Magdalena Airport
N29 · Magdalena, New Mexico · Socorro County · map
Magdalena Airport is a public-use airport owned by the Village of Magdalena, 3 miles west of Magdalena, New Mexico, 6,730 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 02/20, is 5,762 feet of gravel and dirt. It has 1 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 940 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Magdalena Airport?
Its FAA code is N29.
Where is Magdalena Airport?
It is 3 miles west of Magdalena, New Mexico, 6,730 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Magdalena Airport?
Its one runway, 02/20, is 5,762 feet long, gravel and dirt.
Does Magdalena Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
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 Magdalena Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA N29
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Village of Magdalena
- Elevation
- 6,730 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
- 11E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1983
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 5,762 × 50 ft | Gravel and dirt, excellent |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Belen Regional (40 nm northeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Socorro Municipal (20 nm east), Belen Regional (40 nm northeast), Mid Valley Airpark (48 nm northeast).
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
- +15 feet fence 300 feet from threshold.
- Reflective bdry markings.
- Reflective bdry markings.
- Surface treated with flyash; firm but dusty; first 100 feet of runway 20 concrete surface.
- Flyash
- Pvt grass strip 600 feet west.
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 | 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 940, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 500 |
| general aviation, local | 400 |
| military | 40 |
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 Magdalena from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Magdalena, NM as the owner's town.
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 mechanic examiner.
All 1 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
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
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Accidents and incidents in New Mexico 1,422 since 1982 · 183 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 3 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in New Mexico 65 landing places
- New Mexico 3,108 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/N29.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 30, 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.