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N17 · Vaughn Municipal Airport

FAA-LID · US · 12 NTSB events

ID N17 Elev 5,928 ft Lat 34° 36.27' N Lon 105° 11.51' 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

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,150 ft. Max gradient: 0.57%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 — 5,150 ft 60 ft Asphalt No 0.57%
27 — 5,150 ft 60 ft Asphalt No 0.57%

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).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 2 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC AT 505-856-4861.
  • ·EMERG - 575-472-3711. 417 FT TWRS 1 MI S.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

12 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

13

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2006 2024

Peak: 100 ops in 2020

2024 total

100

10-yr total

780

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

1282.1

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=12

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 4
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Other 3
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Stall / spin 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1994-08-22 Cessna 172M · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1992-09-17 TROY BELLAH ROTORWAY EXECUTIVE · Weather · VMC · day →
1991-06-26 Piper PA-28-140 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1990-05-20 Piper PA-28 · Weather · VMC · day →
1987-02-17 Cessna 172-M · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1986-06-29 Piper PA-28-140 · Weather · VMC · day →
1985-01-20 Cessna 206G · Other · day →
1984-11-03 STEVENS MONNETT-MONI · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1983-08-24 Piper PA-28-140 · Weather · VMC · day →
1982-08-15 Cessna R182 · Other · day →
1982-05-10 Piper PA-38-112 · Other · day →
1982-04-22 Cessna 172D · Engine failure · 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
Geoffrey Oberg Veneklasen Santa Fe NM 74 nm
Larry Jay Salganek Santa Fe NM 74 nm
Bradley Michael Pace Albuquerque NM 78 nm
Eric C Achen Albuquerque NM 78 nm
John Hall Bode Albuquerque NM 78 nm
Lauren Kristin Hollingsworth Chavez Albuquerque NM 78 nm
Richard Gage Lowery Albuquerque NM 78 nm
Ronald Sanchez Albuquerque NM 78 nm
Stanley Mcduffie Albuquerque NM 78 nm
Kevin Gregory Dunshee La Luz NM 105 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
Richard Lee Kohler Moriarty NM 48 nm
Robert John Mudd Moriarty NM 48 nm
Michael Lee Roberts Moriarty NM 48 nm
John Michael Fishburn Stanley NM 51 nm
Rose Marie Snyder Stanley NM 51 nm
Frank Michael Barbera Edgewood NM 60 nm
Jon Terrill Daffer Edgewood NM 60 nm
John Clay Lorenz Edgewood NM 60 nm
Michael Anthony Montes Edgewood NM 60 nm
Brian Wayne Cammack Edgewood NM 60 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
Amy Renee Butler Estancia NM 43 nm
George Alberto Gonzales San Juan Pueblo NM 45 nm
Robert John Mudd Moriarty NM 48 nm
Chester Deane Southerland Moriarty NM 48 nm
Tomas Torres Jr Moriarty NM 48 nm
Thomas Wayne Ford Moriarty NM 48 nm
Jesse James Rogers Moriarty NM 48 nm
Patrick Adair Barnett Fort Sumner NM 49 nm
Thomas Jefferson Bolin Iii Stanley NM 51 nm
Glen Andrew Stebbins Stanley NM 51 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
New Mexico Aero Service LLC
Moriarty, NM
 46 nm
New Mexico Aircraft Propeller, LLC
Bosque, NM
 81 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Andrews, TX
 152 nm
Exclusive Aircraft Interiors
Las Cruces, NM
 164 nm
Redline Aviation
Amarillo, TX
 172 nm
Depot Avionics, Inc.
Alamosa, CO
 174 nm
El Paso Aero & Avionics Associates
El Paso, TX
 179 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing Midland-Odessa
Andrews, TX
 214 nm
AJ Aviation Services LLC
Midland, TX
 219 nm
DV AVIATION
Midland, TX
 219 nm

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