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KRTN · Raton Municipal Airport / Crews Field

ICAO · US · 8 NTSB events

ID KRTN FAA RTN Elev 6,352 ft Lat 36° 44.49' N Lon 104° 30.12' W Zulu …

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METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 7,615 ft. Max gradient: 0.73%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
02 34.2° 7,615 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.21%
20 214.2° 7,615 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.21%
07 77.6° 4,425 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.73%
25 257.6° 4,425 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.73%

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 · 3 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 118.375
  • CNTR ALBUQUERQUE CNTR 132.800
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 21 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting on 123.6: click mic to activate REIL 17 and 35; PAPI Rwy 17 and 35; MIRL Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 02; MIRL Rwy 02–20 and 07–25. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 123.6: click mic to activate REIL 17 and 35; PAPI Rwy 17 and 35; MIRL Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl freq

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 02; MIRL Rwy 02–20 and 07–25. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 123.6: click mic to activate REIL 17 and 35; PAPI Rwy 17 and 35; MIRL Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL 17 and 35; PAPI Rwy 17 and 35; MIRL Rwy 17–35—123.6

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI Rwy 02; MIRL Rwy 02–20 and 07–25. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT PAPI Rwy 02; MIRL Rwy 02–20 and 07–25—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1400–0000Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1400–0000Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (21 sentences)
  • ·NEW MEXICO 455 QUESTA MUNI NR 2 (N24) 6 N UTC–7(–6DT) N36º48.02´ W105º35.85´ 7690 B NOTAM FILE N24 RWY 17–35: H6861X60 (ASPH) S–12.5 PCN 3 F/D/Y/T MIRL 0.3% up S RWY 17: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·Emer ctc fone: 575–613–2853. 1–3´ brush, 0–200´ dist, 80´ L/R.
  • ·Rwy 17 nrs and cntrln faded or misg.
  • ·Rwy 35 nrs and cntrln faded or misg.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 575-497-5710
  • ·AWOS–3PT 118.2 (575) 586–2019.
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Denver ARTCC at 303-651-4257.
  • ·TAOS (VL) (H) VORTAC 115.8 TAS Chan 105 N36º36.53´ W105º54.38´ 039º 18.8 NM to fld. 7860/13E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 014º–023º byd 40 NM 029º–129º byd 40 NM 133º–165º byd 40 NM 191º–330º byd 40 NM 228º–284º byd 26 NM blo 16,000´ 285º–330º byd 32 NM blo 16,000´ 331º–340º byd 40 NM blo 14,000´ 331º–340º byd 47 NM 341º–001º byd 40 NM TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 228º–284º byd 26 NM blo 16,000´ 285º–330º byd 32 NM blo 16,000´ DME unusable: 228º–284º byd 26 NM blo 16,000´ 285º–330º byd 32 NM blo 16,000´ RATON MUNI/CREWS FLD (RTN)(KRTN) 10 SW UTC–7(–6DT) N36º44.55´ W104º30.10´ 6352 B NOTAM FILE RTN RWY 02–20: H7615X75 (ASPH) S–18 PCN 25 F/D/X/T MIRL RWY 02: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 44´.
  • ·RWY 07–25: H4425X75 (ASPH) S–12 PCN 6 F/D/X/T MIRL 0.7% up W
  • ·Dusk–0600Z‡ PAPI Rwy 02; MIRL Rwy 02–20 and 07–25 preset low intst; incr intst—CTAF.
  • ·Rwy 02–20 unlgtd stwy; 240 ft S end; 150 ft north end.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 575-445-3076
  • ·ASOS 118.375 (575) 303–2003.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®ALBUQUERQUE CENTER APP/DEP CON 132.8 CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE DENVER H–4L, 5A, L–8J DENVER H–6F, L–15A IAP SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026 456 NEW MEXICO CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Albuquerque ARTCC at 505-856-4861.
  • ·CIMARRON (VH) (H) VORTAC 116.4 CIM Chan 111 N36º29.48´ W104º52.32´ 037º 23.4 NM to fld. 6550/13E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 010º–020º byd 40 NM 045º–055º byd 40 NM 140º–150º byd 40 NM 165º–175º byd 40 NM 185º–195º byd 40 NM 215º–225º byd 40 NM 230º–290º byd 20 NM blo 18,000´ 250º–260º byd 40 NM 285º–295º byd 40 NM 305º–315º byd 40 NM 313º–323º 325º–335º byd 40 NM 330º–345º 340º–010º byd 34 NM blo 11,000´ 350º–360º byd 40 NM TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 230º–290º byd 20 NM blo 18,000´ 340º–010º byd 34 NM blo 11,000´ DME unusable: 230º–290º byd 20 NM blo 18,000´ 340º–010º byd 34 NM blo 11,000´ RATTLESNAKE N36º44.90´ W108º05.93´ NOTAM FILE FMN.
  • ·(VH) (H) VORTACW 115.3 RSK Chan 100 252º 6.3 NM to Four Corners Rgnl. 5821/14E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 007º–017º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 018º–041º byd 40 NM 042º–062º byd 40 NM blo 15,000´ 042º–062º byd 63 NM blo 20,000´ 063º–066º byd 40 NM 067º–077º byd 40 NM blo 14,000´ 067º–077º byd 75 NM 078º–094º byd 40 NM 095º–105º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ 106º–119º byd 40 NM blo 11,500´ 106º–119º byd 62 NM blo 12,500´ 106º–119º byd 76 NM 120º–125º byd 40 NM 235º–255º byd 40 NM blo 12,000´ 235º–255º byd 84 NM blo 28,000´ 256º–274º byd 40 NM 275º–285º byd 40 NM blo 30,000´ 286º–327º byd 40 NM 328º–338º byd 40 NM blo 15,000´ 344º–356º byd 40 NM blo 16,300´ 344º–356º byd 66 NM 357º–006º byd 40 NM DENVER H–4K, L–8I SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · RTN

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

8 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

1

12.5% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 7,900 ops in 2010

2024 total

7,000

10-yr total

67,953

2024 mix

AC/AT 6% · GA 83% · Mil 11%

Events / million ops

29.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

3.68

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=8

  • Other 5
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Loss of control 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2018-08-09 Piper PA18 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2017-08-10 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22T · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2001-08-24 North American SNJ-5 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1995-07-28 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · night →
1991-09-27 ABERNATHY LONG-EZ · Other · VMC · day →
1987-04-27 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1986-02-12 Cessna 172 · Other · VMC · day →
1984-12-17 Cessna 401A · Other · VMC · 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
James Denton Fleming Alamosa CO 79 nm
Christina Genova Pueblo CO 92 nm
Geoffrey Oberg Veneklasen Santa Fe NM 97 nm
Larry Jay Salganek Santa Fe NM 97 nm
Bradley Michael Pace Albuquerque NM 143 nm
Eric C Achen Albuquerque NM 143 nm
John Hall Bode Albuquerque NM 143 nm
Lauren Kristin Hollingsworth Chavez Albuquerque NM 143 nm
Richard Gage Lowery Albuquerque NM 143 nm
Ronald Sanchez Albuquerque NM 143 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
Robert Francis Akroyd Jr Raton NM 9 nm
David Martin Mangelsdorf Raton NM 9 nm
Candy Christmas Angel Fire NM 43 nm
Stephen Clyde Hundley Angel Fire NM 43 nm
Paul Harvey Gomez Walsenburg CO 55 nm
Justin Clemente Chavez Taos NM 56 nm
Ferdinand Ernest De Souza El Prado NM 56 nm
James William Hatch Ii Clayton NM 68 nm
Daniel Jay Rubottom Clayton NM 68 nm
Jennifer Alyce Bartley Rociada NM 68 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
David Martin Mangelsdorf Raton NM 9 nm
Dusty James Longwill Raton NM 9 nm
Eric Landon Whaley Raton NM 9 nm
David Lane Beal Raton NM 9 nm
Frank Evan Dick Springer NM 23 nm
Vincent Ralph Degarbo Trinidad CO 26 nm
Gregory William Lilley Trinidad CO 26 nm
Heath Vance Ammons Weston CO 30 nm
Daniel William O'Grady Weston CO 30 nm
Michael Di Mitri Toci Jr Boncarbo CO 33 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Depot Avionics, Inc.
Alamosa, CO
 78 nm
Rampart Aviation
Colorado Springs, CO
 124 nm
New Mexico Aero Service LLC
Moriarty, NM
 129 nm
Shavano Aviation, LLC
Salida, CO
 131 nm
Redline Aviation
Amarillo, TX
 167 nm
New Mexico Aircraft Propeller, LLC
Bosque, NM
 169 nm
Arapahoe Aero - Avionics and Maintenance
Englewood, CO
 171 nm
Centennial Aero-Tech
Englewood, CO
 172 nm
Mile High Aircraft Services
Watkins, CO
 183 nm
Freedom Air Avionics
Broomfield, CO
 193 nm

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