Roswell Air Center Airport
ROW · KROW · Roswell, New Mexico · Chaves County · map
Roswell Air Center Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Roswell, 3 miles south of Roswell, New Mexico, 3,671 feet above sea level. It has 4 runways; the longest, 03/21, is 13,000 feet of concrete. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A-1 with additive) and about 38 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 25,721 takeoffs and landings a year. About 46,049 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Roswell Air Center Airport?
Its FAA code is ROW, and its ICAO code is KROW.
Where is Roswell Air Center Airport?
It is 3 miles south of Roswell, New Mexico, 3,671 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Roswell Air Center Airport?
The longest of its 4 runways, 03/21, is 13,000 feet long.
Does Roswell Air Center Airport have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Roswell Air Center Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A-1 with additive.
Where can you fly nonstop from Roswell Air Center Airport?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Dallas-Fort Worth International, Denver International, Roswell Air Center, Chicago O'Hare International, Tucson International. Every route
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 ROW · ICAO KROW
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Roswell
- Elevation
- 3,671 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · 6:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A-1 with additive; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Albuquerque sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1967
Runways 4
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 13,000 × 150 ft | Concrete, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 17/35 | 10,008 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| H1 | 55 × 55 ft | Asphalt | |
| H2 | 55 × 55 ft | Asphalt |
- Runway 03: VASI, six boxes on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 21: ILS with DME, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 17: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 35: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.5 | Roswell |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Row and automated weather (ASOS) | 128.45 | Roswell |
| Clearance delivery | 132.875 | Roswell |
| Ground | 121.9 | Roswell |
| Approach and departure East of V291 | 119.6 | Roswell |
| Approach and departure West of V291 | 120.35 | Roswell |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Roswell |
| Roswell and rco | 122.5 | Roswell |
| Roswell and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 132.65 | Roswell |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 575-286-1096.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (low-pressure), bulk oxygen (low-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, air ambulance, flight instruction
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Artesia Municipal (27 nm south).
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
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 21; medium-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 - the common traffic frequency. VASI runway 03; PAPI runway 17 and 35 - on continuously. When the control tower closed medium-intensity runway lights runway 03/21 on med intst.
- Non-standard 75 feet from runway edge.
- PAPI unusable beyond 8 degrees right of centerline.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Large aircraft long term storage available.
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 1,236 departures from ROW in those twelve months, carrying 50,276 passengers in 77,515 seats (65% filled), to 27 destinations on 9 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roswell Air Center → Dallas-Fort Worth International ROW–DFW | 817 | 42,281 | SkyWest Airlines Inc., Envoy Air |
| Roswell Air Center → Denver International ROW–DEN | 340 | 7,604 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Roswell Air Center → Roswell Air Center ROW–ROW | 15 | 0 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Roswell Air Center → Chicago O'Hare International ROW–ORD | 14 | 0 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Roswell Air Center → Tucson International ROW–TUS | 9 | 1 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Roswell Air Center → EL Paso International ROW–ELP | 5 | 233 | SkyWest Airlines Inc., United Parcel Service, American Airlines Inc. and 1 more |
| Roswell Air Center → Albuquerque International Sunport ROW–ABQ | 4 | 84 | ADVANCED AIR, LLC, United Air Lines Inc. |
| Roswell Air Center → George Bush Intcntl/Houston ROW–IAH | 3 | 0 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
All 27 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 | 22 |
| multi-engine | 9 |
| jets | 5 |
| helicopters | 2 |
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 25,721, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 1,980 |
| air taxi and commuter | 2,330 |
| general aviation, travelling | 6,209 |
| general aviation, local | 410 |
| military | 14,792 |
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 Roswell from the FAA register
36 aircraft are registered to owners in Roswell, New Mexico: 22 piston singles, 4 business jets, 3 balloons, 2 turboprops, 2 piston twins. 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
Repair stations in Roswell:
- Aerodesign Services LLC
- Aersale INC AerSale is an aviation aftermarket service company providing maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services for commercial aircraft components and airframes, along with aircraft and engine sales and leasing.
- Cavu Aerospace Maintenance LLC CAVU Aerospace is a Part 145 certified repair station and aircraft asset management company specializing in aircraft dismantling, parts sales, recycling, and maintenance services.
- Dean Baldwin Painting, Limited Partnership Dean Baldwin Painting provides aircraft painting and refinishing services for commercial, regional, military, and corporate aircraft.
- General Airframe Support General Airframe Support is an FAA Part 145 repair station headquartered in Roswell, New Mexico, specializing in aircraft parts sales, repair and maintenance services, and aircraft fleet retirement and teardown.
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.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 19 since 1982, 5 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.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Roswell 36 aircraft · 22 piston singles, 4 business jets, 3 balloons
- Gizmo Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Dr Carlton N Walker Dds LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Aerodesign Services LLC · repair station
- Aersale INC · repair station
- Cavu Aerospace Maintenance LLC · repair station
- Dean Baldwin Painting, Limited Partnership · repair station
- Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 817 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Envoy Air
- Denver International (DEN) 340 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Roswell Air Center (ROW) 15 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 14 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Tucson International (TUS) 9 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- EL Paso International (ELP) 5 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., United Parcel Service
- Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) 4 flights in twelve months · ADVANCED AIR, LLC, United Air Lines Inc.
- George Bush Intcntl/Houston (IAH) 3 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 19 since 1982 · 5 fatal
- 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 3,105 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/ROW.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 28, 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.