Conchas Lake Seaplane Base
E61 · Conchas Dam, New Mexico · San Miguel County · map
Conchas Lake Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base owned by Abq Dist; US Army Corps of Eng, 2 miles southwest of Conchas Dam, New Mexico, 4,201 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
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What is the airport code for Conchas Lake Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is E61.
Where is Conchas Lake Seaplane Base?
It is 2 miles southwest of Conchas Dam, New Mexico, 4,201 feet above sea level.
Does Conchas Lake Seaplane Base 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 seaplane base facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA E61
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Abq Dist; US Army Corps of Eng
- Elevation
- 4,201 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Albuquerque sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10E
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1979
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALL/WAY | 21,120 × 1,320 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this seaplane base.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Tucumcari Municipal (32 nm east), Santa Rosa Route 66 Airport (34 nm southwest), Las Vegas Municipal (48 nm west).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Tucumcari Municipal (32 nm east), Santa Rosa Route 66 Airport (34 nm southwest), Las Vegas Municipal (48 nm west).
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
- Hvy boat traffic MAY-OCT.
- All/way Dam 5000 feet northeast.
- Operations NA north of Dam.
- Wind warning light west of Dam at lodge; lights flash gtr than 20 mph wind.
- Exp southwest wind; rcmnd landing and takeoff to the west.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Conchas Dam from the FAA register
2 aircraft are registered to owners in Conchas Dam, New Mexico: 2 balloons. Not every one of them is based at this seaplane base; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this seaplane base alone.
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 seaplane base
Accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base 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 seaplane base links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Conchas Dam 2 aircraft · 2 balloons
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in New Mexico 1,423 since 1982 · 184 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 3,113 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/E61.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 November 9, 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.