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 |
| HOBr031/4.0 | | HOBBS VORTAC | | 111.00 | | 11E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| GAINES COUNTY | | 263/28.9 | | 344 | | 09E | | GNC | --. -. -.-. |
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: | 32-40.721390N | | 32-41.582175N |
| Longitude: | 103-13.552313W | | 103-12.530470W |
| Elevation: | 3652.1 ft. | | 3646.2 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: | 32-41.634752N | | 32-40.933790N |
| Longitude: | 103-13.278275W | | 103-12.452328W |
| Elevation: | 3660.5 ft. | | 3637.6 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: | 32-41.769033N | | 32-40.944932N |
| Longitude: | 103-13.249675W | | 103-13.251493W |
| Elevation: | 3659.7 ft. | | 3650.0 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: | 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 |
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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 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 |
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 11-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:15 | | 13:15 |
| Sunrise | | 06:41 | | 13:41 |
| Sunset | | 17:34 | | 00:34 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:59 | | 00:59 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Feb-2012 19:34:06 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 11-Feb-2012 12:34:06 |
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| METAR |
| KHOB | 111850Z 05014G19KT 10SM BKN030 00/M10 A3041
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| 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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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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