Santa FE Regional
SAF · KSAF · Santa Fe, New Mexico · Santa Fe County · map
Santa FE Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Santa Fe, 9 miles southwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, 6,349 feet above sea level. It has 4 runways; the longest, 02/20, is 8,366 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive) and about 190 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 49,468 takeoffs and landings a year. About 166,536 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Santa FE Regional?
Its FAA code is SAF, and its ICAO code is KSAF.
Where is Santa FE Regional?
It is 9 miles southwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, 6,349 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Santa FE Regional?
The longest of its 4 runways, 02/20, is 8,366 feet long.
Does Santa FE Regional have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Santa FE Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive.
Where can you fly nonstop from Santa FE Regional?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Dallas-Fort Worth International, Denver International, Phoenix Sky Harbor International, Los Angeles International, Chicago O'Hare International. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Santa FE Regional?
6 pilot examiners and 6 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
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 SAF · ICAO KSAF
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Santa Fe
- Elevation
- 6,349 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Albuquerque sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8E
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1942
Runways 4
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 8,366 × 150 ft | Asphalt, poor | Medium-intensity lights |
| 15/33 | 6,316 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 10/28 | 6,301 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | |
| H1 | 40 × 40 ft | Concrete |
- Runway 02: ILS with DME, VASI, four boxes on the left, hill 6 ft high 225 ft from the end
- Runway 20: VASI, four boxes on the left
- Runway 15: 5,221 ft available for landing
- Runway 33: VASI, four boxes on the right
- Runway 28: road 11 ft high 250 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 119.5 | Santa Fe |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 128.55 | Santa Fe |
| Ground | 121.7 | Santa Fe |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Santa Fe |
| Sandia Mountain Center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.8 | Santa Fe |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 505-474-3117.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure), bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- air ambulance, avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales, aerial surveying
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Los Alamos Airport (18 nm northwest), Ohkay Owingeh Airport (25 nm north), Moriarty Municipal (39 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
- When the control tower closed activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 02/20, 15/33 - the common traffic frequency; medium-intensity runway lights runway 02/20 preset low intst; incr intst - the common traffic frequency.
- R/west traffic pattern altitude 7000 feet above sea level.
- Midfield light colored.
- Rng on field.
- Noise abatement procedure - amgr.
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 4,427 departures from SAF in those twelve months, carrying 216,138 passengers in 273,902 seats (79% filled), to 43 destinations (3 abroad) on 9 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa FE Regional → Dallas-Fort Worth International SAF–DFW | 1,710 | 96,793 | SkyWest Airlines Inc., PSA Airlines Inc. |
| Santa FE Regional → Denver International SAF–DEN | 1,634 | 75,143 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Santa FE Regional → Phoenix Sky Harbor International SAF–PHX | 510 | 24,274 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Santa FE Regional → Los Angeles International SAF–LAX | 297 | 13,186 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Santa FE Regional → Chicago O'Hare International SAF–ORD | 99 | 5,319 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Santa FE Regional → Dallas Love Field SAF–DAL | 66 | 1,125 | Delux Public Charters d/b/a JSX, CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
| Santa FE Regional → Santa FE Regional SAF–SAF | 42 | 0 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Santa FE Regional → Albuquerque International Sunport SAF–ABQ | 6 | 131 | SkyWest Airlines Inc., Envoy Air |
All 43 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 | 130 |
| multi-engine | 22 |
| jets | 23 |
| helicopters | 4 |
| other | 11 |
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 49,468, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 5,509 |
| air taxi and commuter | 6,121 |
| general aviation, travelling | 18,747 |
| general aviation, local | 15,636 |
| military | 3,455 |
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 Santa Fe from the FAA register
158 aircraft are registered to owners in Santa Fe, New Mexico: 104 piston singles, 14 business jets, 11 piston twins, 9 turboprops, 7 gliders. 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
Charter operators and airlines based in Santa Fe:
- Adams, Bruce M 2 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Santa Fe:
- Aero Services Center, LLC Santa Fe Aero Services is a Part 145 repair station in Santa Fe, New Mexico, providing aircraft maintenance, repair, avionics installation, and upgrades for piston and turbine aircraft.
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.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
6 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 6 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 4 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for balloons. Also nearby: 3 sport aviation examiners, 6 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 2 engineering representatives, 1 training center examiner.
- Geoffrey Oberg Veneklasen private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Santa Fe, NM (0 nm) · (505) 913-1190 · [email protected]
- Eric C Achen private pilot, commercial pilot; balloons · Albuquerque, NM (43 nm) · (505) 414-9089 · [email protected]
- John Hall Bode private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Bode Aviation, Inc · Albuquerque, NM (43 nm) · (505) 328-7454 · [email protected]
- Lauren Kristin Hollingsworth Chavez private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Albuquerque, NM (43 nm) · (505) 453-1658 · [email protected]
- Ronald Sanchez private pilot, sport pilot, commercial pilot; balloons · Albuquerque, NM (43 nm) · (505) 321-0206 · [email protected]
- Stanley McDuffie private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Albuquerque International Sunport · Albuquerque, NM (43 nm) · (505) 264-1887 · [email protected]
All 23 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 51 since 1982, 9 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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Santa Fe 158 aircraft · 104 piston singles, 14 business jets, 11 piston twins
- Fantasy Fighters INC 4 aircraft in town
- Warbird Leasing LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Vientos Air LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Tres Vientos LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Adams, Bruce M 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Aero Services Center, LLC · repair station
- Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 1,710 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., PSA Airlines Inc.
- Denver International (DEN) 1,634 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX) 510 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Los Angeles International (LAX) 297 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 99 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Dallas Love Field (DAL) 66 flights in twelve months · Delux Public Charters d/b/a JSX, CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Santa FE Regional (SAF) 42 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) 6 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Envoy Air
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 51 since 1982 · 9 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in New Mexico 1,422 since 1982 · 184 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 5 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in New Mexico 65 landing places
- New Mexico 3,107 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/SAF.json.
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 26, 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.