Lea County/Zip Franklin Memorial
E06 · Lovington, New Mexico · Lea County · map
Lea County/Zip Franklin Memorial is a public-use airport owned by Lea County, 3 miles west of Lovington, New Mexico, 3,979 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 03/21, is 6,001 feet of asphalt. It has about 12 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 4,600 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Lea County/Zip Franklin Memorial?
Its FAA code is E06.
Where is Lea County/Zip Franklin Memorial?
It is 3 miles west of Lovington, New Mexico, 3,979 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Lea County/Zip Franklin Memorial?
The longest of its 2 runways, 03/21, is 6,001 feet long.
Does Lea County/Zip Franklin Memorial 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 E06
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Lea County
- Elevation
- 3,979 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Albuquerque sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1957
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 6,001 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 12/30 | 4,409 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 03: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 21: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 12: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 30: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Hobbs and center (remote transmitter) Low | 133.1 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Lea County Regional (19 nm southeast), Denver City Airport (28 nm east), Gaines County (42 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Lea County Regional (19 nm southeast), Denver City Airport (28 nm east), Yoakum County (33 nm northeast), Gaines County (42 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
- Oil drilling act on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Dusk to dawn: medium-intensity runway lights runway 03/21 and 12/30 preset low intst; incr intst - the common traffic frequency. Activate PAPI runway 03, 12, 21 and 30; medium-intensity runway lights runway 03/21 and 12/30 - the common traffic frequency.
- +3 feet pipes 700 feet from threshold 60 feet R of centerline.
- Unusable beyond 9 degreess right and left of centerline.
- Unusable beyond 8 degrees right of centerline.
- Unusable beyond 8 degrees right of centerline.
- Gate code - 1228#
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 | 10 |
| multi-engine | 1 |
| other | 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 4,600, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 1,100 |
| general aviation, local | 1,100 |
| military | 2,400 |
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 Lovington from the FAA register
12 aircraft are registered to owners in Lovington, New Mexico: 11 piston singles, 1 balloon. 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 · 1 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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Lovington 12 aircraft · 11 piston singles, 1 balloons
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in New Mexico 1,422 since 1982 · 183 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 7 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in New Mexico 65 landing places
- New Mexico 3,107 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/E06.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 29, 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.