FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 DECEMBER 2019
Location
FAA Identifier: | LAM |
Lat/Long: | 35-52-46.8700N 106-16-07.2700W 35-52.781167N 106-16.121167W 35.8796861,-106.2686861 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 7170.9 ft. / 2185.7 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 10E (2005) |
From city: | 1 mile E of LOS ALAMOS, NM |
Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 87544 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 04/1963 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | ALBUQUERQUE CENTER |
FSS: | ALBUQUERQUE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | LAM (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700 CLOSED HOLIDAYS. FOR ARPT ATTENDANT AFT HRS & WKENDS CALL 505-709-8687. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT REILS RWY 27; MIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
WX AWOS-3: | 124.175 (505-662-8423) |
WX ASOS at SAF (18 nm SE): | 128.55 (505-474-3117) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC ON FREQS 132.8/346.35 (TESUQUE PEAK RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
SAFr321/22.6 | | SANTA FE VORTAC | | 110.60 | | 13E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL 24-HR SELF-SERV WITH MAJOR CREDIT CARD. |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MINOR |
Powerplant service: | MINOR |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
Dimensions: | 6000 x 120 ft. / 1829 x 37 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 35 /F/C/X/T | Single wheel: | 43.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
Latitude: | 35-52.887283N | | 35-52.674867N |
Longitude: | 106-16.714683W | | 106-15.527783W |
Elevation: | 7170.9 ft. | | 7079.6 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
Runway heading: | 092 magnetic, 102 true | | 272 magnetic, 282 true |
Markings: | basic, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | COUNTY OF LOS ALAMOS 1000 CENTRAL AVE SUITE 350 LOS ALAMOS, NM 87544 Phone 505-663-1750 |
Manager: | CAMERON HUMPHRES 1040 AIRPORT RD LOS ALAMOS, NM 87544 Phone 505-662-8420 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 50 | Single engine airplanes: | | 47 | Helicopters: | | 2 | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 37/day * | 82% | local general aviation | 17% | transient general aviation | <1% | air taxi | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 10 April 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
- | RY 27 GRADIENT 1.5% UP TO WEST. |
- | VFR LNDG TRAFFIC REMAIN 5 MILES EAST OF THE ARPT UNTIL TURNING FINAL FOR RY 27 TO AVOID RESTRICTED AREA SOUTH OF THE ARPT. |
- | WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | ARFF INDEX B AVAILABLE WITH 24 HR REQUEST |
- | RWY 09/27 ALL LNDGS TO THE WEST & ALL TKOFS TO THE EAST. |
- | FOR CD CTC ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC AT 505-856-4861. |
- | RADIO COMMUNICATION REQUIRED BEFORE ENTERING TFC PATTERN. |
- | STRONG GUSTY CROSSWINDS. |
- | BLAST BARRIER AER 09. |
- | NO TOUCH & GO LANDINGS. |
- | RY 27 MAKE RIGHT TURN ON GO-AROUND OR MISSED APCH; RESTRICTED AREA ADJ TO SOUTH SIDE OF ARPT. |
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 05 December 2019 at 0900Z to 02 January 2020 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 27 | |
download (255KB) |
RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 27 | |
download (260KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (105KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSAF - Santa Fe Municipal Airport (18 nm SE)
KSKX - Taos Regional Airport (45 nm NE)
KAEG - Double Eagle II Airport (51 nm SW)
KABQ - Albuquerque International Sunport Airport (53 nm S)
0E0 - Moriarty Municipal Airport (56 nm S)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Sean Slemmons
Photo taken 06-Jun-2008
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 11-Dec-2019
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:38 | | 13:38 |
Sunrise | | 07:06 | | 14:06 |
Sunset | | 16:50 | | 23:50 |
Evening civil twilight | | 17:19 | | 00:19 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 11-Dec-2019 11:50:33 |
Local (UTC-7) | 11-Dec-2019 04:50:33 |
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METAR |
KLAM | 111135Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M07 A3031 RMK AO2 T10061074
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KSAF 18nm SE | 111053Z AUTO 36007KT 10SM CLR M02/M06 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP249 T10171056
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TAF |
KSAF 18nm SE | 110533Z 1106/1206 36006KT P6SM BKN250 TEMPO 1112/1116 36011KT FM112000 23009KT P6SM BKN200 FM120200 33006KT P6SM SCT200
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NOTAMs |
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