FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ALM |
| Lat/Long: | 32-50-23.8000N / 105-59-26.1000W 32-50.396667N / 105-59.435000W 32.8399444 / -105.9905833 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 4200 ft. / 1280.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 11E (1985) |
| 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 |
| Sectional chart: | ALBUQUERQUE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ALBUQUERQUE CENTER |
| FSS: | ALBUQUERQUE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ALM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-1800 FOR ACFT SVC AFT HRS CALL 575-437-4330/9198/3922. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 03/21 PRESET MED INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT VASI RY 21 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 127.825 (575-439-4112) |
| HOLLOMAN APPROACH: | 120.6 |
| HOLLOMAN DEPARTURE: | 128.1 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC ON FREQS 132.65/257.6 (ROSWELL RCAG) WHEN HOLLOMAN APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| BWSr034/1.6 | | BOLES VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 11E |
| PIOr286/39.3 | | PINON VOR/DME | | 110.40 | | 12E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| ALAMOGORDO | | at field | | 341 | | 11E | | ALM | .- .-.. -- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 7006 x 150 ft. / 2135 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 54.0 | | Double wheel: | 74.0 | | Double tandem: | 120.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 32-49.992050N | | 32-50.800733N |
| Longitude: | 105-59.924033W | | 105-58.947100W |
| Elevation: | 4143.4 ft. | | 4199.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.8% | | 0.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 035 magnetic, 046 true | | 215 magnetic, 226 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:7005 TODA:7005 ASDA:7005 LDA:7005 | | TORA:7005 TODA:7005 ASDA:7005 LDA:7005 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 3512 x 200 ft. / 1070 x 61 m |
| Surface: | dirt, in fair condition |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Elevation: | 4193.0 ft. | | 4171.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.6% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 162 magnetic, 173 true | | 342 magnetic, 353 true |
| Obstructions: | 35 ft. pline, 1300 ft. from runway, 37:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF ALAMOGORDO 1376 E NORTH STREET ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 Phone 575-439-4200 |
| Manager: | PAT MC COURT 1376 E NORTH STREET ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310 Phone 575-439-4200 MR MC COURT IS CITY MGR AND ACTING ARPT MGR. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 39 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 23 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 10 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 92/day * | | 59% | local general aviation | | 30% | transient general aviation | | 9% | air taxi | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 June 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| A30-16/3 | 4 RY NOT AVBL FOR ACR OPNS. |
| - | 8000 FT MOUNTAINS 4 NM EAST OF ARPT. |
| - | USE RY 21 WHEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 KNOTS. |
| - | RECOMMEND THAT VFR FLIGHTS BTN EL PASO & ALAMOGORDO-WHITE SANDS FOLLOW HWY 54 & THE ADJ RR TRACKS REMAINING CLEAR OF RSTRD AIRSPACE. |
| - | GLIDER & ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | IFR STANDBY SVC AVBL ON 30 MIN RECALL 575-572-7575. |
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (333KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 03 | |
download (404KB) |
| VOR RWY 03 | |
download (361KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
| CORONA ONE (OBSTACLE) | |
download (177KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (37KB) |
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 (58 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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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Oct-2008
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:39 | | 12:39 |
| Sunrise | | 07:04 | | 13:04 |
| Sunset | | 18:39 | | 00:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:04 | | 01:04 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Oct-2008 10:48:36 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 07-Oct-2008 04:48:36 |
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| METAR |
KALM 2nm SE | 071025Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/06 A3024 RMK AO2
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KHMN 5nm W | 070955Z AUTO 02003KT 10SM CLR RMK AO2 SLPNO RVRNO PWINO PNO FZRANO TSNO VISNO RWY16 CHINO RWY16 $
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| TAF |
KHMN 5nm W | 070403 04009KT 9999 FEW080 QNH3012INS BECMG 1718 20009KT 9999 SKC QNH3015INS T26/22Z T09/11Z COR 0438 LIMITED METWATCH 0705 TIL 0711
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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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