| Lat/Long: | 32-41-15.1000N / 103-13-01.3000W 32-41.251667N / 103-13.021667W 32.6875278 / -103.2170278 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3661 ft. / 1115.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 10E (1980) |
| From city: | 4 miles W of HOBBS, NM |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard 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).
- ATIS FREQ 119.75 OTS INDEFLY.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| HOBr031/4.0 | | HOBBS VORTAC | | 111.00 | | 11E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| GAINES COUNTY | | 263/28.9 | | 344 | | 09E | | GNC | --. -. -.-. |
| ANDREWS | | 292/40.0 | | 245 | | 09E | | ANR | .- -. .-. |
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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 32-40.721317N | | 32-41.582183N |
| Longitude: | 103-13.552383W | | 103-12.530450W |
| Elevation: | 3652.4 ft. | | 3646.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 035 magnetic, 045 true | | 215 magnetic, 225 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:7398 TODA:7398 ASDA:7398 LDA:7398 | | TORA:7398 TODA:7398 ASDA:7398 LDA:7398 |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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 lights | | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | none | | 34 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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 32-41.634733N | | 32-40.933783N |
| Longitude: | 103-13.278283W | | 103-12.452350W |
| Elevation: | 3660.7 ft. | | 3637.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 125 magnetic, 135 true | | 305 magnetic, 315 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:6001 TODA:6001 ASDA:6001 LDA:6001 | | TORA:6001 TODA:6001 ASDA:6001 LDA:6001 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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 lights | | yes, 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 |
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| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 32-41.769000N | | 32-40.944900N |
| Longitude: | 103-13.249700W | | 103-13.251550W |
| Elevation: | 3659.7 ft. | | 3650.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 170 magnetic, 180 true | | 350 magnetic, 000 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 492 ft. | | no |
| Declared distances: | TORA:4998 TODA:4998 ASDA:4998 LDA:4506 | | TORA:4998 TODA:4998 ASDA:4998 LDA:4998 |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, 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: | BILL GATCHELL 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 |
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| 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 26 August 2010 at 0901Z and 23 September 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 03 | |
download (384KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (335KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (288KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (281KB) |
| LOC/DME BC RWY 21 | |
download (322KB) |
| VOR/DME OR TACAN RWY 21 | |
download (311KB) |
| VOR OR TACAN RWY 03 | |
download (326KB) |
| 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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Art Robb
Photo taken 28-Dec-2005
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| Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Sep-2010
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:06 | | 12:06 |
| Sunrise | | 06:31 | | 12:31 |
| Sunset | | 19:12 | | 01:12 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:37 | | 01:37 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Sep-2010 03:20:28 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 05-Sep-2010 21:20:28 |
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| METAR |
| KHOB | 052350Z 15012G20KT 10SM SKC 33/03 A2988
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| TAF |
| KHOB | 052334Z 0600/0624 16013G20KT P6SM SKC FM060200 14010KT P6SM SKC FM061200 18009KT P6SM SKC AMD NOT SKED 0601/0614
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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