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KE06 · Lea County-Zip Franklin Memorial Airport

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

ID KE06 FAA E06 Elev 3,979 ft Lat 32° 57.15' N Lon 103° 24.60' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.22%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
03 045° 6,001 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.16%
21 225° 6,001 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.16%
12 138° 4,409 ft 60 ft ASP No 0.22%
30 318° 4,409 ft 60 ft ASP No 0.22%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 2 frequencies

  • CNTR FORT WORTH CNTR 133.100
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KE06 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 6 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 03, 12, 21 & 30; MIRL RWY 03/21 & 12/30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 03, 12, 21 & 30; MIRL RWY 03/21 & 12/30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 03, 12, 21 & 30; MIRL RWY 03/21 & 12/30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT PAPI RWY 03, 12, 21 & 30; MIRL RWY 03/21 & 12/30 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)
  • ·OIL DRILLING ACT ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • ·GATE CODE - 1228# FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584. +3 FT PIPES 700 FT FM THR 60 FT R OF CNTRLN.
  • ·UNUSBL BYD 9 DEGS RIGHT & LEFT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·UNUSBL BYD 8 DEG RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·UNUSBL BYD 8 DEG RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·DUSK-DAWN: MIRL RWY 03/21 & 12/30 PRESET LOW INTST; INCR INTST - CTAF.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 12,200 ops in 1990

2024 total

4,600

10-yr total

34,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 48% · Mil 52%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=1

  • Ground collision 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1982-12-06 Beech 58 · Ground collision · day →

Designees in NM

CFI Flight Instructors 340 A&P Mechanics 1,297 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 12 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 6 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 16 Schools Flight Schools 21 FBO Fixed Base Operators 38 Clubs Flying Clubs 10 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 7

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Kenneth Melberg Chapman Lubbock TX 85 nm
Patrick Timothy Bradley Lubbock TX 85 nm
Rosemary Stidham Lubbock TX 85 nm
Stanley Paul Smith Lubbock TX 85 nm
Willie Strieder Lubbock TX 85 nm
David Newman Goll Midland TX 86 nm
Ross Pehl Midland TX 86 nm
Donald Borba Slaton TX 93 nm
Kevin Gregory Dunshee La Luz NM 127 nm
Richard Lee Ridenour Amarillo TX 156 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Erwin Milton Myers Jr Lovington NM 3 nm
John Kyle Armstrong Lovington NM 3 nm
Stephen Dale Layton Lovington NM 3 nm
Tyler Nelson Trout Miller Hobbs NM 18 nm
Kaden Lee Jarrel Hobbs NM 18 nm
Michael Wayne Seymour Plains TX 33 nm
Aaron Todd Gelhaus Seminole TX 41 nm
Kaylin Ross Klein Artesia NM 52 nm
Jim Richard Ballard Carlsbad NM 54 nm
Zachry Cole Bellah Carlsbad NM 54 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
John Kyle Armstrong Lovington NM 3 nm
Steven Wayne Perry Lovington NM 3 nm
Eric Alan Coleson Hobbs NM 18 nm
Phillip Henry Rued Jr Hobbs NM 18 nm
Mark Lloyd Marrujo Hobbs NM 18 nm
Bryn Everette Ebert Hobbs NM 18 nm
Jeremy Todd Dunham Hobbs NM 18 nm
Steven Author Manry Hobbs NM 18 nm
David Walter Lumbley Hobbs NM 18 nm
Alexandeer Matthew Brown Hobbs NM 18 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Andrews, TX
 19 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing Midland-Odessa
Andrews, TX
 81 nm
AJ Aviation Services LLC
Midland, TX
 86 nm
DV AVIATION
Midland, TX
 86 nm
Redline Aviation
Amarillo, TX
 152 nm
El Paso Aero & Avionics Associates
El Paso, TX
 166 nm
Time Calibrations
San Angelo, TX
 176 nm
New Mexico Aero Service LLC
Moriarty, NM
 177 nm
Exclusive Aircraft Interiors
Las Cruces, NM
 182 nm
New Mexico Aircraft Propeller, LLC
Bosque, NM
 199 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.