Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport

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Alamogordo Weather (°F)

METAR: KALM 160535Z AUTO 01009KT 10SM OVC090 09/M02 A3003 RMK AO2

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KALM (0.3 NM at True Heading of 209)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1017
Temperature: 9 C (48.2 F)
Dewpoint: -2 C (28.4 F)

Location

Latitude: 
32-50-21.9000N (32.839417)
Longitude: 
105-59-28.1000W (-105.991139)
Elevation: 
4199.9 feet MSL (1280 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
7.4 E (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -7.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -6.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
04 N.M. SW of Alamogordo, New Mexico
Found On: 
Albuquerque Chart
FAA Region: 
ASW

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
SHANE THURMAN
3500 AIRPORT ROAD
ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310
575-439-4110
CITY OF ALAMOGORDO
1376 E 9TH STREET
ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310
505-439-4100

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
10/1959
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/0700-1700
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZAB (Albuquerque)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZAB (Albuquerque)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
5200 feet (1585 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
ALM
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:  67
Multi Engine:  7
Jet Engine:  1
GA Helicopters:  1
Gliders:  4
Ultralights:  1

Annual Operations (as of 04/02/2023)

Total Operations:  34100
Air Taxi:  100 0.3%
GA Local:  22000 64.5%
GA Itinerant:  10000 29.3%
Military Aircraft:  2000 5.9%

Communications

CTAF:  122.800
Unicom:  122.800
Approach:  HOLLOMAN
120.6
120.6
120.6
120.6
ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC
Departure:  HOLLOMAN
120.6
120.6
120.6
120.6
ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC
AWOS-3:  127.825 (575-439-4112)

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC (ZAB) ON FREQS 132.65/257.6 (ALAMOGORDO RCAG) WHEN HOLLOMAN APCH CTL (HMN) CLSD.
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 505

Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Brandiger Aviation
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437-4179
Ed's Flying Service, Inc.
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Unicom 122.8, 123.3 on request 437-4330, after hours call 437-9198, -4330, or 682-2090 100, Jet A
Mesa Air
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437-9111
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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 02/22/24 to 0901Z 03/21/24.

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HOT - Hot Spots
IAP - Instrument Approach Procedure Charts
MIN - Minimums
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts
Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 SW-1
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS SW-1
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS SW-1
ODP CORONA ONE (OBSTACLE) (RNAV) SW-1
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near ALM

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
43.9 Sierra Blanca Regional Airport
(RUI KSRR SRR)
31 24 100LL, Jet A
48.8 Carrizozo Municipal Airport
(F37)
5 358 100LL
57.5 Las Cruces International Airport
(LRU KLRU LRU)
235 227 100LL, Jet A-1+
64.9 El Paso International Airport
(ELP KELP ELP)
197 190 100LL, Jet A-1+
67.9 Dona Ana County International Jetport Airport
(DNA)
212 204 100LL, Jet A-1+
68.6 Truth Or Consequences Municipal Airport
(TCS KTCS TCS)
290 282 100LL, Jet A-1+
76.8 Artesia Municipal Airport
(ATS KATS ATS)
89 82 100LL, Jet A-1
78.5 Roswell Air Center Airport
(ROW KROW ROW)
69 62 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
79.7 Fabens Airport
(E35)
185 178 100LL
84.4 Socorro Municipal Airport
(ONM KONM ONM)
327 319 100LL
92.4 Cavern City Air Trml Airport
(CNM KCNM CNM)
108 101 100LL, Jet A-1+
94.0 Deming Municipal Airport
(DMN KDMN DMN)
248 240 100LL, Jet A-1+

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

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NOTAM Radius Search

NOTAMS within

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NM of KALM

NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

NOTAMS within

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NM of KALM

Remarks

A110-1 8000 FT MTS 4 NM E.
A110-3 VFR OPS BTN EL PASO & ALAMOGORDO-WHITE SANDS FLW & RMN W OF HWY 54 & TRAIN TRACKS; RMN CLEAR OF RSTRD ASP.
A110-4 MIL, GLIDER, ULTRALIGHT & UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE ACT ON & INVOF ARPT.
A110-5 HOLLOMAN RAPCON IFR SDBY SVC 60 MIN RECALL - 575-572-7575.
A110-8 FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC AT 505-856-4561.
A17 AFT HR - 575-437-2474.
A30-04/22 RWY 22 CALM WIND RWY WHEN LESS THAN 5 KTS. 200 FT BLAST PADS MKD BY CHEVRONS.
A30-17/35 OPS DURG WET COND NA; FOR COND - 575-551-6245.
A58-04 +3-8 FT BRUSH 0-200 FT FM RWY END 165-250 FT R OF CNTRLN.
A81-APT ACTVT PAPI RWY 04; VASI RWY 22; MIRL RWY 04/22 - CTAF. MIRL RWY 04/22 PRESET MED INTST; INCR INTST - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 04/22
17/35
Longest Runway: 04/22 is 9207 ft (2806 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

ALM Airport Runway Details

Runway 04/22  9207 ft x 150 ft (2806 m x 46 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 11/02/2016
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - Porous friction course
Runway Pavement Class:  48 /F/B/X/T
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  54.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  74.0
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:  120.0

Runway 04

Runway 22

Elevation: 
4127.0 4199.9
Latitude: 
32-49-44.2791N 32-50-48.0442N
Longitude: 
106-00-13.8485W 105-58-56.8259W
Runway True Alignment: 
046 226
Glide Path Angle: 
3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Right Left
Runway Markings Type: 
Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
4-Light PAPI On Right Side Of Runway 2-Box VASI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
Yes Yes
Threshold Crossing Height: 
55 40
Declared Distances
Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA): 
9207 9207
Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA): 
9207 9207
Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA): 
9207 9207
Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA): 
9207 9207

Runway 17/35  3257 ft x 190 ft (993 m x 58 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 11/02/2016
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment

Runway 17

Runway 35

Elevation: 
4195.0 4174.2
Latitude: 
32-50-54.2994N 32-50-22.2579N
Longitude: 
105-59-09.7021W 105-59-05.6651W
Runway True Alignment: 
174 354
Glide Path Angle: 
0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Left Right
Object at End: 
BRUSH BRUSH
Object Height: 
4 4
Distance from End: 
28 0

Services

Fuel Available: 
100LL, Jet A-1+
Landing Fees: 
No
Parking: 
Hangars and tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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