Artesia Municipal
ATS · KATS · Artesia, New Mexico · Eddy County · map
Artesia Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Artesia, 3 miles west of Artesia, New Mexico, 3,544 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 04/22, is 6,800 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1) and about 24 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 15,550 takeoffs and landings a year. About 16 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Artesia Municipal?
Its FAA code is ATS, and its ICAO code is KATS.
Where is Artesia Municipal?
It is 3 miles west of Artesia, New Mexico, 3,544 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Artesia Municipal?
The longest of its 2 runways, 04/22, is 6,800 feet long.
Does Artesia Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Artesia Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A-1.
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 ATS · ICAO KATS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Artesia
- Elevation
- 3,544 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1; the services card below
- On the chart
- Albuquerque sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1944
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 6,800 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 6,132 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 04: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 499 ft
- Runway 22: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 13: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 31: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.075 | |
| Approach and departure | 119.6 | |
| Ats and aWOS-3 | 126.725 | |
| Roswell and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 132.65 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 575-748-0270.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Roswell Air Center Airport (27 nm north), Cavern City Air Trml Airport (33 nm south).
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
- Activate PAPI runway 04, 13, 22 and 31; medium-intensity runway lights runway 04/22 and 13/31 - the common traffic frequency.
- Closed holidays.
- Clnc slope 50:1 to dthr.
- Aft hour fuel and emergency repair - amgr. After hours fuel with prior arrangement and callout fee.
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 19 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
| jets | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 15,550, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 7,150 |
| general aviation, local | 4,400 |
| military | 4,000 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Artesia from the FAA register
41 aircraft are registered to owners in Artesia, New Mexico: 26 piston singles, 5 turboprops, 4 business jets, 3 balloons, 2 piston twins. 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in New Mexico.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 6 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Artesia 41 aircraft · 26 piston singles, 5 turboprops, 4 business jets
- Devil Dusters INC 10 aircraft in town
- Yates Industries LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Sua LLC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 6 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in New Mexico 1,422 since 1982 · 184 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 4 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in New Mexico 65 landing places
- New Mexico 3,105 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/ATS.json.
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 27, 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.