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E26 Lea County/Jal Airport
Jal, New Mexico, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: E26
Lat/Long: 32-07-51.8820N 103-09-17.4620W
32-07.864700N 103-09.291033W
32.1310783,-103.1548506
(estimated)
Elevation: 3118 ft. / 950.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 06E (2030)
From city: 3 miles NE of JAL, NM
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 88252

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1953
Control tower: no
ARTCC: FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS: ALBUQUERQUE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: ABQ (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT PAPI RWY 01 & 19; MIRL RWY 01/19 - CTAF. MIRL RWY 01/19 PRESET LOW INTST - INCR INTST - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
INKr005/16.0WINK VORTAC112.1011E
HOBr158/31.0HOBBS VORTAC111.0011E

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions: 4704 x 60 ft. / 1434 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 4 /F/C/Y/T
Single wheel: 23.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Latitude: 32-07.514333N32-08.256333N
Longitude: 103-09.422500W103-09.156167W
Elevation: 3097.0 ft.3104.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 011 magnetic, 017 true191 magnetic, 197 true
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.03 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (2.83 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none12 ft. brush, 300 ft. from runway, 10 ft. both sides of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
1 FT TO 2 FT BRUSH 0 FT - 200 FT FM THR, 95 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 2604 x 50 ft. / 794 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 3 /F/B/Y/T
Single wheel: 12.0
Operational restrictions: 3-5 FT BRUSH 60-125 FT FM CNTRLN NORTH SIDE.
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 32-07.866833N32-07.788000N
Longitude: 103-09.542167W103-09.046000W
Elevation: 3118.0 ft.3097.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 095 magnetic, 101 true275 magnetic, 281 true
Displaced threshold: 40 ft.45 ft.
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 4 ft. brush, 201 ft. from runway
4 FT FENCE 50 FT FM THR; 10 FT ROAD 40 FT FM THR.
none
4 FT FENCE 15 FT FM END, 8 FT BRUSH 20 FT FM RY END, 10 FT ROAD 0 FT FM THR.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: LEA COUNTY
PO BOX 1106
HOBBS, NM 88241-1106
Phone 575-391-2934
Manager: CORY NEEDHAM
PO BOX 1106
HOBBS, NM 88241-1106
Phone 575-391-2934

Additional Remarks

A30A-01 3 FT POSTS 145 FT FM THR ON CNTRLN & 40 FT LEFT & 110 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
A30A-19 20 FT PUMP JACK 990 FT FM THR 185 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.
LINE OF SIGHT BTN RWYS NA.
OIL DRILLING ACT ON & INVOF ARPT.
FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at E26.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KINK - Winkler County Airport (21 nm S)
KHOB - Lea County Regional Airport (34 nm N)
E11 - Andrews County Airport (34 nm E)
E01 - Roy Hurd Memorial Airport (35 nm S)
KODO - Odessa Airport-Schlemeyer Field (41 nm E)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 20-Jul-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3311:33
Sunrise06:0112:01
Sunset19:5701:57
Evening civil twilight20:2402:24

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  20-Jul-2026 10:47:56
Local (UTC-6)  20-Jul-2026 04:47:56
 
METAR
KINK 
21nm S 
200953Z AUTO 15006KT CLR 23/19 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP112 T02330189 TSNO $
KHOB 
32nm N 
201035Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM SCT022 SCT027 20/18 A3006 RMK AO2
KE11 
34nm E 
201035Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM CLR 22/20 A3005 RMK AO2 T02200201
KODO 
40nm E 
200953Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM CLR 24/19 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP120 T02390189 $
KGNC 
41nm NE 
201035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/19 A3010 RMK AO2 T02100186
TAF
KINK 
21nm S 
200522Z 2006/2106 17008KT P6SM FEW070 SCT250 FM201800 20011KT P6SM OVC100 PROB30 2018/2022 VRB15G25KT P6SM -TSRA BKN050CB
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