Conchas Lake Seaplane Base

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Conchas Dam Weather

Location

Latitude: 
35-23-03.1750N (35.384215)
Longitude: 
104-12-58.9150W (-104.216365)
Elevation: 
4201.0 feet MSL (1280 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
6.9 E (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -7.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -6.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
02 N.M. SW of Conchas Dam, New Mexico
Found On: 
Albuquerque Chart
FAA Region: 
ASW

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
GREG CARPENTER
287 BELL RANCH RD
CONCHAS DAM, NM 88416
575-868-2221
ABQ DIST; US ARMY CORPS OF ENG
287 BELL RANCH RD
CONCHAS DAM, NM 88416
575-868-2221

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Seaplane Base
Activation Date: 
01/1979
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZAB (Albuquerque)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZAB (Albuquerque)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
5201 feet (1585 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
ABQ
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of 03/31/2021)

Total Operations:  20
GA Itinerant:  20 100.0%

Communications

CTAF:  122.900

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 505

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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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near E61

    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
    32.4 Tucumcari Municipal Airport
    (TCC KTCC TCC)
    111 105 100LL, Jet A+
    34.1 Santa Rosa Route 66 Airport
    (KSXU SXU)
    217 210 100LL, Jet A
    48.0 Las Vegas Municipal Airport
    (LVS KLVS LVS)
    289 282 100LL, Jet A-1
    53.7 Fort Sumner Municipal Airport
    (FSU KFSU FSU)
    180 173 100LL
    80.3 Clovis Regional Airport
    (CVN KCVN CVN)
    135 129 100LL, Jet A
    81.2 Angel Fire Airport
    (AXX KAXX AXX)
    320 313 100LL, Jet A+
    82.1 Clayton Municipal Airpark Airport
    (CAO KCAO CAO)
    38 32 100LL, Jet A
    82.7 Raton Municipal/Crews Field Airport
    (RTN KRTN RTN)
    350 343 100LL, Jet A-1+
    84.3 Portales Municipal Airport
    (KPRZ PRZ)
    151 145 100LL, Jet A
    89.9 Dalhart Municipal Airport
    (DHT KDHT DHT)
    64 58 100LL, Jet A-1
    90.8 Moriarty Municipal Airport
    (0E0)
    254 246 100LL, Jet A
    92.6 Santa Fe Regional Airport
    (SAF KSAF SAF)
    279 271 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    95.5 Taos Regional Airport
    (TSM KSKX SKX)
    312 304 100LL, Jet A-1+
    97.0 Sandia Airpark Estates East Airport
    (1N1)
    260 252 100LL
    97.4 Miller Airfield Airport
    (25TS)
    63 57 100LL, MOGAS
    97.9 Hereford Municipal Airport
    (KHRX HRX)
    108 102 100LL, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 SMALL BOAT TRAFFIC HEAVY IN LANDING AREA MAY-OCT.
    A110-2 LAKE LEVEL FLUCTUATES FM 4153 FT TO 4201 FT MSL. LNDG AREA BECOMES HAZARDOUS DUE TO EXPOSED SNAGS & LAND MASSES AT LEVELS BELOW 4175 FT.
    A110-3 SEAPLANE OPERATIONS ARE PROHIBITED ON THAT PORTION OF THE LAKE NORTH OF THE DAM.
    A110-4 WIND WARNING LGTS LCTD WEST OF DAM AT LODGE TO THE SOUTH. LIGHTS FLASH IF WINDS ARE GREATER THAN 20 MPH.
    A110-5 MOST WINDS OUT OF SW. RECOMMEND LNDG AND TKOF OPNS TO THE WEST.
    A110-6 MONITOR LAKE LEVEL BY CONTACTING CRNS OFFICE AT 575-868-2221, FACEBOOK OR U.S.C.G.S WEBSITE UNDER CONCHAS LAKE.
    A110-8 FOR CD CTC ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC AT 505-856-4861.
    A14 EMERGENCY PHONE PETE DREVNICK 928-266-9250.
    A52-ALL ALL/WAY DAM 5000' NE OF SEALANE.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: ALL/WAY
    Longest Runway: ALL/WAY is 21120 ft (6437 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    E61 Airport Runway Details

    Waterway ALL/WAY  21120 ft x 1320 ft (6437 m x 402 m)
    Surface:  Water - No special surface treatment

    Waterway ALL

    Runway WAY

    Glide Path Angle: 
    0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    None
    Fuel Available: 
    100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    No
    Parking: 
    Hangars and tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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