Lea County–Zip Franklin Memorial Airport

Lea County–Zip Franklin Memorial Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: E06
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Lea County
Serves Lovington, New Mexico
Elevation AMSL 3,979 ft / 1,213 m
Coordinates 32°57′14″N 103°24′32″W / 32.95389°N 103.40889°W / 32.95389; -103.40889Coordinates: 32°57′14″N 103°24′32″W / 32.95389°N 103.40889°W / 32.95389; -103.40889
Website www.LeaCounty.net/...
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E06

Location of airport in New Mexico

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 6,001 1,829 Asphalt
12/30 4,409 1,344 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations 2,200
Based aircraft 7

Lea County–Zip Franklin Memorial Airport (FAA LID: E06) is a county owned, public use airport in Lea County, New Mexico, United States.[1] Located three nautical miles (6 km) west of the central business district of Lovington, New Mexico,[1] it is also known as Lovington Airport.[2] The airport is named for aviator Oliver Gene "Zip" Franklin. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Lea County–Zip Franklin Memorial Airport covers an area of 400 acres (162 ha) at an elevation of 3,979 feet (1,213 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: 3/21 is 6,001 by 75 feet (1,829 x 23 m) and 12/30 is 4,409 by 60 feet (1,344 x 18 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending April 7, 2011, the airport had 2,200 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 183 per month. At that time there were 7 aircraft based at this airport: 71% single-engine and 29% multi-engine.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 FAA Airport Master Record for E06 (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Lovington Airport". Lea County. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
  3. ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. External link in |work= (help)

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