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 based aircraft. 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.
Weather right now KROW · observed 7:51 am MDT (13:51 UTC), 7742 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north-northwest (330°) at 8 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 7,500 feet
- Temperature 63°F (17°C), dew point 51°F (11°C)
- Altimeter 29.98 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 11:22 am MDT (17:22 UTC), good until Wed 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 9:00 pm MDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 3:00 am MDT (09:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KROW 011351Z 33008KT 10SM FEW075 17/11 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP101 T01720106
TAF KROW 061722Z 0618/0718 16007KT P6SM SKC FM070300 21006KT P6SM SKC FM070900 VRB04KT P6SM SKC AMD NOT SKED
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- 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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 25,721, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
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.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
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, never named. All aircraft registered in New Mexico.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
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.