Lea County/Jal Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
32-07-51.8820N (32.131078)
Longitude: 
103-09-17.4620W (-103.154851)
Elevation: 
3118.0 feet MSL (950 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
6.1 E (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -7.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -6.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
03 N.M. NE of Jal, New Mexico
Found On: 
Albuquerque Chart
FAA Region: 
ASW

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
CORY NEEDHAM
PO BOX 1106
HOBBS, NM 88241-1106
575-391-2934
LEA COUNTY
PO BOX 1106
HOBBS, NM 88241-1106
575-391-2934

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
10/1953
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZFW (Fort Worth)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZFW (Fort Worth)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
4118 feet (1255 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
ABQ
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
No
Customs Landing Rights: 
No
Military Landing Rights: 
Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  7
Multi Engine:  1
Jet Engine:  1

Annual Operations (as of 03/31/2023)

Total Operations:  3000
GA Local:  500 16.7%
GA Itinerant:  2500 83.3%

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

    Instrument Procedures / Charts


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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near E26

    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
    21.2 Winkler County Airport
    (INK KINK INK)
    186 180 100LL, Jet A+
    33.5 Lea County Regional Airport
    (HOB KHOB HOB)
    354 348 100LL, Jet A
    33.9 Andrews County Airport
    (E11)
    69 63 100LL, Jet A
    35.2 Roy Hurd Meml Airport
    (MIF E01)
    159 153 100LL, Jet A
    41.0 Odessa-Schlemeyer Field Airport
    (KODO ODO)
    107 101 100LL, Jet A
    41.4 Gaines County Airport
    (KGNC GNC)
    37 31 100LL, Jet A
    48.5 Pecos Municipal Airport
    (PEQ KPEQ PEQ)
    202 196 100LL, Jet A-1+
    49.8 Midland International Air And Space Port Airport
    (MAF KMAF MAF)
    102 96 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1
    53.8 Midland Airpark Airport
    (MDD KMDD MDD)
    95 89 100LL, Jet A
    57.4 Skywest Inc Airport
    (7T7)
    106 101 100LL, MOGAS
    57.6 Cavern City Air Trml Airport
    (CNM KCNM CNM)
    282 275 100LL, Jet A-1+
    72.9 Lamesa Municipal Airport
    (LUV)
    58 53 100LL, Jet A-1+
    74.0 Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport
    (FST KFST FST)
    170 164 100LL, Jet A+
    79.2 Terry County Airport
    (KBFE BFE)
    37 31 100LL, Jet A
    79.3 Artesia Municipal Airport
    (ATS KATS ATS)
    303 296 100LL, Jet A-1
    83.1 Big Spring Mc Mahon-Wrinkle Airport
    (KBPG BPG)
    86 81 100LL, Jet A
    94.0 Levelland Municipal Airport
    (KLLN LLN)
    24 18 100LL, Jet A
    98.7 Roswell Air Center Airport
    (ROW KROW ROW)
    315 308 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 LINE OF SIGHT BTN RWYS NA.
    A110-2 OIL DRILLING ACT ON & INVOF ARPT.
    A110-6 FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.
    A30-09/27 +3-5 FT BRUSH 75-125 FT FM CNTRLN E SIDE.
    A30A-01 +3 FT POSTS 145 FT FM THR ON CENTERLINE & 40 FT L & 110 FT R OF CNTRLN.
    A30A-19 +20 FT PUMP JACK 990 FT FM THR 185 FT L OF CNTRLN.
    A57-09 APCH SLOPE 4:1 TO DTHR DUE TO +10 FT ROAD 40 FT FM DTHR.
    A57-27 APCH SLOPE 5:1 TO DTHR DUE TO +10 FT ROAD 65 FT FM DTHR.
    A58-01 +2-3 FT BRUSH 0-200 FT FM THR 115-250 FT R & 100 FT L OF CNTRLN.
    A58-09 +4 FT FENCE 50 FT FM THR; +10 FT ROAD 40 FT FM THR.
    A58-19 +1-2 FT BRUSH 0-200 FT FM THR 80 FT L OF CNTRLN.
    A58-27 +4 FT FENCE 15 FT FM RWY END; +5 FT BRUSH 20 FT FM RWY END; +10 FT ROAD 10 FT FM THR.
    A81-APT ACTVT PAPI RWY 01 & 19; MIRL RWY 01/19 - CTAF. MIRL RWY 01/19 PRESET LOW INTST - INCR INTST - CTAF.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 01/19
    09/27
    Longest Runway: 01/19 is 4704 ft (1434 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    E26 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 01/19  4704 ft x 60 ft (1434 m x 18 m)
    Runway Length Source:  NACO as of 02/25/2000
    Surface:  Asphalt - Fair condition - No special surface treatment
    Runway Pavement Class:  4 /F/C/Y/T
    Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

    Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
    Single Wheel Landing Gear:  23.0

    Runway 01

    Runway 19

    Elevation: 
    3097.0 3104.0
    Latitude: 
    32-07-30.8600N 32-08-15.3800N
    Longitude: 
    103-09-25.3500W 103-09-09.3700W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    017 197
    Glide Path Angle: 
    3.0 degrees 2.8 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    Left Left
    Runway Markings Type: 
    Basic Basic
    Runway Markings Condition:
    Fair Fair
    Object at End: 
    BRUSH BRUSH
    Object Height: 
    3 12
    Distance from End: 
    201 300
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    120 ft. right of centerline 10 ft. left of centerline
    Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
    2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
    Threshold Crossing Height: 
    40 46

    Runway 09/27  2604 ft x 50 ft (794 m x 15 m)
    Runway Length Source:  NACO as of 02/25/2000
    Surface:  Asphalt - Fair condition - No special surface treatment
    Runway Pavement Class:  3 /F/B/Y/T

    Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
    Single Wheel Landing Gear:  12.0

    Runway 09

    Runway 27

    Elevation: 
    3118.0 3097.0
    Latitude: 
    32-07-52.0100N 32-07-47.2800N
    Longitude: 
    103-09-32.5300W 103-09-02.7600W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    101 281
    Glide Path Angle: 
    0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    Left Left
    Runway Markings Type: 
    Basic Basic
    Runway Markings Condition:
    Fair Fair
    Object at End: 
    BRUSH
    Object Height: 
    4
    Distance from End: 
    201
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    120 ft. right of centerline 10 ft. left of centerline
    Threshold Elevation: 
    3118.0 3097.0
    Displaced Threshold: 
    40 45
    Threshold Latitude: 
    32-07-51.9400N 32-07-47.3600N

    Threshold Longitude: 

    103-09-32.0700W 103-09-03.2700W

    Services

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

    Maps & Diagrams

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    E26 Diagram

    Lea County/Jal Airport (E26) Diagram
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