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Airport · ICAO · US

Class E (sfc)

Sierra Blanca Regional Airport

ID KSRR FAA SRR Elev 6,814 ft Lat 33° 27.77' N Lon 105° 32.10' W Zulu

Live conditions at KSRR

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Aerial view · KSRR

No FAA diagram published

The FAA does not publish an Airport Diagram (APD) for KSRR — most non-towered fields, heliports, seaplane bases, and private strips fall here. Below: aerial imagery showing the actual field, runways, taxiways, and surroundings.

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways at KSRR

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 8,120 ft. Max gradient: 0.81%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 071° 8,120 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.77%
24 251° 8,120 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.77%
12 130° 6,309 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.81%
30 310° 6,309 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.81%

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

4 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • AWOS AWOS 3 126.475
  • CNTR ALBUQUERQUE CNTR 132.650
  • FSS ALBUQUERQUE RDO 122.250
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Navaids associated with KSRR

  • NDB CEP

    Capitan

    0.28 MHz · LO · LOW

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KSRR, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

1 matched · 24 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·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.

Watch for

  • 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.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • 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 (24 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.

  • ·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.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 06: TORA–8120 TODA–8120 ASDA–8120 LDA–8120 RWY 12: TORA–6309 TODA–6309 ASDA–6309 LDA–6309 RWY 24: TORA–8120 TODA–8120 ASDA–8120 LDA–8120 RWY 30: TORA–6309 TODA–6309 ASDA–6309 LDA–6309
  • ·Attended May–Oct 1400–0200Z‡, Nov–Apr 1400–0100Z‡.
  • ·For 100LL fuel aft hr—575–973–0074.
  • ·Sfc cond unmnt when unatndd.
  • ·ARFF: Acr ops more than 30 pax seats exc 24 hr PPR—amgr.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 575-336-8111
  • ·AWOS–3 126.475 (575) 336–8455.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 RUIDOSO RCO 122.2 (ALBUQUERQUE RADIO) ®ALBUQUERQUE CENTER APP/DEP CON 132.65 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Albuquerque ARTCC at 505-856-4561.
  • ·CHISUM (VH) (H) VORTACW 116.1 CME Chan 108 N33º20.25´ W104º37.27´ 267º 46.3 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 CAPITAN NDB (MHW) 278 CEP N33º29.39´ W105º24.26´ 245º 6.5 NM to fld. 6562/10E.
  • ·NDB unusable: Byd 25 NM blo 14,500´ ILS/DME 110.7 I–SRR Chan 44 Rwy 24.
  • ·LOC unusable byd 25º right of course.
  • ·LOC unusable byd 5º right of course byd 10 NM.
  • ·RUIDOSO N33º27.71´ W105º31.55´ RCO 122.2 (ALBUQUERQUE RADIO) SANDIA AIRPARK ESTATES EAST (See EDGEWOOD on page 440) ALBUQUERQUE H–4L, 6F, L–6F IAP ALBUQUERQUE L–6F SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Ruidoso

Source: OurAirports community

IATA · RUI

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KSRR — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KSRR

22 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

16

since 1982

Fatal

6

37.5% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 22,093 ops in 2007

2024 total

14,278

10-yr total

140,004

2024 mix

AC/AT 8% · GA 69% · Mil 24%

Events / million ops

14.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

5.36

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Controlled flight into terrain 2

All time · n=22

  • Loss of control 5
  • Other 4
  • Ground collision 3
  • Controlled flight into terrain 3
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Stall / spin 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.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2019-08-17 Beech 35 · CFIT · VMC · day
2017-06-13 Beech E 90 · CFIT · VMC · night
2014-03-19 Piper PA 28R-201 · Ground collision · VMC · day
2011-04-03 Piper PA-30 · Engine failure · VMC · day
2010-06-17 Cessna T310R · CFIT · VMC · day
2007-08-05 Beech E90B · Weather IMC · VMC · night
2000-09-08 Cessna A185F · Loss of control · VMC · day
1999-12-30 Price GLASAIR 1-RG · Engine failure · VMC · day
1998-05-10 Beech A-36 · Stall / spin · VMC · day
1997-12-27 Piper PA-28-140 · Loss of control · VMC · day
1996-12-01 Bellanca 17-30A · Loss of control · VMC · day
1992-07-31 Cessna 337A · Weather IMC · VMC · night
1991-09-11 Butler Aerostar 600 · Loss of control · VMC · day
1989-12-02 Beech F-90 · Loss of control · day
1988-05-01 Beech H35 · Other · VMC · day
1988-03-13 Piper PA-28-140 · Ground collision · VMC · day
1986-07-17 GOERTZ BUSHBY MUSTING II · Gear-up · day
1985-08-13 Piper PA-32-300 · Ground collision · VMC · day
1984-05-04 Beech B23 · Other · VMC · day
1984-04-17 Piper PA-34-200T · Other · VMC · day
1984-02-22 Swearingen SA26AT · Gear-up · day
1983-07-05 Piper PA-34-200T · Other · VMC · day

DPEs near KSRR

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 36 nm
Michael Joseph Masucci Las Cruces NM 93 nm
Floyd Lawrence Draper El Paso TX 107 nm
Shane Lipson El Paso TX 107 nm
Angel Tomas Peralta Santa Teresa NM 112 nm
Shane Lipson Santa Teresa NM 112 nm
Bradley Michael Pace Albuquerque NM 113 nm
Eric C Achen Albuquerque NM 113 nm
John Hall Bode Albuquerque NM 113 nm
Lauren Kristin Hollingsworth Chavez Albuquerque NM 113 nm

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

CFIs near KSRR

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
David Randall Craft Alto NM 0 nm
Stephen Mark Gibson Alto NM 0 nm
Steven Gregg Hightower Alto NM 0 nm
Gary Osvald Karttunen Alto NM 0 nm
Eric Martin Allen Capitan NM 6 nm
Shayla Renay Smith Capitan NM 6 nm
Brandon Mark Sullivan Cloudcroft NM 32 nm
Nicholas Scott Hanna Cloudcroft NM 32 nm
Eric Carl Jessen La Luz NM 36 nm
Trever Gale Perkins La Luz NM 36 nm

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

A&P mechanics near KSRR

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
Stephen Mark Gibson Alto NM 0 nm
Bill Rutherford Preece Alto NM 0 nm
Travis Lee Leonard Alto NM 0 nm
Eric Martin Allen Capitan NM 6 nm
William Hale Mckinney Capitan NM 6 nm
Brian Bruce Mcphail Capitan NM 6 nm
Melvin Emil Carl Ruidoso Downs NM 9 nm
Christian Hermann Gerthe Ruidoso NM 10 nm
Jackie Ray Hill Ruidoso NM 10 nm
Simon Charles Haase Ruidoso NM 10 nm

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

Repair stations near KSRR

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
New Mexico Aero Service LLC
Moriarty, NM
94 nm
New Mexico Aircraft Propeller, LLC
Bosque, NM
96 nm
Exclusive Aircraft Interiors
Las Cruces, NM
100 nm
El Paso Aero & Avionics Associates
El Paso, TX
109 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Andrews, TX
126 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing Midland-Odessa
Andrews, TX
184 nm
AJ Aviation Services LLC
Midland, TX
191 nm
DV AVIATION
Midland, TX
192 nm
Redline Aviation
Amarillo, TX
211 nm
Depot Avionics, Inc.
Alamosa, CO
240 nm

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