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Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport
ALM · KALM · Alamogordo, NM · 4,200 ft elevation · var 8E · Towered
Airport information
- ICAO / IATA
- KALM / ALM
- Coordinates
- 32.8378, -105.9931
- Elevation
- 4,200 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 8E
- Sectional chart
- ALBUQUERQUE
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- Yes
- ARTCC
- ALBUQUERQUE (ZAB)
- Flight service (FSS)
- ALBUQUERQUE
- NOTAM facility
- ALM
- Attendance
- ALL 0700-1700
- Beacon
- white-green (SS-SR)
- Segmented circle
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Activated
- 1959/10
- Distance from city
- 4 SW
Weather
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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20
| Event | Local (MDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 05:27 AM | 11:27Z |
| Sunrise | 05:56 AM | 11:56Z |
| Sunset | 08:15 PM | 02:15Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 08:44 PM | 02:44Z |
Loggable night (§1.1)
08:44 PM → 05:27 AM
Night currency (§61.57)
09:15 PM → 04:56 AM
Plan a flight from KALM
Runway 04/22
9,207 ft × 150 ft · Asphalt (Good) 04
- Heading
- 038° mag · 46° true
- Markings
- nonprecision
- VGSI
- 4-light PAPI (right) (3°)
- Traffic pattern
- Right
22
- Heading
- 218° mag · 226° true
- Markings
- nonprecision
- VGSI
- VASI (3°)
- Traffic pattern
- Left
Communication frequencies
| Service | Frequency | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| APP | 120.6 | HOLLOMAN APP |
| AWOS | 127.825 | AWOS 3 |
| DEP | 128.1 | HOLLOMAN DEP |
| RDO | 122.15 | ALBUQUERQUE RDO |
| UNIC | 122.8 | CTAF/UNICOM |
Nearby navigation aids
| NavAid | Type | Freq | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|
| BWS · Boles | VOR-DME | 109.60 | r034° / 1.4 NM |
| HMN · Holloman | TACAN | 114.50 | r094° / 6 NM |
| PIO · Pinon | VOR-DME | 110.40 | r286° / 39.4 NM |
Approaches
- RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 ↗ · amdt 2C
Departures
Minimums & Hot Spots
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VFR sectional
Services
- Fuel available
- 100LL, Jet A-1 (additive)
- Bulk oxygen
- HIGH
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Parking
- tiedowns, hangars
- Other services
- Air ambulance, Avionics, Charter, Glider, Instruction, Towing
Ownership & management
Owner
CITY OF ALAMOGORDO
1376 E 9TH STREET, ALAMOGORDO, NM
505-439-4100
Manager
TROY ORR
3500 AIRPORT ROAD, ALAMOGORDO, NM
575-439-4110
Remarks FAA
- 8000 FT MTS 4 NM E.
- VFR OPS BTN EL PASO & ALAMOGORDO-WHITE SANDS FLW & RMN W OF HWY 54 & TRAIN TRACKS; RMN CLEAR OF RSTRD ASP.
- MIL, GLIDER, ULTRALIGHT & UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE ACT ON & INVOF ARPT.
- HOLLOMAN RAPCON IFR SDBY SVC 60 MIN RECALL - 575-572-7575.
- FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC AT 505-856-4561.
- ACTVT PAPI RWY 04; VASI RWY 22; MIRL RWY 04/22 - CTAF. MIRL RWY 04/22 PRESET MED INTST; INCR INTST - CTAF.
- AFT HR - 575-437-2474.
- RWY 22 CALM WIND RWY WHEN LESS THAN 5 KTS. 200 FT BLAST PADS MKD BY CHEVRONS.
- OPS DURG WET COND NA; FOR COND - 575-551-6245.
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