Lea County Jal Airport
Airport
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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 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | leacounty.net/jalairport.htm | ||||||||||||||
 Interactive map of Lea County Jal Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||||||
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
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]