Hatch Municipal Airport
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Hatch Municipal Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Village of Hatch | ||||||||||
| Serves | Hatch, New Mexico | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,129 ft / 1,259 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°39′37.0512″N 107°11′43.4721″W / 32.660292000°N 107.195408917°W | ||||||||||
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  E05 Location of airport in New Mexico | |||||||||||
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Hatch Municipal Airport (FAA LID: E05) is a city-owned, public airport three miles southwest of the village of Hatch, in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States.[1]
E05 is a landing rights airport and is just off NM 26 outside Placitas.[2]
The airport is used largely by general aviation, and the United States military and law enforcement. The nearest commercial airports are El Paso International Airport and Albuquerque International Sunport.
Hatch Chile Festival is held at the Hatch Municipal Airport annually during the Labor Day weekend.
Hatch Municipal Airport covers 166 acres (67 ha) at an elevation of 4,129 feet (1,259 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway: Runway 11/29 is 4,110 by 60 feet (1,253 x 18 m) asphalt.[1]
In the year ending April 7, 2023, the airport had 2,500 operations, an average of 48 per week: 4% military, 96% general aviation and 4% military.
No aircraft are based at this airport.[1] In addition to general aviation, the airport is used by agricultural aircraft for crop dusting.