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Turnpoints have been submitted to Worldwide turnpoint exchange as of 21 May, 2009. The very latest version of this data can be downloaded at the bottom of this page in *.dat format.

As always, turnpoint coordinates and landing strip information is provided for use only at your own risk. Never assume any landout at a strange dirt strip will happen without surprises. Plan your landouts carefully and always keep Plan B in mind. Please be courteous to any landowners that you meet so that other gliders might be welcomed in the future.

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Albuquerque Sectional Chart (Moriarty)

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ID	Name	LAT & LONG	Elev (ft)	Code *	Short comment	Last update
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264	Duran	34°27.8553'N 105°21.549'W	6200	TL	Dirt Strip East of Duran	2009-05-18
			Obvious airstrips from the air. Have not been scouted from the ground. (Note that the old Duran turnpoint used to be located over the town of Duran. This is over the airstrips just east of Duran).
24	Chama	36°52.8174'N 106°34.2425'W	8025	TL	Chama	2009-05-14
			Chama Land and Cattle Co. http://www.lodgeatchama.com/ A pretty fancy little cabin
222	Argonne Mesa	34°48.2949'N 105°9.0094'W	5860	T	Argonne Mesa Wind Farm	2009-05-14
			Informative Link Turnpoint is at west end of wind farm.
26	Claunch	34°8.683'N 105°59.733'W	6200	T	Claunch	2009-03-07
			Several fields on north side of town and east and west of NM 55 appear landable (there are fences and no immediately obvious access to fields). 3R&HL 2/26/09
51	Estancia	34°45.804'N 106°2.484'W	6100	TA	22.9 270 Estancia	2009-03-07
			Public airport. E/W dirt and gravel strip. Take care to keep wingtips clear of reflectors along sides of runway, they are hard mounted to the ground and will not budge easily. 3/21/04 Current comments on club website are still accurate. Reflectors (1 foot high and solidly moored to ground) are still located on each side of the runway. Caution must be taken on landing to avoid hitting reflectors. Wire tiedowns available just south of west end of runway. OK for 15 meter, but 18 meter and Grob require great care to stay in center. 3R&HL 2/26/09 If you land there go wait at the Windmill restaurant for your retrieve. Just start following the dirt road west to hwy 41 and you will find it on Hwy41. E-Estancia-1.jpg H-Estancia-ground.jpg
71	J+M Farms	34°34.887'N 106°4.518'W	6150	T	J+M Farms	2009-03-07
			UNLANDABLE. Old crop duster strip. N/S strip found at the west edge of J&M Farms irrigated fields. Although an ASW-27 landed here without a scratch in May 2004, be advised that it might be better to choose the farm fields to the east of the strip. The strip is overgrown with small to medium bushes (1-3 feet in height) and contains obstacles like ruts, dirt piles and a small burm on each side. 5/8/04 (Willard) - As of 2-26-09 the two crop circles on eastern side of farm and just south of Willard appear to be excellent potential landout options. Depends on crop type and height of course. Unfenced road access is excellent and the circles are located just to the west of NM 42. Care must be taken to avoid irrigation equipment. 3R&HL 2/26/09
79	Lincoln Sta.	34°7.333'N 105°39.9'W	6654	TL	Lincoln Station	2009-03-07
			Old dirt strip. Locate easily from the air by first spotting the white tanks just south of the strip. Land uphill to the west. Power lines appear to run across runway but are actually buried under the runway. Runway is starting to look a little rough with areas of small plants and some rocks as of winter 2004. Current comments on ASC website from 2004 are still valid. Strip is a bit bumpy, but still landable. Recommend landing uphill to the west. Easy access to entrance road and US Hwy 54. No fences. 3R&HL 2/26/09 E-Lincoln-1.jpg E-Lincoln-2.jpg LincolnSta-ViewEast-20090226_001.jpg LincolnSta-ViewWest-20090226_002.jpg
94	Mountainair	34°32'N 106°13.433'W	6492	TA	22.9 270 Mountainair	2009-03-07
			Public airport. E/W dirt strip. Windsock S of the field. Be aware of junk along/in the runway (though not so much a problem more recently) EX landed here during summer of 2008 and the runway is actually very nice now (for a dirt strip in the middle of nowhere) Airport was in good shape as of 2-26-09. Care must be taken to avoid raised berms on sides of runway especially on west end of runway. Recommend landing uphill to the west and touching down on the east end as berms are not as pronounced on the eastern 1/2 of the runway. At east end OK for 15, 18 meter and Grob. 3R&HL 2/26/09 E-Mountainair-1.jpg Mountainair-E.View-20090226_003.jpg Mountainair-W.View-20090226_001.jpg
106	Patterson Rc	35°10.4'N 105°52.283'W	6696	TL	30 Patterson Rc	2009-03-07
			Private. This NE/SW dirt strip is said to be in poor condition. Nearby pasture to the west is likely an equally good landing option. 4/26/08 Resor Private Strip - NE/SW strip is approx 5.5 miles ENE of Stanley and US 41. Runway is overgrown with grasses and is in fair condition. Runway, though a bit rough, appears to be landable. Road access is excellent. Note: SW end of runway (near dirt road) is bordered by telephone lines running E-W. 2/28/09 by 3R IMG_4342.JPG PattersonRanch-Feb 28-2009-004.jpg PattersonRanch-Feb 28-2009_002.jpg
118	Road	34°20.85'N 106°2.867'W	6499	TL	270 Road	2009-03-07
			Update Feb 2008, B.Resor: I walked this road. Personally, I will not plan on using it anymore due to the burms that have formed at the sides due to grading the road (a Discus 2 with no x-wind could do it). However, the pastures on either side are still relatively nice and the access to this point is easy. It's also still a nice distinct feature visible from the air, out in the middle of nowhere, so we keep it as a turnpoint. Brian's Feb 2008 comments are still valid. Fields north and south of the road are potential landing sites with no fences (26 Feb ’09). Watch out for cattle! 3R&HL 2/26/09 E-road-1.gif Road-20090226_001.jpg Road-20090226_002.jpg Road_Feb08_1.jpg Road_Feb08_2.jpg road2.jpg road3.jpg
164	Zorro Ranch	35°15.317'N 105°58.966'W	6749	TL	Zorro Ranch	2009-03-07
			Private. At one time this was a very nice, long strip. It is not known for sure how gliders would be welcomed there. Both ends of the runway are marked with obvious X's. 11/14/2006 More recently, the airstrip is suspected to be in pretty bad shape and has been taken off of the sectional charts. 3/17/08 Private ranch strip. Runway in decent shape covered with wild grasses 6 to 12 inches high. KT made an uneventful landing there on Sept 18, 2008 and local ranch personnel were friendly and very helpful during the retrieve. by 3R, 03/01/2009
262	Blanca Pk	37°34.662'N 105°29.154'W	14345	T	Blanca Pk Mountain Peak	2008-05-06
263	ABQSunport	35°2.4133'N 106°36.5517'W	5355	TA	ABQSunport Class C	2008-05-06
261	LongRidge	32°49.8'N 105°53.2'W	7000	T	LongRidge Radio Towers	2008-05-02
			Radio towers on ridge down south. Good turnpoint for 1000km flights. Thanks to Carl Eckdahl.
135	Abo	34°28.2'N 106°20.983'W	6350	TL	Abo	2008-04-29
			Renamed on 4/29/08 to Abo. Private. Named here after nearest town (real name not known). Dirt x-strips west of Mountainair. Good condition as of 3/21/04 E-Mountainair2-1.jpg
28	ClinesCornrs	35°0.483'N 105°39.867'W	7081	TL	Clines Corne	2008-04-28
			4/26/08 B.Resor: I visited this "strip" today. You can see it from the exit off of eastbound I40. This is where the photo was taken from. The gate to get into the area is currently "locked" with some basic wire. People are not supposed to go in there, but would be no problem to go in with trailer as long as there is no lock installed. The strip itself is getting pretty darn faint, but at least it's a flat spot to put down on. BEWARE OF ALL THE TOWERS!!! (and guy lines) there are several nearby. Very dangerous, actually. Best option is a right hand pattern for runway 26. Left pattern for 26 has you going around and in between the towers. IMG_4354.JPG clines.jpg clines2.jpg
140	Stanley	35°8.5'N 105°58.5'W	6200	T	Stanley	2008-04-28
77	Leyba	35°12.1604'N 105°33.4345'W	6400	T	Leyba	2008-04-26
			Resor 4/26/08: I don't know how in the world Jimmy Wier found a place to safely put down near Leyba a few years ago. The picture attached here is of the only field I saw as I drove from WhiteLakes all the way to the Palma exit on I40. This is definitely TIGER COUNTRY!! PS. Apparently this is the exact field that BOTH RX and EX landed in on Sept 11, 2005. AP went farther towards Rencona and found a field up there. IMG_4353.JPG
101	Otto	35°4.333'N 106°0.4'W	6200	TL	Otto	2008-04-26
			4/26/08 Resor: I tried to view this old strip from the road and couldn't figure out where it was. It's probably pretty grown over. Private. Old E/W dirt airstrip. Not marked on any maps. Good condition as of 11/24/2006. E-Otto-1.jpg F-Otto_100796.jpg IMG_4339.JPG
151	Tree V	35°7.233'N 106°2.384'W	6300	TL	Tree V	2008-04-26
			Scouted 4/26/08 Resor: Great condition. Probably the best option for landing north of Moriarty M.Graeber: I landed out at Tree V on 08-11-2007, it was in very good condition. There are power lines along the W edge of the road bordering the E end of the landing strip. From the air it looks like they pass right along the E end but they are actually buried for the width of the property and pose no danger for a low final from the east. There is a small plane on the property and owner lives in the house S of the strip adjacent to the road. If the owner is not around there are a few more houses further W along the S perimeter fence with friendly and helpful folks. Very good access from County Road 23 (Hale Road), the road to the E of the strip. Private. This E/W dirt or tall grass strip is about 1 mi west of the v-of-trees. Watch for cattle. Good condition as of 9/05/04 F-TreeV_100796.jpg IMG_4340.JPG Treev_ground.jpg
167	TierraDeDios	35°17.746'N 105°36.69'W	7050	TL	TierraDeDios	2008-04-26
			Resor 4/26/08 Today I tried to drive up there to take a look. Even if this place is landable, i'm not sure I'd want to land there because it's one hell of drive to get up there. I never made it from the south. Think you have to come from I25 to get to it? From MSM, April 2008: The story on this one is that it was a planned airpark or something. It's development got stopped after they started grading and after they submitted the info for the sectional. So, it's reported to be a very rough, perhaps not usable, airstrip for the time being until it can be finished. From 3R, March 2008: The new ABQ sectional shows a new private airport approximately 31 miles NE of Moriarty. It is called Tierra De Dios and its runway length is 2,900 feet. Its elevation is 7,050 feet and if you are looking for it, you will find it approx 3 mi East of Rencona. I mention this because it is almost halfway between 0E0 and Las Vegas and if one were to get low in this treacherous area, it might make an excellent place to make a landout. Now, I know nothing of the owners, so I have no idea if they would be friendly or not, but at least it is a landing option to consider if needed! Thanks
242	White Lakes	35°11.2893'N 105°48.2403'W	6811	TL	White Lakes Landout area	2008-04-26
			Updated location. Not at the Whitelakes on US285. It's now on the 'Whitelakes landing area" along White Lakes County Road, an E-W gravel road. The landing area is on the north side of the road. There is a gate that is easily accessible via landout keys. IMG_4350.JPG IMG_4350_edited.jpg IMG_4351.JPG IMG_4352.JPG
260	Pecos Falls	35°55.944'N 105°33.918'W	10400	T	Pecos Falls	2008-04-16
29	Clines 285 S	34°48.733'N 105°34.033'W	6416	T	285 S of Cli	2008-04-10
			Road intersection in the middle of nowhere along Hwy285
34	CrestoneStrp	37°57.8639'N 105°46.7443'W	7600	TL	CrestoneStrp	2008-04-10
			Turnpoint moved on 3/19/08 to location of apparent old airstrip.
245	Elk Mountain	35°45.9713'N 105°33.2594'W	11650	T	Elk Mountain	2008-04-10
202	Terrero	35°44.4877'N 105°40.6803'W	7780	T	Terrero	2008-04-10
206	El Morro	35°2.4281'N 108°21.1391'W	7200	T	El Morro Nat Mon	2008-04-10
			Inscription Rock.
213	SevenSprings	35°55.6496'N 106°42.2235'W	8000	T	SevenSprings	2008-04-10
256	Lone Mtn	33°46.9971'N 105°46.6799'W	7930	T	Lone Mtn	2008-04-10
246	Barillas Pk	35°34.2422'N 105°28.4159'W	9360	T	Barillas Pk	2008-04-10
247	SantaFeResvr	35°41.2702'N 105°50.2487'W	7800	T	SantaFeResvr	2008-04-10
248	Gallinas Pk	34°14.7902'N 105°47.3339'W	8620	T	Gallinas Pk	2008-04-10
249	Derramadero	34°49.7879'N 105°20.0887'W	5960	T	Derramadero	2008-04-10
			This is only a dot on a topo map. It's at a location between Vaughn and Palma where a turnpoint was needed.
250	Latir Peak	36°48.2183'N 105°28.667'W	12671	T	Latir Peak	2008-04-10
251	Costilla Pk	36°55.2182'N 105°19.6837'W	12749	T	Costilla Pk	2008-04-10
253	Valle Vidal	36°45.6287'N 105°14.6427'W	9500	T	Valle Vidal	2008-04-10
			Even though it looks like a nice open flat area for outlanding, you will regret it! If you have to do it, do it near the road along the north of the opening. Horses are the only way out of this area. Watch for elk.
254	SanAntonioMt	36°51.6463'N 106°1.3286'W	10900	T	SanAntonioMt -- The big hill	2008-04-10
255	Vallecitos	36°29.6012'N 106°6.8518'W	7480	T	Vallecitos	2008-04-10
257	Dunes Park	37°43.9708'N 105°30.7798'W	8160	T	Dunes Park Visitor Cent	2008-04-10
258	Marcy Pk	38°8.7499'N 105°40.5671'W	13494	T	Mount Marcy	2008-04-10
259	Crestone Pk	37°58'N 105°35.1172'W	14252	T	Crestone Pk Mtn Peak	2008-04-10
4	AlgdnsPwr.St	35°22.633'N 106°28.1'W	5120	T		2008-04-09
6	Animas Apt	37°12.191'N 107°52.152'W	6684	TA	22.8 1/19	2008-04-09
			Public airport. Paved. Report as of 3/11/05 by Mike Abernathy: ...If you decide to land here, put it right on the centerline and keep it there. The RW is 50 ft wide, paved with noticeable slope. There are some low berms along the side but there are also runway lights separated by approximately 22 paces. Does not look too appealing for an open-class ship, but others might consider it – especially the north end of the runway. animas1.JPG animas2.JPG animas3.JPG
11	Bent	33°9.7'N 105°51.5'W	5800	T	Bent	2008-04-09
15	Blanca Apt	37°24.667'N 105°33.1'W	7720	TA	Blanca Airpo	2008-04-09
			Public airport. Dirt/gravel. Appears to be in great shape from the air as of 6/5/04 Landed and towed out of during June 2006 my M.Hudson. Strip in perfectly fine condition for gliders. F-BlancaAirport_060604.jpg blanca_airport.jpg
31	Conchas Rc	35°18.8'N 104°39.5'W	4820	T	Conchas Ranc	2008-04-09
36	Cuba	36°0.55'N 106°58.117'W	6800	T	Cuba	2008-04-09
43	Dilia	35°11.5'N 105°4'W	5200	T	Fields --- Dilia	2008-04-09
			Fields!!
47	Dulce	36°55.4788'N 106°59.3879'W	6800	T	Dulce	2008-04-09
			Extinct airstrip
52	Estancia E	34°46.117'N 105°49.967'W	6132	T	Estancia East	2008-04-09
			Intersection of roads in the middle of nowhere.
70	I40 Exit 203	35°0.383'N 105°54.817'W	6200	T	I40 Exit 203	2008-04-09
			IMG_4359.JPG
85	Manzano Peak	34°35.45'N 106°26.767'W	10120	T	Manzano Peak	2008-04-09
90	Milagro I40	34°59.2'N 105°13.3'W	5920	T	Milagro I40	2008-04-09
93	Mosca Peak	34°48.683'N 106°24.117'W	9500	T	Mosca Peak	2008-04-09
98	NM 518+75	36°10.8'N 105°37'W	7800	T	NM 518+75	2008-04-09
99	Ortiz Mine	35°20.3129'N 106°8.2127'W	7000	T	Ortiz Mine	2008-04-09
			Coordinates updated to reflect the location of the mine
104	Palma I40	34°59.867'N 105°26.75'W	6320	T	Palma I40	2008-04-09
111	PuebloPintad	35°58.5'N 107°38'W	6600	T	PuebloPintad	2008-04-09
116	Rencona	35°18'N 105°40'W	7120	T	Rencona	2008-04-09
122	SanCristobal	35°23.8'N 105°52'W	6200	T	SanCristobal	2008-04-09
133	SantaFeSkLdg	35°47.7616'N 105°48.1476'W	10400	T	SantaFeSkLdg	2008-04-09
139	SR 55 Corner	33°55.4'N 105°54.2'W	5720	T	SR 55 Corner	2008-04-09
146	TrnswstrnN.4	35°34'N 109°22'W	7200	T	TrnswstrnN.4	2008-04-09
147	TrnswstrnN.5	35°24.5'N 108°15'W	7200	T	TrnswstrnN.5	2008-04-09
155	Valley View	38°11.5'N 105°49'W	8600	T	Valley View	2008-04-09
160	Wagonwheel	35°0.233'N 105°49.5'W	6600	T	Wagonwheel	2008-04-09
163	Yeso	34°26.267'N 104°36.833'W	4760	T	Yeso	2008-04-09
169	Unmarked1	34°55.1293'N 104°10.2761'W	4800	TL	Unmarked1	2008-04-09
			Unmarked near Santa Rosa R Levy, 5/22/04 This private strip is about 20nm east of Santa Rosa. It is on the sectional as a private unverified airport. It looks great from this altitude (13,500 MSL), though I thought I saw some plants growing along the edges and I have not made a low pass over it. This strip is not in the electronic turnpoint database as of April 2004. SantaRosaUnmarked_May2004.jpg
176	Cabezon Pk	35°35.94'N 107°5.76'W	7786	T	Cabezon Pk	2008-04-09
			Proposed New Turnpoint A fun hike, too! Summitpost.org Cabezon.jpg
192	Sunspot	32°47.25'N 105°49.1'W	9200	T	Sunspot	2008-04-09
193	UFO	34°14.52'N 105°10.266'W	5653	T	UFO	2008-04-09
			From the web "The debris field on the former Foster Ranch that was located by ranch-hand Mac Brazel is centered near 33º56.35’N, 105º18.41’W. The alleged Ragsdale crash site is located at 33º37.38’N, 105º13.60’W." The other site is located about 20 miles north of Roswell on HWY 285, then about 4 miles west on a dirt road that is marked where it leaves the highway with a sign indicating that it is the way to the UFO crash site. None of these locations are places where we need a turnpoint, so one was created out in the middle of nowhere. It's probably just as credible...
195	AbiquiuDam	36°14.2706'N 106°25.6352'W	6400	T	AbiquiuDam	2008-04-09
196	Alpine	33°50.8565'N 109°8.8343'W	8000	T	Alpine	2008-04-09
197	Ancho	33°56.2299'N 105°44.5349'W	6200	T	Ancho	2008-04-09
			Old railroad stop.
198	Antonito	37°4.7139'N 106°0.6643'W	7800	T	Antonito	2008-04-09
199	Arabela	33°35.1764'N 105°10.4559'W	5512	T	Arabela	2008-04-09
201	Cloudcroft	32°57.4721'N 105°44.5556'W	8600	T	Cloudcroft	2008-04-09
203	Coyote	36°9.9503'N 106°37.3363'W	6700	T	Coyote	2008-04-09
205	Eagles Nest	36°33.1913'N 105°15.9817'W	8200	T	Eagles Nest	2008-04-09
207	El Vado Dam	36°35.6232'N 106°44.0388'W	6980	T	El Vado Dam	2008-04-09
208	Fence Lake	34°39.117'N 108°40.817'W	7130	T	Fence Lake	2008-04-09
			Good luck getting to this turnpoint!
209	Glorieta	35°34.9856'N 105°46.031'W	7400	T	Glorieta	2008-04-09
210	Gran Quivira	34°15.5974'N 106°5.5122'W	6520	T	in Restricted area	2008-04-09
			Part of the Salinas National Monument. This is within part-time restricted airspace.
212	Jemez Spring	35°46.1301'N 106°41.6261'W	6200	T	Jemez Springs	2008-04-09
214	Mora	35°58.4157'N 105°19.9136'W	7200	T	Mora	2008-04-09
215	La Ventana	35°49.5218'N 106°58.2446'W	6520	T	La Ventana	2008-04-09
216	Lake Sumner	34°36.4372'N 104°23.3452'W	4280	T	Lake Sumner Dam	2008-04-09
218	Luna	33°49.0684'N 108°57.5536'W	7040	T	Luna	2008-04-09
219	Mayhill	32°53.4153'N 105°28.8151'W	6600	T	Mayhill	2008-04-09
220	Mesa	33°58.955'N 104°40.7465'W	4320	T	Mesa	2008-04-09
221	Ocate	36°10.3411'N 105°3.1251'W	7200	T	Ocate	2008-04-09
223	Pecos	35°34.5'N 105°40.767'W	6920	T	Pecos	2008-04-09
224	Pie Town	34°17.8'N 108°8.183'W	7820	T	Pie Town	2008-04-09
225	Pinon	32°36.95'N 105°23.783'W	6030	T	Pinon	2008-04-09
228	Redondo Peak	35°52.318'N 106°33.6354'W	11266	T	Redondo Peak	2008-04-09
229	Regina	36°10.8171'N 106°57.6138'W	7340	T	Regina	2008-04-09
230	Ruidoso	33°20.0339'N 105°40.9069'W	6800	T	Ruidoso	2008-04-09
232	San Mateo	35°19.8592'N 107°38.7301'W	7080	T	San Mateo	2008-04-09
233	San Ysidro	35°33.2724'N 106°46.8377'W	5480	T	San Ysidro	2008-04-09
235	Sapello	35°46.3328'N 105°15.2968'W	7000	T	Sapello	2008-04-09
236	SierraBlncPk	33°22.4548'N 105°48.566'W	12001	T	SierraBlncPk Mtn Peak	2008-04-09
237	Taylor Peak	35°14.3189'N 107°36.5032'W	11316	T	Taylor Peak Mtn Peak	2008-04-09
239	Trechado	34°35.0869'N 108°23.3947'W	7400	T	Trechado	2008-04-09
240	Tres Ritos	36°7.8773'N 105°31.202'W	8400	T	Tres Ritos	2008-04-09
244	El Vado Apt	36°37.7356'N 106°42.8595'W	7200	TL	El Vado Apt	2008-04-09
			This airport was stumbled across on Google maps. Its condition is unverified!
241	Villanueva	35°15.7'N 105°21.367'W	5807	T	Villanueva	2008-04-08
154	Valencia	34°46.7201'N 106°38.5414'W	5100	TL	26>08 350270 Valencia	2008-04-04
23	Cerrillos	35°26.1551'N 106°7.3275'W	5667	T	Cerrillos	2008-03-29
			Turnpoint moved on 3-29-08 to the actual village of Cerrillos.
39	Culebra	37°8.333'N 105°10.917'W	12743	T	Culebra	2008-03-29
			This was purposely placed away from the actual peak as to form a 500km O&R point from Moriarty.
162	Willard	34°36'N 106°2'W	6100	T	Willard	2008-03-21
124	SanLOutLndng	37°11.5'N 105°27.783'W	7999	TL	San Luis Out Landing	2008-03-20
			This is an old dirt strip that is found just west of San Luis, Colorado. B Resor 10/12/04 I drove by it on October 10, 2004 on a weekend trip. I personally would not plan to land there except in an emergency when all other options do not look good. The edges of the strip are lined with little bushes typical of northern NM and southern CO. One could easily clip a wing, especially with a x-wind. Access from the road is extremely easy. SanLuis-east.jpg SanLuis-west.jpg
166	Crosby Ranch	34°21.75'N 106°24.3333'W	6280	TL	Crosby Ranch	2008-03-20
			B.Carlton 3-10-08 Mike & Janet Crosby have a pair of dirt strips just south of Abo (southwest of Mountainair). The N/S runway is 5000' long, the E/W runway is 2500' long. Laurie and I drove out there Sunday. Both strips are in good shape. A couple of trees are a bit close, but should be enough room for 15m easily. Look for the place where the railroad crosses highway 60 (east of Abo Pass). Follow county 125 south just past the transwestern pipelines. There is also a 50 X 60 hangar (brown in color, so it's a bit hard to find). It is north of the escarpment and the restricted area.
168	La Plata	37°9.091'N 107°45.2262'W	6685	TA	La Plata	2008-03-20
			Report as of 3/11/05 by Mike Abernathy: La Plata Co. Arpt is just east of Animas Airpark and has great big runways, no tower, and a biz jet center and some of commercial traffic. It’s a nice airport and the locals at the BizJet center are helpful.
171	Beaverhead	33°25.1706'N 108°8.3694'W	7378	TL	Beaverhead	2008-03-20
			Scouted on Dec 31, 2007 by B.Resor This strip is fine to land on. It's an occasionally maintained Forest Service strip for access to Beaverhead work station. Good luck with the drive getting there and back with the trailer, though!! Beaverhead is a 4 hour drive from Albuquerque (Go almost to TorC, then drive west through Winston). If you needed help you have to walk SE down the adjacent forest road down to the Forest Service buildings or to the Beaverhead Lodge (private). Take note of all the no trespassing signs, be polite, and ask for assistance. Beaverhead_lookingeast.jpg Beaverhead_lookingwest.jpg
10	BllRcHdqrtrs	35°32.85'N 104°5.033'W	4400	TL	Bell Ranch H	2008-03-19
13	Biplane Rc	34°55.333'N 106°10.033'W	6499	TL	Biplane Rc	2008-03-19
			Noone can ever find this and it sounds like a challenging strip to land at, anyway. It will probably get deleted from the database.
16	Block Ranch	33°40.9'N 105°22.667'W	5965	TL	Block Ranch	2008-03-19
17	Bojax Ranch	34°1.033'N 104°6.933'W	3921	TL	Bojax Ranch	2008-03-19
27	Clavel Ranch	36°2.767'N 103°53.25'W	5535	TL	Clavel Ranch	2008-03-19
44	Doolittle Rc	35°48.817'N 104°58.217'W	6571	TL	Doolittle Ranch	2008-03-19
			Not on sectional.
46	Double V Rc	34°7.033'N 104°25.633'W	4114	TL	14/32 Double V Rc	2008-03-19
69	I40+Hwy84	34°58.583'N 104°59.483'W	5266	T	II40 + Hwy84	2008-03-19
74	Lamy Junc	35°33.283'N 105°52.716'W	7166	T	Lamy Junction	2008-03-19
105	Park Springs	35°15.65'N 104°55.133'W	5115	TL	9/27 Park Springs	2008-03-19
110	Pronger Bro	36°13.167'N 102°6.25'W	3722	TL	22.9 17/35 Pronger Bro	2008-03-19
114	Rael Ranch	33°48.3'N 108°20.6'W	6949	TL	6/24 Rael Ranch	2008-03-19
			Horse pasture airstrip?
178	Monte Vista	37°31.7142'N 106°2.7624'W	7611	TA	Monte Vista	2008-03-19
179	Van Treese	37°39.4998'N 106°2.0346'W	7613	TL	Van Treese	2008-03-19
180	Leach Apt	37°47.0952'N 106°2.8152'W	7598	TA	12/30 Leach Apt	2008-03-19
181	Saguache	38°5.9448'N 106°10.4634'W	7826	TA	Saguache	2008-03-19
182	Geary Rnc	38°2.7498'N 105°28.2834'W	8300	TL	7/25 Geary Rnc	2008-03-19
183	Granite Mtn	38°24.9666'N 106°3.4998'W	9000	TL	18/36 Granite Mtn	2008-03-19
184	Tercio Rnc	37°4.251'N 105°1.1166'W	7957	TL	13/31 Tercio Rnc	2008-03-19
185	Del Norte	37°42.8166'N 106°21.2688'W	7949	TA	Del Norte	2008-03-19
186	Ensenada	36°43.8342'N 106°29.7018'W	7640	TL	7/25 Ensenada	2008-03-19
187	Lake Creek	38°17.5002'N 105°36.6666'W	7200	TL	3/21 Lake Creek	2008-03-19
188	Tezak Apt	38°24.6498'N 105°36.2334'W	6280	TL	Tezak Apt	2008-03-19
			Is this some sort of airpark? Beautiful location, right by a good-looking river.
191	Walsenburg	37°41.8034'N 104°47.1065'W	6047	TA	8/26 Walsenburg	2008-03-19
20	Burris Ranch	34°29'N 106°36.783'W	5217	TL	Burris Ranch	2008-03-18
			Private dirt x-strips. The condition of these runways need to be verified. Some have said that bushes along the runways make them unusable for sailplanes. 4/4/04
45	DoubleEagle2	35°8.717'N 106°47.717'W	5833	TA	22.8 4/22 DoubleEagle2	2008-03-18
61	Ghost Ranch	36°18.167'N 106°29.284'W	6440	TL	140 GhstRnc	2008-03-18
62	Glenwood	33°22.917'N 108°53.05'W	4986	T	Glenwood	2008-03-18
67	Horizon Rc	35°9.817'N 106°9.433'W	6680	T	Horizon Ranch	2008-03-18
			Old dirt strip. Condition unverified, it looks pretty questionable from the air. 3/21/04 E-Horizon-1.jpg
72	Jewit Mesa	34°0.2'N 108°40.683'W	7680	TL	22.9 6/24 Jewit Mesa	2008-03-18
91	MontePrietRc	34°5.317'N 106°7.15'W	6165	TL	Monte Prieto Ranch	2008-03-18
			Private dirt strip inside part-time Restricted Airspace. From the ground this strip looks like it is in very rough condition as of winter 2004.
97	NM 41+US285	35°27.667'N 105°53.85'W	6399	T	NM 41+US285	2008-03-18
107	Pecos Baldy	35°54.5351'N 105°39.9677'W	12238	T	Pecos Baldy	2008-03-18
112	Quemado	34°20.42'N 108°30.871'W	6917	TL	Quemado	2008-03-18
120	S+S Rnch	36°4.6'N 104°43.083'W	6309	TA	8/26 S+S Ranch	2008-03-18
145	Trampas Peak	36°2.335'N 105°37.9676'W	12172	T	Trampas Peak	2008-03-18
149	TrnswstrnN.7	34°19.217'N 106°15.3'W	6900	T	TrnswstrnN.7	2008-03-18
			UNLANDABLE. Old paved strip. Bushes along side of runway will wreck a 15m glider. B.Resor 4/4/04 Transwestern 7 is no longer landable. Chris Wilson & I did a recon mission Saturday. The runway is full of pretty good size saplings. B.Carlton 3/10/08 E-Trans7-1.jpg
156	Vaughn	34°36.2748'N 105°11.5092'W	5928	TA	Vaughn	2008-03-18
			NEW AIRPORT!! Turnpoint coordinates have changed from old Vaughn TP as published in the last edition of Moriarty turnpoints. To be officially updated, soon. Fully paved.
161	Wheeler Peak	36°33.4018'N 105°25.0171'W	13163	T	Wheeler Peak	2008-03-18
170	Akin+Akin	34°46.3374'N 103°51.3648'W	4858	TL	Akin+Akin	2008-03-18
172	Adobe	33°34.587'N 107°54.003'W	7354	TL	Adobe	2008-03-18
			This strip supposedly gets occasional use by the ranch owner. Hasn't been walked by a glider pilot, though, and the people are not acquainted with us.
175	Jicarilla	36°49.7124'N 106°53.0514'W	7618	TA	Jicarilla	2008-03-18
			Jicarilla Apache Nation Airport
1	Alamogordo	32°50.397'N 105°59.435'W	4200	TA	Alamogordo	2008-03-17
			Click here for information on landing at Alamogordo and for information on the task area north of Alamogordo.
50	Espanola	36°1.501'N 106°2.785'W	5791	TA	22.9 16/34 Espanola	2008-03-17
			If you land there you will have to get the manager to unlock a gate to get the glider trailer to the glider. 4/4/04 As of September 29, 2004 Renny Levy reports that Espanola airport is open to the public again as the construction project has been finished
86	McIntosh	34°52.783'N 105°56.633'W	6150	TL	McIntosh	2008-03-17
			Private. Located "near" McIntosh. Real name not known. Generally E/W dirt strip. Cows are frequently seen on the land. Very good condition as of 3/21/04 E-McIntosh-1.jpg F-McIntosh_052804.jpg mcintosh3.jpg
127	Sandia East	35°5.667'N 106°9.417'W	6549	TA	22.8 270 Sandia East	2008-03-17
			Active paved runway. Land uphill to the west. Be careful of runway lights and fences at each end of runway. Runway lights are very close together and stick up fairly high. 3/21/04
137	SierraBlanca	33°27.767'N 105°32.083'W	6811	TA	22.8 240 SierraBlanca	2008-03-17
			Public airport. Excellent condition with paved runways. 5/2/04
153	Ute Dam	35°21.383'N 103°26.25'W	3812	TA	22.9 3/21 Ute Dam	2008-03-17
			Public strip marked on sectionals. Dirt/gravel. Great condition as of May 2004. It is built very much like Estancia as far as surface and runway reflectors, watch your wingtips on them. B.Resor landed there May 2004 F-UteDam_041491.jpg
58	GalLake	35°23.05'N 105°58.817'W	5950	TL	270 GalLake	2008-03-16
			Private. Owner wishes us to not land there. This E/W dirt strip is about 1 mile north of an obvious holding pond which is easily visible SW of Galisteo. Windsock. Possibly uphill to the west. Hangar on north side at east end of runway. Starting to get overgrown as of 5/20/05 To find this strip, first locate the reservoir seen in the picture. Next, locate the hangar at the east end of the strip (highlighted in this picture). There are several "roads" in this area, the runway is the one adjacent to the hangar. Some of these photos were taken on Nov 24, 2006. The strip appears to have been maintained. New windsock, and no more big X's at the end of the strip. Still, if you land there do seek assistance getting off the property from one of the nearby trailers. E-GalLake-1.jpg F-Galisteo_100597 copy.jpg Gal lakeII.jpg gal1.jpg gal2.jpg gal3.jpg
59	Gallette	35°36.733'N 105°57.617'W	6850	TL	Gallette	2008-03-16
			Private. Active use. These dirt cross-runways are south of the end of St. Francis Dr at I-25. The owner is reported to be very friendly, please be courteous if you meet him. There is an aircraft parked here and runways are in good condition. 3/21/04 E-Gallette-1.jpg F-Gallette_100796.jpg
2	Alamosa	37°26.083'N 105°52.017'W	7539	TA	22.8 2/20	0000-00-00
3	Alexander	34°38.712'N 106°50.022'W	5190	TA	22.8 3/21	0000-00-00
5	Angel Fire	36°25.32'N 105°17.394'W	8383	TA	22.8 17/35	0000-00-00
7	Aztec	36°50.084'N 108°1.704'W	5877	TA	22.9 8/26	0000-00-00
8	Beckett	33°4.5'N 106°2'W	4429	TL	340	0000-00-00
9	Bell Ranch	35°42.467'N 104°3.666'W	4724	TA	Bell Ranch	0000-00-00
14	Black Rock	35°5'N 108°47.5'W	6454	TA	Black Rock	0000-00-00
18	Bucklin	37°33.085'N 99°38.691'W	2418	TA	Bucklin	0000-00-00
19	Buena Vista	38°48.85'N 106°7.242'W	7946	TA	Buena Vista	0000-00-00
21	Carrizozo	33°38.932'N 105°53.741'W	5371	TA	Carrizozo	0000-00-00
22	Cedarvale	34°22.45'N 105°41.984'W	6395	T	Cedarvale	0000-00-00
25	Chilili	34°53.617'N 106°14.167'W	6852	T	Chilili	0000-00-00
30	Cochiti Dam	35°37.133'N 106°19.183'W	5208	T	Cochiti Dam	0000-00-00
32	Conchs Park	35°21.862'N 104°10.901'W	4229	TA	Conchs Park	0000-00-00
33	Corona	34°15.167'N 105°35.667'W	6697	T	Corona	0000-00-00
35	Crownpoint	35°43.06'N 108°12.096'W	6696	TA	Crownpoint	0000-00-00
37	Cubero	35°5.252'N 107°33.786'W	6192	TA	Cubero	0000-00-00
38	CucharaValle	37°31.417'N 105°0.55'W	7152	TA	Cuchara Vall	0000-00-00
40	Curtis+Curts	34°43.6'N 103°36.583'W	4692	TA	Curtis and C	0000-00-00
41	Dalhart	36°1.355'N 102°32.837'W	3991	TA	22.95 17/35 Dalhart	0000-00-00
42	Diamond A Rc	33°20.7'N 105°10.783'W	5056	TA	26.475 17/35 Diamond A Rc	0000-00-00
49	Encino	34°39.167'N 105°27.834'W	6139	T	Encino	0000-00-00
53	Eureka Ranch	35°49.45'N 104°32.183'W	5761	TL	Eureka Ranch	0000-00-00
54	Fort Garland	37°25.417'N 105°25.65'W	7926	T	Fort Garland	0000-00-00
55	Fort Sumner	34°29.004'N 104°13.032'W	4167	TA	22.8 3/21 Fort Sumner	0000-00-00
56	Fowler	37°23.05'N 100°11.183'W	2483	TA	22.9 3/21 Fowler	0000-00-00
57	G Bar F Rc	33°32.667'N 105°22.533'W	6505	TA	26.475 10/28 G Bar F Rc	0000-00-00
60	Gallup	35°30.663'N 108°47.359'W	6472	TA	22.95 6/24 Gallup	0000-00-00
63	Grants Milan	35°10.037'N 107°54.119'W	6520	TA	22.8 310 Grants Milan	0000-00-00
64	Guymon	36°41.1'N 101°30.467'W	3123	TA	22.7 18/36 Guymon	0000-00-00
65	Hobbs	32°46.007'N 103°12.529'W	3707	TA	Hobbs	0000-00-00
66	Hooker	36°51.433'N 101°13.633'W	2998	TA	22.9 17/35 Hooker	0000-00-00
73	Kennedy	37°25'N 100°5.033'W	2595	TA	NE/SW Kennedy	0000-00-00
75	Las Vegas	35°39.253'N 105°8.543'W	6873	TA	22.8 14/32 Las Vegas	0000-00-00
76	Leadville	39°13.216'N 106°19.001'W	9927	TA	22.8 16/34 Leadville	0000-00-00
78	Liberal	37°2.65'N 100°57.6'W	2883	TA	22.8 17/35 Liberal	0000-00-00
80	Lindrith	36°17.484'N 107°3.369'W	7202	TA	22.9 7/25 Lindrith	0000-00-00
81	Lockmiller	34°32.833'N 103°27.867'W	4560	TA	4/22 Lockmiller	0000-00-00
82	Los Alamos	35°52.783'N 106°16.167'W	7172	TA	23.0 270 Los Alamos	0000-00-00
83	Magdalena	34°5.67'N 107°17.869'W	6726	TA	22.9 2/20 Magdalena	0000-00-00
84	Manzano	34°38.967'N 106°20.6'W	6801	T	Manzano	0000-00-00
87	Meade	37°16.612'N 100°21.39'W	2529	TA	22.8 17/35 Meade	0000-00-00
88	Melby Ranch	37°3.9'N 105°27.817'W	8819	TA	3/21 Melby Ranch	0000-00-00
89	Mid Valley	34°45.583'N 106°44.717'W	4829	TA	22.8 18/36 Mid Valley	0000-00-00
92	MORIARTY	34°58.95'N 106°0.467'W	6201	HSFTA	22.9 26/08 MORIARTY	0000-00-00
95	Municipal	36°30.502'N 101°48.61'W	3462	TA	22.9 3/21 Municipal	0000-00-00
96	Navajo Peak	36°48.5'N 107°39.087'W	6475	TA	22.9 6/24 Navajo Peak	0000-00-00
100	Otero Mill	32°57.505'N 105°57.783'W	4600	TA	22.8 220 Otero Mill	0000-00-00
102	Overpass	35°23.717'N 105°19.417'W	6185	T	Overpass	0000-00-00
103	PagosaSprngs	37°16.65'N 107°3.352'W	7700	TA	22.7 1/19 PagosaSprngs	0000-00-00
108	Pedernal	34°37.85'N 105°39.1'W	6365	T	Pedernal	0000-00-00
109	Progresso	34°28.767'N 105°52.933'W	6201	T	Progresso	0000-00-00
113	Questa	36°48'N 105°35.85'W	7700	TA	22.9 17/35 Questa	0000-00-00
115	Ray Ranch	35°55.833'N 104°11.033'W	5850	TA	1/19 Ray Ranch	0000-00-00
117	Reserve	33°41.65'N 108°50.967'W	6360	TA	22.9 6/24 Reserve	0000-00-00
119	Roswell	33°18.093'N 104°31.883'W	3671	TA	18.5 3/21	0000-00-00
121	Salida	38°32.35'N 106°2.751'W	7490	TA	22.7 6/24	0000-00-00
123	San Louis	37°11.8'N 105°25.383'W	8000	T	San Louis	0000-00-00
125	San MiguelRc	35°30.6'N 104°35.033'W	6299	TA	3/21 San MiguelRc	0000-00-00
126	Sandia Crest	35°12.883'N 106°27.183'W	10058	T	Sandia Crest	0000-00-00
128	Santa Fe	35°37.027'N 106°5.365'W	6345	TA	19.5 2/20	0000-00-00
129	Socorro	34°1.348'N 106°54.188'W	4849	TA	22.8 15/33	0000-00-00
130	Springer	36°19.619'N 104°37.183'W	5891	TA	Springer	0000-00-00
131	Taos	36°27.491'N 105°40.346'W	7090	TA	22.8 220 Taos	0000-00-00
132	Window Rock	35°39.123'N 109°4.043'W	6742	TA	22.8 2/20 Window Rock	0000-00-00
134	Santa Rosa	34°56.367'N 104°38.25'W	4783	TA	22.8 260 Santa Rosa	0000-00-00
138	Silver West	38°0.667'N 105°22.367'W	8291	TA	22.9 13/31 Silver West	0000-00-00
141	Stratford	36°20.733'N 102°2.95'W	3668	TA	22.9 4/22 Stratford	0000-00-00
142	Tajique	34°45.237'N 106°17.419'W	6685	T	Tajique	0000-00-00
143	Three Rivers	33°19.967'N 106°1.567'W	4807	TA	Three Rivers	0000-00-00
144	Timberon	32°38.033'N 105°41.183'W	6939	TA	27.825 13/31 Timberon	0000-00-00
148	TrnswstrnN.6	35°1.233'N 107°25.7'W	5960	T	TrnswstrnN.6	0000-00-00
150	TrnswstrnN.8	33°55.333'N 105°20.033'W	5800	TL	TrnswstrnN.8	0000-00-00
152	Tucumcari	35°10.967'N 103°36.183'W	4065	TA	22.95 3/21 Tucumcari	0000-00-00
157	Villa Grove	38°14.7'N 105°56.667'W	7926	T	Villa Grove	0000-00-00
158	VLA	34°4.767'N 107°37.1'W	6958	T	VLA	0000-00-00
159	Wagon Mound	36°0.433'N 104°42.733'W	6247	T	Wagon Mound	0000-00-00

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