Tatum Airport
18T · Tatum, New Mexico · Lea County · map
Tatum Airport is a public-use airport owned by the Town of Tatum, 3 miles east of Tatum, New Mexico, 3,986 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 12/30, is 2,920 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Tatum Airport?
Its FAA code is 18T.
Where is Tatum Airport?
It is 3 miles east of Tatum, New Mexico, 3,986 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Tatum Airport?
Its one runway, 12/30, is 2,920 feet long, asphalt.
Does Tatum Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 18T
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Town of Tatum
- Elevation
- 3,986 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Albuquerque sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10E
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1958
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,920 × 60 ft | Asphalt, poor |
- Runway 12: non-standard approach lights, fence 5 ft high 265 ft from the end
- Runway 30: non-standard approach lights, road 15 ft high 400 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Denver City Airport (28 nm southeast), Lea County Regional (35 nm south), Gaines County (47 nm southeast), Levelland Municipal (49 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Yoakum County (23 nm east), Denver City Airport (28 nm southeast), Lea County Regional (35 nm south), Gaines County (47 nm southeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in New Mexico · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Out of service indefinitely.
- Gate code - field elev.
- Odals out of service indefinitely; 3 lights on extdd centerline; nonstd spacing.
- Odals out of service indefinitely; 3 lights on extdd centerline; nonstd spacing.
- Runway 12 mrkg faded or missing red "an X" on nmbr.
- Runway 30 marking faded or missing.red "an X" on runway nmbr.
- Numerous unfilled cracks with 1 feet vegetation.
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of of airport.
- 6"-12" vegetation in all on airport pavements; ramp tie downs covered by vegetation, 2 FT-10 feet sctrd brush north side transition area.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Tatum from the FAA register
2 aircraft are registered to owners in Tatum, New Mexico: 1 turboprop, 1 piston twin. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in New Mexico.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 training center examiner.
All 1 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Tatum 2 aircraft · 1 turboprops, 1 piston twins
- Accidents and incidents in New Mexico 1,422 since 1982 · 183 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 5 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in New Mexico 65 landing places
- New Mexico 3,108 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/18T.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 30, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.