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Nearby Airports

Introduction ...

When we're on the road, rather than always picking an airport that is close to our destination, we try to see if there might be another airport that would better fit our travel plans.<1> To help with your planning, the following list of airports is organized by type and proximity to Ancho.

Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Ancho. You should check the map and see how accessible they are when considering one airport over another.

For each of the airports listed below, we've linked to websites where detailed information about the airport can be found.

Of the airports that we know about, these are some of the closest to Ancho.

Large Airports ...

Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...

General Aviation Airports ...

  • Carrizozo Muni.   (FAA ID: F37)
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south southwest)
    • GPS Coordinates: 33.648861, -105.895685<7>
      (These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Carrizozo Municipal Airport
    • Current Airport Weather for Carrizozo Muni.
  • Ruidoso Muni.  
    (40 miles [64.4 km] to the south)
    • GPS Coordinates: 33.358138, -105.660263<8>
      (These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Ruidoso Municipal Airport
    • Current Airport Weather for Ruidoso Muni.
  • Mountainair Muni.   (FAA ID: M10)
    (49 miles [78.9 km] to the north northwest)
    • GPS Coordinates: 34.533333, -106.223889<9>
      (These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Mountainair Municipal Airport
    • Current Airport Weather for Mountainair Muni.
  • Vaughn Muni.   (FAA ID: N17)
    (55 miles [88.5 km] to the north northeast)
    • GPS Coordinates: 34.604580, -105.191822<10>
      (These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Vaughn Municipal Airport
    • Current Airport Weather for Vaughn Muni.
  • Estancia Muni.   (FAA ID: E92)
    (59 miles [95 km] to the north northwest)
    • GPS Coordinates: 34.763393, -106.041406<11>
      (These coordinates were provided by the GNIS)
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Estancia Municipal Airport
    • Current Airport Weather for Estancia Muni.

Footnotes ...

<1>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Ancho), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.
<2>GPS Coordinates for Albuquerque International - Sunport Airport:      Decimal: 35.04019, -106.609194      DDMMSS: 35° 2' 24", -106° 36' 33"
<3>GPS Coordinates for El Paso International Airport:      Decimal: 31.80725, -106.377556      DDMMSS: 31° 48' 26", -106° 22' 39"
<4>GPS Coordinates for Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport:      Decimal: 33.66363, -101.822778      DDMMSS: 33° 39' 49", -101° 49' 22"
<5>GPS Coordinates for Sierra Blanca Regional Airport:      Decimal: 33.46285, -105.534751      DDMMSS: 33° 27' 46", -105° 32' 5"
<6>GPS Coordinates for Roswell Industrial Air Center Airport:      Decimal: 33.30155, -104.530556      DDMMSS: 33° 18' 5", -104° 31' 50"
<7>GPS Coordinates for Carrizozo Municipal Airport:      Decimal: 33.64886, -105.895685      DDMMSS: 33° 38' 55", -105° 53' 44"
<8>GPS Coordinates for Ruidoso Municipal Airport:      Decimal: 33.35813, -105.660263      DDMMSS: 33° 21' 29", -105° 39' 36"
<9>GPS Coordinates for Mountainair Municipal Airport:      Decimal: 34.53333, -106.223889      DDMMSS: 34° 31' 59", -106° 13' 26"
<10>GPS Coordinates for Vaughn Municipal Airport:      Decimal: 34.60458, -105.191822      DDMMSS: 34° 36' 16", -105° 11' 30"
<11>GPS Coordinates for Estancia Municipal Airport:      Decimal: 34.76339, -106.041406      DDMMSS: 34° 45' 48", -106° 2' 29"