FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
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: | 09E (1985) |
| 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 |
| Sectional chart: | ALBUQUERQUE |
| 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: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 01/19 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| INKr005/16.0 | | WINK VORTAC | | 112.10 | | 11E |
| HOBr158/31.0 | | HOBBS VORTAC | | 111.00 | | 11E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| ANDREWS | | 238/34.0 | | 245 | | 09E | | ANR | .- -. .-. |
| MONAHANS | | 330/35.5 | | 214 | | 09E | | OHE | --- .... . |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 4704 x 60 ft. / 1434 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 32-07.514333N | | 32-08.256333N |
| Longitude: | 103-09.422500W | | 103-09.156167W |
| Elevation: | 3097.0 ft. | | 3104.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 008 magnetic, 017 true | | 188 magnetic, 197 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. pline, 825 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | 10 ft. trees, 300 ft. from runway, 12:1 slope to clear |
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 2604 x 50 ft. / 794 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 32-07.866833N | | 32-07.788000N |
| Longitude: | 103-09.542167W | | 103-09.046000W |
| Elevation: | 3118.0 ft. | | 3097.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 092 magnetic, 101 true | | 272 magnetic, 281 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 40 ft. | | 45 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 5 ft. brush, 200 ft. from runway APCH SLOPE 10:1 TO DSPLCD THR FM +15 FT ROAD 160 FT. +4 FT FENCE & ROAD 70 FT FM END; +4 FT GND AND BRUSH 10 FT RIGHT OF RY EDGE. | | 30 ft. pline, marked, 880 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear APCH SLOPE 28:1 TO DSPLCD THR FM +4 FT FENCE 115 FT. +4 FT FENCE 15 FT FM RY END, +7 FT BRUSH 20 FT FM RY END. |
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: | BILL GATCHELL PO BOX 1106 HOBBS, NM 88241-1106 Phone 575-391-2934 LEA CO/HOBBS/ ARPT MGR ALSO. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 5 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 80/week * | | 76% | transient general aviation | | 24% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 07 April 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 5 FT LINE OF SIGHT NOT AVBL BTN RYS 01/19 AND 09/27 ENDS. |
| - | EXTENSIVE OIL WELL DRILLING ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | +20 FT PUMP JACK 990 FT FM THLD 50 FT RIGHT OF CENTERLINE. |
| - | RY 09/27 +4-7 FT BRUSH 60 FT FM CNTRLN BOTH SIDES LENGTH OF RUNWAY. |
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-Schlemeyer Field Airport (41 nm E)
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| Sectional chart |
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Times for 21-Aug-2008
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:57 | | 11:57 |
| Sunrise | | 06:22 | | 12:22 |
| Sunset | | 19:28 | | 01:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:54 | | 01:54 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Aug-2008 21:05:02 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 21-Aug-2008 15:05:02 |
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| METAR |
KINK 21nm S | 212053Z AUTO 19009G14KT 10SM CLR 34/10 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP065 T03440100 58023
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KHOB 32nm N | 211950Z 19006KT 10SM SKC 30/13 A2996
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KODO 40nm E | 212053Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM CLR 32/13 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP078 T03170128 58020
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KGNC 41nm NE | 212045Z AUTO 18009KT 149V209 10SM SCT065 33/12 A2993 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KINK 21nm S | 212012Z 212018 16008KT P6SM SCT060 SCT250 FM0400 13012KT P6SM SCT250 FM1500 17010G18KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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