Portales Municipal Airport (ICAO: KPRZ, FAA LID: PRZ) is a city-owned, public-use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) southwest of the central business district of Portales, a city in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States.[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is classified as a general aviation airport.[2]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Portales | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Portales, New Mexico | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,078 ft / 1,243 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°08′44″N 103°24′37″W / 34.14556°N 103.41028°W | ||||||||||||||
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Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned PRZ by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA[3] (which assigned PRZ to Prineville Airport in Prineville, Oregon[4]).
Facilities and aircraft edit
Portales Municipal Airport covers an area of 502 acres (203 ha) at an elevation of 4,078 feet (1,243 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 1/19 is 5,700 by 60 feet (1,737 x 18 m) and 8/26 is 4,560 by 60 feet (1,390 x 18 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending April 1, 2021, the airport had 37,000 aircraft operations, an average of 101 per day: 92% general aviation and 8% military. At that time there were 31 aircraft based at this airport: 27 single-engine, 3 multi-engine and 1 helicopter.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for PRZ PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 5 October 2023.
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 4 (PDF, 1.61 MB) Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
- ^ "Zuñí Pueblo, New Mexico - Portales Municipal Airport (ICAO: KPRZ, FAA: PRZ)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
- ^ "Prineville, Oregon (IATA: PRZ, FAA: S39)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
External links edit
- Aerial photo as of 19 September 1996 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for PRZ, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for PRZ
- AirNav airport information for PRZ
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for PRZ