Lea County Regional
HOB · KHOB · Hobbs, New Mexico · Lea County · map
Lea County Regional is a public-use airport owned by Lea County, 4 miles west of Hobbs, New Mexico, 3,661 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 04/22, is 8,000 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 57 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 9,744 takeoffs and landings a year. About 25,914 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Lea County Regional?
Its FAA code is HOB, and its ICAO code is KHOB.
Where is Lea County Regional?
It is 4 miles west of Hobbs, New Mexico, 3,661 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Lea County Regional?
The longest of its 3 runways, 04/22, is 8,000 feet long.
Does Lea County Regional have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Lea County Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Lea County Regional?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Denver International, George Bush Intcntl/Houston, Dallas Love Field, Lea County Regional, Albuquerque International Sunport. Every route
Are there flight schools at Lea County Regional?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: High Flyers LLC and Hobbs Soaring Society INC. Compare them
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Lea County Regional…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA HOB · ICAO KHOB
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Lea County
- Elevation
- 3,661 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Albuquerque sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7E
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1942
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 8,000 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 6,002 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 17/35 | 4,370 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good |
- Runway 04: ILS with DME, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 602 ft, 7,398 ft available for landing
- Runway 22: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 13: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 31: PAPI, four lights on the right
- Runway 17: threshold displaced 492 ft, 3,878 ft available for landing
- Runway 35: 3,878 ft available for landing
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 120.65 | Hobbs |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 119.75 | Hobbs |
| Ground | 121.9 | Hobbs |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Hobbs |
| Hobbs and center (remote transmitter) Low | 133.1 | Hobbs |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 575-393-8418.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- air freight, air ambulance, cargo handling
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Denver City Airport (26 nm northeast), Gaines County (29 nm east), Andrews County (41 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
- When the control tower closed runway end identifier lights runway 22; high-intensity runway lights runway 04/22; medium-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 preset low intst; to incr intst and activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 04; PAPI runway 22, 13, and 31; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency.
- Ficons unmon when unatndd.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 950 departures from HOB in those twelve months, carrying 28,877 passengers in 43,274 seats (67% filled), to 13 destinations on 6 airlines.
All 13 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 51 |
| multi-engine | 3 |
| jets | 2 |
| helicopters | 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 9,744, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 1,741 |
| general aviation, travelling | 5,709 |
| general aviation, local | 1,746 |
| military | 548 |
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 Hobbs from the FAA register
46 aircraft are registered to owners in Hobbs, New Mexico: 27 piston singles, 5 piston twins, 5 gliders, 4 business jets, 3 turboprops. 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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- High Flyers LLC 2 aircraft · Hobbs
- Hobbs Soaring Society INC 2 aircraft · Hobbs
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
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 · 9 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 Hobbs 46 aircraft · 27 piston singles, 5 piston twins, 5 gliders
- Just Planes INC 2 aircraft in town
- Hobbs Soaring Society INC 2 aircraft in town
- High Flyers LLC 2 aircraft · flight school
- Hobbs Soaring Society INC 2 aircraft · flying club
- Denver International (DEN) 369 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- George Bush Intcntl/Houston (IAH) 366 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., CommuteAir LLC dba CommuteAir
- Dallas Love Field (DAL) 197 flights in twelve months · Delux Public Charters d/b/a JSX
- Lea County Regional (HOB) 5 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) 3 flights in twelve months · ADVANCED AIR, LLC
- Midland International Air And Space Port (MAF) 2 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle, SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX) 2 flights in twelve months · ADVANCED AIR, LLC
- City Of Colorado Springs Municipal (COS) 1 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 9 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/HOB.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.