| Sierra Blanca Regional Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: RUI – ICAO: KSRR – FAA LID: SRR | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Village of Ruidoso | ||
| Serves | Ruidoso, New Mexico | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 6,814 ft / 2,077 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 6/24 | 8,099 | 2,469 | Asphalt |
| 12/30 | 6,500 | 1,981 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2009) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 7,002 | ||
| Based aircraft | 37 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Sierra Blanca Regional Airport (IATA: RUI, ICAO: KSRR, FAA LID: SRR) is a public use airport located 15 nautical miles (28 km) northeast of the central business district of Ruidoso, a village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States. It is owned by the Village of Ruidoso.[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is classified as a general aviation airport.[2]
New Mexico Airlines used to serve the Sierra Blanca Regional Airport but no longer does so.
Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned SRR by the FAA and RUI by the IATA.[3]
Sierra Blanca Regional Airport covers an area of 1,665 acres (674 ha) at an elevation of 6,814 feet (2,077 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 6/24 is 8,099 by 100 feet (2,469 x 30 m) and 12/30 is 6,500 by 75 feet (1,981 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending March 31, 2009, the airport had 7,002 aircraft operations, an average of 19 per day: 83.6% general aviation, 11.5% air taxi, 3.5% scheduled commercial, and 1.4% military. At that time there were 37 aircraft based at this airport: 86.5% single-engine, 8.1% multi-engine, 2.7% jet and 2.7% helicopter.[1]