Springer Municipal
S42 · Springer, New Mexico · Colfax County · map
Springer Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the Town of Springer, 1 mile south of Springer, New Mexico, 5,894 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 01/19, is 5,003 feet of asphalt.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA S42
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Town of Springer
- Elevation
- 5,894 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Denver sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1973
Runway
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 5,003 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 01: hill 18 ft high 1,000 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
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Aircraft registered in Springer from the FAA register
1 aircraft are registered to owners in Springer, 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 · 4 since 1982, 0 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 medium-intensity runway lights runway 01/19 - the common traffic frequency. Medium-intensity runway lights runway 01/19 preset low intst; incr intst - the common traffic frequency.
- 3-10 feet drop off 30 feet from edge west side alg first 300 feet from threshold.
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Aces gate #2020.
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.