Lea County–Zip Franklin Memorial Airport

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.[citation needed] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]

Lea County–Zip Franklin Memorial Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerLea County
ServesLovington, New Mexico
Elevation AMSL3,979 ft / 1,213 m
Coordinates32°57′14″N 103°24′32″W / 32.95389°N 103.40889°W / 32.95389; -103.40889
Websitewww.LeaCounty.net/...
Map
E06 is located in New Mexico
E06
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 (2023)
Aircraft operations (year ending 3/31/2023)4,600
Based aircraft12

Facilities and aircraft edit

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 March 31, 2023, the airport had 4,600 aircraft operations, an average of 88 per week, 52% military and 48% general aviation. At that time there were 12 aircraft based at this airport: 10 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, and 1 glider.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for E06 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "Lovington Airport". Lea County. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
  3. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.

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