Whitewater Mesa Ranch Airport
NM55 · Glenwood, New Mexico · Catron County · map
Whitewater Mesa Ranch Airport is a private airport, 3 miles northeast of Glenwood, New Mexico, 5,460 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 18/36, is 2,300 feet of grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA NM55
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 5,460 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- On the chart
- Albuquerque sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12E
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1987
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,300 × 30 ft | Grass | |
| 09/27 | 1,850 × 30 ft | Grass |
Aircraft registered in Glenwood from the FAA register
1 aircraft are registered to owners in Glenwood, New Mexico: 1 piston single. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in New Mexico.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Provided compatible traffic patterns and operating procedures are established at GLENWOOD-CATRON county airport.
- Watch for traffic from nearby GLENWOOD-CATRON city airport.
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 5, 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.