Lea County Jal Airport[2] (FAA LID: E26) is a county-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Jal, a city in Lea County, New Mexico, United States.[1]
Lea County Jal Airport | |||||||||||||||
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 USGS aerial image, 1997 (north is to the right) | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Lea County | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Jal, New Mexico | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,118 ft / 950 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°07′52″N 103°09′17″W / 32.13111°N 103.15472°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | leacounty.net/jalairport.htm | ||||||||||||||
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This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2009-2013), which categorizes it as a general aviation airport.[3]
Facilities and aircraft edit
Jal Airport covers an area of 320 acres (130 ha) at an elevation of 3,118 feet (950 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 1/19 is 4,704 by 60 feet (1,434 x 18 m) and 9/27 is 2,604 by 50 feet (794 x 15 m).
For the 12-month period ending March 31, 2023, the airport had 3,000 aircraft operations, an average of 57 per week. At that time, 9 aircraft were based here: 7 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, and 1 jet.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for E26 PDF, effective December 28, 2023.
- ^ Lea County Jal Airport Archived 2010-11-01 at the Wayback Machine. Lea County, New Mexico. Accessed 13 October 2009.
- ^ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009-2013. Federal Aviation Administration. Published 1 Oct 2008.
External links edit
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for E26
- AirNav airport information for E26
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for E26