Double Eagle II Airport
AEG · KAEG · Albuquerque, New Mexico · Bernalillo County · map
Double Eagle II Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Albuquerque, 7 miles northwest of Albuquerque, New Mexico, 5,837 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 04/22, is 7,398 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1).
Weather right now KAEG · observed 11:52 am MDT (17:52 UTC), 210 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 68°F (20°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter 30.27 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 11:22 am MDT (17:22 UTC), good until Wed 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 7,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 15,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KAEG 061752Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/07 A3027
TAF KAEG 061722Z 0618/0718 VRB05KT P6SM FEW070 FM070600 01005KT P6SM FEW150
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA AEG · ICAO KAEG
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Albuquerque
- Elevation
- 5,837 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 7:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Albuquerque sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1983
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 7,398 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 17/35 | 5,983 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 04: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 22: ILS, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 17: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 35: right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 120.15 | Double Eagle II |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 119.025 | Double Eagle II |
| Clearance delivery When tower closed | 124.8 | Double Eagle II |
| Ground | 121.625 | Double Eagle II |
| Approach and departure · Curly and star | 127.4 | Double Eagle II |
| Lavan and star · Miera and star | 123.9 | Double Eagle II |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 505-842-2009.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Albuquerque from the FAA register
1,177 aircraft are registered to owners in Albuquerque, New Mexico: 528 piston singles, 370 balloons, 89 turboprops, 59 piston twins, 39 business jets. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in New Mexico.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 43 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 22; runway end identifier lights runway 17 and 35; PAPI runway 04 and 17; medium-intensity runway lights runway 04/22 and 17/35 - the common traffic frequency.
- 100LL available 24 hours SELF-SERVICE with major credit card.
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Live fire range 1.6NM west of the approach end of runway 04 avoidance advised.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.