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KE26 · Lea County-Jal Airport

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

ID KE26 FAA E26 Elev 3,118 ft Lat 32° 7.87' N Lon 103° 9.30' 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: 4,704 ft. Max gradient: 0.81%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
01 17.5° 4,704 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.15%
19 197.5° 4,704 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.15%
09 101.1° 2,604 ft 50 ft ASP No 0.81%
27 281.1° 2,604 ft 50 ft ASP No 0.81%

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 · 1 frequencies

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KE26 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 01 & 19; MIRL RWY 01/19. 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 01 & 19; MIRL RWY 01/19. 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 01 & 19; MIRL RWY 01/19. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT PAPI RWY 01 & 19; MIRL RWY 01/19 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)
  • ·LINE OF SIGHT BTN RWYS NA.
  • ·OIL DRILLING ACT ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • ·FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584. 3-5 FT BRUSH 60-125 FT FM CNTRLN NORTH SIDE. 3 FT POSTS 145 FT FM THR ON CNTRLN & 40 FT LEFT & 110 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN. 20 FT PUMP JACK 990 FT FM THR 185 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·APCH SLOPE 4:1 TO DTHR DUE TO 10 FT ROAD 40 FT FM DTHR.
  • ·APCH SLOPE 5:1 TO DTHR DUE TO 10 FT ROAD 65 FT FM DTHR. 4 FT FENCE 50 FT FM THR; 10 FT ROAD 40 FT FM THR. 1 FT TO 2 FT BRUSH 0 FT - 200 FT FM THR, 95 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. 4 FT FENCE 15 FT FM END, 8 FT BRUSH 20 FT FM RY END, 10 FT ROAD 0 FT FM THR.
  • ·MIRL RWY 01/19 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: 5,700 ops in 1990

2024 total

3,000

10-yr total

30,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

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

  • Other 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1985-10-10 Cessna 175A · Other · IMC · night →

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
David Newman Goll Midland TX 53 nm
Ross Pehl Midland TX 53 nm
Kenneth Melberg Chapman Lubbock TX 107 nm
Patrick Timothy Bradley Lubbock TX 107 nm
Rosemary Stidham Lubbock TX 107 nm
Stanley Paul Smith Lubbock TX 107 nm
Willie Strieder Lubbock TX 107 nm
Donald Borba Slaton TX 110 nm
Francis Burton Compton Marfa TX 118 nm
Jonathan Earl Shorey San Angelo TX 144 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
Henry Ray Cutbirth Monahans TX 29 nm
Tyler Nelson Trout Miller Hobbs NM 36 nm
Kaden Lee Jarrel Hobbs NM 36 nm
Aaron Todd Gelhaus Seminole TX 44 nm
Daniel Frederick Rathbun Odessa TX 44 nm
Jeffrey Lamar Barnes Odessa TX 44 nm
Ryan Jude Cormier Odessa TX 44 nm
Mark Edward Bozzell Odessa TX 44 nm
Steven Lee Weston Odessa TX 44 nm
Charles Edward Roberts Iii Odessa TX 44 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
Shawn Paul Murphy Eunice NM 18 nm
Paul Gail Jordon Monahans TX 29 nm
Kermit John Steria Monahans TX 29 nm
Dale Wendell Wade Monahans TX 29 nm
Steven Lawrence Berry Monahans TX 29 nm
Kris Lee Cooper Monahans TX 29 nm
Christen John Sandoval Monahans TX 29 nm
Tyrell Lee Carson Goldsmith TX 29 nm
Charles Learl Stewart Jr Andrews TX 33 nm
Jerry Clayton Gift Andrews TX 33 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
 34 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing Midland-Odessa
Andrews, TX
 41 nm
AJ Aviation Services LLC
Midland, TX
 50 nm
DV AVIATION
Midland, TX
 50 nm
Time Calibrations
San Angelo, TX
 143 nm
El Paso Aero & Avionics Associates
El Paso, TX
 166 nm
Redline Aviation
Amarillo, TX
 190 nm
Exclusive Aircraft Interiors
Las Cruces, NM
 192 nm
New Mexico Aero Service LLC
Moriarty, NM
 222 nm
New Mexico Aircraft Propeller, LLC
Bosque, NM
 238 nm

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