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FAA Airport Diagram · KROW
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Runways at KROW
4 runway ends on file. Longest: 13,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.33%
| Designator | Heading | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting | Gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | 045° | 13,000 ft | 150 ft | PEM | Yes | 0.33% |
| 21 | 225° | 13,000 ft | 150 ft | PEM | Yes | 0.33% |
| 17 | 180.1° | 10,008 ft | 100 ft | ASP | Yes | 0.09% |
| 35 | 0.1° | 10,008 ft | 100 ft | ASP | Yes | 0.09% |
Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).
Communications
8 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.
- ATIS ATIS 128.450
- CLD CLNC DEL 132.875
- GND GND 121.900
- TWR TWR 118.500
- CTAF CTAF 118.500
- A/D APP/DEP 119.600
- RDO ALBUQUERQUE RDO 122.450
- UNIC UNICOM 122.950
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Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement
Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KROW, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.
7 matched · 46 not yet translated
TL;DR
- ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 07–25. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
- ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 03–21: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
- ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 21: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 07–25. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
pcl ctaf
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 03–21: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 21: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 21; MIRL Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
pcl ctaf
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
wildlife hazard
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 12 and 30; VASI Rwy 06; PAPI 12 and 30; MIRL Rwy 06–24 and 12–30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
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All translated remarks (7)
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 07–25. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
Raw FAA text · service · operational
Actvt MIRL Rwy 07–25—CTAF
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 03–21: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational
RWY 03–21: H13000X150 (CONC) S–100, D–200, 2S–175, 2D–400 PC…
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 21: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational
RWY 21: MALSR. 0.3% up. RWY 17–35: H10008X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–…
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 21; MIRL Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
Raw FAA text · service · operational
ACTVT MALSR Rwy 21; MIRL Rwy 17–35—CTAF
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational
Birds on and invof arpt.
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Airport attended 1300–0400Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory
Attended 1300–0400Z‡.
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 12 and 30; VASI Rwy 06; PAPI 12 and 30; MIRL Rwy 06–24 and 12–30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
Raw FAA text · service · operational
ACTVT REIL Rwy 12 and 30; VASI Rwy 06; PAPI 12 and 30; MIRL Rwy 06–24 and 12–30—CTAF
Not yet translated · raw FAA text (46 sentences)
Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.
- ·NEW MEXICO 457 RESERVE (T16) 5 SW UTC–7(–6DT) N33º41.66´ W108º51.00´ 6365 B NOTAM FILE ABQ RWY 07–25: H4800X50 (ASPH) S–12.5 PCN 3 F/C/Y/T MIRL 1.9% up W RWY 07: Tree.
- ·RWY 25: PVASI(PSIL)—GA 4.0º TCH 40´.
- ·Elk on and invof arpt; arpt fenced.
- ·Rwy 07–25 gradient 2% up W.
- ·Trees byd boundary fence N and S sides of rwy penetrate tnst sfc.
- ·Obstruction lgts on mountain peaks OTS indef.
- ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 575-519-9999
- ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Albuquerque ARTCC at 505-856-4861.
- ·ST JOHNS (VH) (H) VORTAC 112.3 SJN Chan 70 N34º25.44´ W109º08.61´ 149º 46.1 NM to fld. 6840/12E.
- ·RWY 35: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 49´.
- ·RWY 03: TORA–13000 TODA–13000 ASDA–13000 LDA–13000 RWY 17: TORA–10008 TODA–10008 ASDA–10008 LDA–10008 RWY 21: TORA–13000 TODA–13000 ASDA–13000 LDA–13000 RWY 35: TORA–10008 TODA–10008 ASDA–10008 LDA–10008
- ·VASI Rwy 03; PAPI Rwy 17 and 35—on consly.
- ·When ATCT clsd MIRL Rwy 03–21 on med intst.
- ·Rwy 03–21 NSTD 75 ft fm rwy edge.
- ·Rwy 17 PAPI unusbl byd 8 deg right of cntrln.
- ·Aft hr—575–347–2054 or 575–626–3697.
- ·Aft hr exit ramp/FBO area use lgtd pedestrian gate — 575–347–2054.
- ·Lrg acft long term storage avbl.
- ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 239-980-5114
- ·ASOS 128.45 (575) 286–1096.
- ·CTAF 118.5 ATIS 128.45 UNICOM 122.95 RCO 122.5 (ALBUQUERQUE RADIO) ® APP/DEP CON 119.6 EAST OF V291 120.35 WEST OF V291 (1300–0400Z‡) ®ALBUQUERQUE CENTER APP/DEP CON 132.65 EAST OF V291 (0400–1300Z‡) TOWER 118.5 (1300–0400Z‡) GND CON 121.9 CLNC DEL 132.875 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Albuquerque ARTCC at 505-856-4561.
- ·CLASS D svc 1300–0400Z‡; other times CLASS E.
- ·CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ALBUQUERQUE L–5D ALBUQUERQUE H–6F, L–6G IAP, AD SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026 458 NEW MEXICO CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
- ·CHISUM (VH) (H) VORTACW 116.1 CME Chan 108 N33º20.25´ W104º37.27´ 104º 5.1 NM to fld. 3776/12E.
- ·VOR unusable: 144º–155º byd 40 NM 278º–285º byd 40 NM 300º–313º byd 40 NM blo 6,500´ 300º–313º byd 53 NM 314º–328º byd 40 NM blo 6,000´ 314º–328º byd 47 NM 329º–356º byd 40 NM TOPAN NDB (LOMW) 305 RO N33º21.93´ W104º26.53´ 218º 5.9 NM to fld. 3514/10E.
- ·ILS/DME 109.9 I–ROW Chan 36 Rwy 21.
- ·Unmonitored when ATCT clsd.
- ·LOC unusable byd 25º left of course; byd 25º right of course.
- ·ASR • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • HELIPAD H1: H55X55 (ASPH) HELIPAD H2: H55X55 (ASPH) RUIDOSO SIERRA BLANCA RGNL (SRR)(KSRR) 15 NE UTC–7(–6DT) N33º27.66´ W105º31.81´ 6814 B Class IV, ARFF Index A NOTAM FILE SRR RWY 06–24: H8120X100 (ASPH–PFC) S–85, D–125 PCR 690 F/B/X/T MIRL RWY 06: VASI(V2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 32´. 0.7% down.
- ·RWY 12–30: H6309X75 (ASPH) S–12.5 PCR 240 F/C/X/T MIRL 0.8% up NW No Part 121/Part 380 Ops RWY 12: REIL.
+ 16 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text
Field profile
Use
Public-use
Ownership
Public
Scheduled service
Yes
Chart Supplement
FAA Chart Supplement entry for KROW — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.
NTSB events at KROW
57 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 51 most recent.
Total events
16
since 1982
Fatal
4
25.0% of total
Last 5 years
1
≈ 0.2/yr
Last 10 years
1
≈ 0.1/yr
See ranking across all airports → · Open in accident map ↗
Operations volume
FAA TAF · history through 2024
Peak: 105,091 ops in 1997
2024 total
25,721
10-yr total
295,611
2024 mix
AC/AT 17% · GA 26% · Mil 58%
Events / million ops
3.4
last 10 years
Fatal / million ops
0.85
approximate · 10-yr scaled
Last 10 years · n=1
- Stall / spin 1
All time · n=57
- Other 42
- Stall / spin 4
- Ground collision 4
- Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
- Loss of control 2
- Controlled flight into terrain 1
- Gear-up landing 1
- Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1
Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.
+ 6 more on file
Designees in NM
Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KROW — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.
CFI
340
Flight Instructors
A&P
1,297
Mechanics
AME
12
Medical Examiners (AME)
DME
2
Mechanic Examiners (DME)
DAR-F
1
Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)
DAR-T
3
Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)
DER-Y
3
Engineering — Company (DER-Y)
DER-T
6
Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)
SAE
16
Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)
Schools
21
Flight Schools
FBO
38
Fixed Base Operators
Clubs
10
Flying Clubs
Repair
3
Repair / Maintenance Shops
EAA
7
EAA Chapters
DPEs near KROW
Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.
| Designee | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Gregory Dunshee | La Luz | NM | 74 nm |
| Michael Joseph Masucci | Las Cruces | NM | 128 nm |
| Floyd Lawrence Draper | El Paso | TX | 130 nm |
| Shane Lipson | El Paso | TX | 130 nm |
| Kenneth Melberg Chapman | Lubbock | TX | 133 nm |
| Patrick Timothy Bradley | Lubbock | TX | 133 nm |
| Rosemary Stidham | Lubbock | TX | 133 nm |
| Stanley Paul Smith | Lubbock | TX | 133 nm |
| Willie Strieder | Lubbock | TX | 133 nm |
| Angel Tomas Peralta | Santa Teresa | NM | 138 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.
CFIs near KROW
Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.
| Instructor | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Bowden Corn | Roswell | NM | 4 nm |
| Terry Ernest Haley | Roswell | NM | 4 nm |
| Gabriel Nelson | Roswell | NM | 4 nm |
| Autumn Joy Allender | Roswell | NM | 4 nm |
| Kaylin Ross Klein | Artesia | NM | 28 nm |
| David Randall Craft | Alto | NM | 51 nm |
| Stephen Mark Gibson | Alto | NM | 51 nm |
| Steven Gregg Hightower | Alto | NM | 51 nm |
| Gary Osvald Karttunen | Alto | NM | 51 nm |
| Eric Martin Allen | Capitan | NM | 55 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
A&P mechanics near KROW
Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.
| Mechanic | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siavash Karimian | Roswell | NM | 4 nm |
| Jimmy Ronald Primm Jr | Roswell | NM | 4 nm |
| Robert Bruce Mcwilliams | Roswell | NM | 4 nm |
| Christopher Allen Marshall | Roswell | NM | 4 nm |
| Scotty Alan Harris | Roswell | NM | 4 nm |
| Carl Wright Brewington | Roswell | NM | 4 nm |
| Thomas James Clarke | Roswell | NM | 4 nm |
| Stanley Larry Divis | Roswell | NM | 4 nm |
| Richard G Duran | Roswell | NM | 4 nm |
| Joseph Peter Finnigan Sr | Roswell | NM | 4 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
Repair stations near KROW
Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.
| Shop | Distance |
|---|---|
| RealClean Aircraft Detailing Andrews, TX | 76 nm |
| New Mexico Aero Service LLC Moriarty, NM | 124 nm |
| El Paso Aero & Avionics Associates El Paso, TX | 131 nm |
| Exclusive Aircraft Interiors Las Cruces, NM | 135 nm |
| RealClean Aircraft Detailing Midland-Odessa Andrews, TX | 137 nm |
| New Mexico Aircraft Propeller, LLC Bosque, NM | 140 nm |
| AJ Aviation Services LLC Midland, TX | 143 nm |
| DV AVIATION Midland, TX | 143 nm |
| Redline Aviation Amarillo, TX | 174 nm |
| Time Calibrations San Angelo, TX | 235 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.
Canonical references
The agency-of-record links pilots use for KROW: charts, weather, NOTAMs, accident records. We surface them all from one URL — no SEO sludge, no clickthrough farms.
- FAA Chart Supplement (CSUP) A/FD entry — official FAA ↗
- SkyVector — sectional + IFR charts Charts, runways, fuel, NOTAMs ↗
- AirNav — frequencies, FBOs, fuel Pilot-facing summary ↗
- NTSB CAROL — accident search Filter by airport name ↗
- FAA Notice to Air Missions NOTAMs (live) ↗
- aviationweather.gov — METAR / TAF Live observation ↗