FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | ALM |
Lat/Long: | 32-50-21.9000N 105-59-28.1000W 32-50.365000N 105-59.468333W 32.8394167,-105.9911389 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 4199.9 ft. / 1280.1 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 08E (2020) |
From city: | 4 miles SW of ALAMOGORDO, NM |
Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 88310 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 10/1959 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | ALBUQUERQUE CENTER |
FSS: | ALBUQUERQUE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | ALM (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0700-1700 AFT HR - 575-437-2474. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RWY 04; VASI RWY 22; MIRL RWY 04/22 - CTAF. MIRL RWY 04/22 PRESET MED INTST; INCR INTST - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX AWOS-3: | 127.825 (575-439-4112) |
HOLLOMAN APPROACH: | 120.6 |
HOLLOMAN DEPARTURE: | 128.1 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC (ZAB) ON FREQS 132.65/257.6 (ALAMOGORDO RCAG) WHEN HOLLOMAN APCH CTL (HMN) CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
PIOr286/39.3 | | PINON VOR/DME | | 110.40 | | 12E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
Dimensions: | 9207 x 150 ft. / 2806 x 46 m |
Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 48 /F/B/X/T | Single wheel: | 54.0 | Double wheel: | 74.0 | Double tandem: | 120.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
Operational restrictions: | RWY 22 CALM WIND RWY WHEN LESS THAN 5 KTS. 200 FT BLAST PADS MKD BY CHEVRONS. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
Latitude: | 32-49.737985N | | 32-50.800737N |
Longitude: | 106-00.230808W | | 105-58.947098W |
Elevation: | 4127.0 ft. | | 4199.9 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Runway heading: | 038 magnetic, 046 true | | 218 magnetic, 226 true |
Declared distances: | TORA:9207 TODA:9207 ASDA:9207 LDA:9207 | | TORA:9207 TODA:9207 ASDA:9207 LDA:9207 |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Helipad H1
Dimensions: | 105 x 135 ft. / 32 x 41 m |
Surface: | asphalt |
Latitude: | 32-50.294167N | | |
Longitude: | 105-59.680417W | | |
Elevation: | 4163.0 ft. | | |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway 17/35
Dimensions: | 3257 x 190 ft. / 993 x 58 m |
Surface: | dirt, in fair condition |
Operational restrictions: | OPS DURG WET COND NA; FOR COND - 575-551-6245. |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
Latitude: | 32-50.904990N | | 32-50.370965N |
Longitude: | 105-59.161702W | | 105-59.094418W |
Elevation: | 4195.0 ft. | | 4174.2 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
Runway heading: | 166 magnetic, 174 true | | 346 magnetic, 354 true |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 4 ft. brush, 28 ft. from runway, 120 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear | | 4 ft. brush, 105 ft. right of centerline |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF ALAMOGORDO 1376 E 9TH STREET ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 Phone 505-439-4100 |
Manager: | TROY ORR 3500 AIRPORT ROAD ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 Phone 575-439-4110 |
Additional Remarks
A58-04 | +3-8 FT BRUSH 0-200 FT FM RWY END 165-250 FT R OF CNTRLN. |
- | 8000 FT MTS 4 NM E. |
- | VFR OPS BTN EL PASO & ALAMOGORDO-WHITE SANDS FLW & RMN W OF HWY 54 & TRAIN TRACKS; RMN CLEAR OF RSTRD ASP. |
- | MIL, GLIDER, ULTRALIGHT & UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE ACT ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | HOLLOMAN RAPCON IFR SDBY SVC 60 MIN RECALL - 575-572-7575. |
- | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC AT 505-856-4561. |
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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (342KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (149KB) |
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CORONA ONE (OBSTACLE) (RNAV) | |
download (185KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (298KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHMN - Holloman Air Force Base (6 nm W)
KSRR - Sierra Blanca Regional Airport (44 nm NE)
KLRU - Las Cruces International Airport (57 nm SW)
KBIF - Biggs Army Airfield (Fort Bliss) (63 nm S)
KELP - El Paso International Airport (65 nm S)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Jan Krumbach
Photo taken 02-Aug-2008
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 02-May-2025
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:50 | | 11:50 |
Sunrise | | 06:17 | | 12:17 |
Sunset | | 19:45 | | 01:45 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:12 | | 02:12 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 02-May-2025 18:59:54 |
Local (UTC-6) | 02-May-2025 12:59:54 |
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METAR |
KALM 2nm SE | 021855Z AUTO VRB06G15KT 10SM CLR 26/M02 A3000 RMK AO2
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KHMN 5nm W | 021839Z AUTO 18012KT 10SM CLR 26/M05 A3001 RMK AO2 WSHFT 25 SLP101 $
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TAF |
KHMN 5nm W | 021820Z 0218/0323 18010G15KT 9999 FEW060 SCT200 QNH2996INS TS OVR MTNS N-NE BECMG 0219/0220 23010G25KT 9999 SCT050 BKN150 BKN200 QNH2992INS 611504 TS OVR MTNS W AND E TEMPO 0221/0304 24015G30KT 9000 -SHRA VCTS BKN040CB BKN150 OVC200 510005 BECMG 0304/0305 02010KT 9999 FEW060 SCT100 SCT200 QNH3005INS BECMG 0317/0318 18010G20KT 9999 VCSH BKN050 BKN100 BKN200 QNH2998INS 611208 TX27/0221Z TN07/0312Z
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NOTAMs |
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