Los Alamos Airport

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IATA: LAM

ICAO: KLAM

FAA: LAM

Los Alamos Weather

METAR: KLAM 190335Z AUTO 15011G18KT 120V190 10SM CLR 15/M03 A3015 RMK AO2 T01531029 $

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KLAM (0.3 NM at True Heading of 98)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1021.1
Temperature: 15.3 C (59.54 F)
Dewpoint: -2.9 C (26.78 F)

Location

Latitude: 
 35-52-46.8700N (35.879686)
Longitude: 
 106-16-07.2700W (-106.268686)
Elevation: 
 7170.9 feet MSL (2186 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 7.9 E (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -7.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -6.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 01 N.M. E of Los Alamos, New Mexico
Found On: 
 Denver Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASW

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
BOBBI HUSEMAN
1040 AIRPORT RD
LOS ALAMOS, NM 87544
505-709-8687		 COUNTY OF LOS ALAMOS
1000 CENTRAL AVE SUITE 350
LOS ALAMOS, NM 87544
505-663-1750

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 04/1963
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/MON-FRI/0800-1700
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZAB (Albuquerque)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZAB (Albuquerque)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 8171 feet (2491 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 LAM
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  45
GA Helicopters:  1

Annual Operations (as of 04/26/2022)

Total Operations:  13640
Air Taxi:  60 0.4%
GA Local:  11230 82.3%
GA Itinerant:  2300 16.9%
Military Aircraft:  50 0.4%

Communications

CTAF:  123.000
Unicom:  123.000
AWOS-3:  124.175 (505-662-8423)

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC (ZAB) ON FREQS 132.8/346.35 (TESUQUE PEAK RCAG).
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 505
Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Airport Management
   Update FBO info		 662-8420 100LL
Coyote Aviation
   Update FBO info		 662-2115
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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Albuquerque(ABQ)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 03/21/24 to 0901Z 04/18/24.

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MIN - Minimums
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts
Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 27 SW-1 Changed
IAP RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 27 SW-1 Changed
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS SW-1
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS SW-1
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near LAM

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
18.0 Santa Fe Regional Airport
(SAF KSAF SAF)		 150 142 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
44.8 Taos Regional Airport
(TSM KSKX SKX)		 39 31 100LL, Jet A-1+
47.4 Sandia Airpark Estates East Airport
(1N1)		 173 165 100LL
51.0 Double Eagle Ii Airport
(KAEG AEG)		 210 202 100LL, Jet A-1
53.1 Albuquerque International Sunport Airport
(ABQ KABQ ABQ)		 198 190 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1, Jet A-1+
55.7 Moriarty Municipal Airport
(0E0)		 166 158 100LL, Jet A
56.5 Las Vegas Municipal Airport
(LVS KLVS LVS)		 103 96 100LL, Jet A-1
57.5 Angel Fire Airport
(AXX KAXX AXX)		 55 48 100LL, Jet A+
71.1 Mid Valley Airpark Airport
(E98)		 199 191 100LL
79.1 Belen Regional Airport
(BRG)		 200 192 100LL, Jet A-1+
90.5 Grants-Milan Municipal Airport
(GNT KGNT GNT)		 242 234 100LL, Jet A-1+
92.5 Stevens Field Airport
(PGO KPSO PSO)		 336 328 100LL, Jet A
95.3 San Luis Valley Regional/Bergman Field Airport
(ALS KALS ALS)		 11 3 100LL, Jet A
97.6 Santa Rosa Route 66 Airport
(KSXU SXU)		 124 117 100LL, Jet A
99.5 Monte Vista Municipal Airport
(KMVI MVI)		 6 358 100LL
99.9 Raton Municipal/Crews Field Airport
(RTN KRTN RTN)		 58 51 100LL, Jet A-1+

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-12 WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
A110-13 ARFF INDEX B AVBL; 24 HR PPR.
A110-15 FOR CD CTC ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC AT 505-856-4861.
A110-2 RADIO COMM REQ BFR ENTERING TFC PAT; STRONG GUSTY CROSSWINDS. TGL NA.
A110-9 RSTRD AREA ADJ TO S SIDE OF ARPT.
A17 CLOSED HOL; AFT HRS - 505-709-8687.
A30-09/27 LND W; TKOF E.
A30A-27 VFR TFC RMN 5 MI E OF ARPT TIL TURNING FINAL; R TURN ON GO AROUND OR MISSED APCH.
A58-09 +8 FT BLAST BARRIER 75 FT FM THR 50 FT L & R OF CNTRLN; +25 FT LIGHT POLE 198 FT FM THR 135 FT L OF CNTRLN; +4-15 FT BRUSH & TREES 80-200 FT FM THR 125 FT L & R OF CNTRLN.
A70-FUEL-10 0LL SELF SERV H24 WITH CREDIT CARD.
A81-APT ACTVT REILS RWY 27; MIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF.
E111 PRVDD APCH SLOPES TO RWY ENDS AT LEAST 20:1 & EXCEPTIONS TO THE ONE WAY OPNS ARE PRVDD IN THE CASE OF ADVERSE TAIL WINDS WHICH WOULD EXCEED A GIVEN ACFT'S TAIL WIND LIMITATIONS.
E40-27 1.5 UP TO W.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 09/27
Longest Runway: 09/27 is 6000 ft (1829 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

LAM Airport Runway Details

Runway 09/27  6000 ft x 120 ft (1829 m x 37 m)
Runway Length Source:  AVN as of 08/23/2011
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - Saw-cut or plastic grooved
Runway Pavement Class:  35 /F/C/X/T
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  43.0

Runway 09

Runway 27
Elevation: 
 7170.9 7079.6
Latitude: 
 35-52-53.2370N 35-52-40.4920N
Longitude: 
 106-16-42.8810W 106-15-31.6670W
Runway True Alignment: 
 102 282
Glide Path Angle: 
 0.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Left Right
Runway Markings Type: 
 Basic Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Fair Fair
Object at End: 
 FENCE
Object Height: 
 8
Distance from End: 
 201
Object Centerline Offset: 
 145 ft. left of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
 Yes
Threshold Crossing Height: 
 45

Services

Airframe Repair: 
 Minor
Powerplant Repair: 
 Minor
Bottled Oxygen: 
 High Pressure / Low Pressure
Fuel Available: 
 100LL, Jet A-1+
Landing Fees: 
 No
Parking: 
 Hangars and tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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