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Tucumcari Municipal Airport (KTCC)
After a long, long flight home from Gastons, I figured it'd be nice to land at the first airport along the eastern edge of New Mexico to take a break and check it out. My dog certainly needed a break, as he had started whining, and I know what that means (now).
Tucumcari is a neat airport. With a VOR on field, its also impossible to not find. There are two runways and obviously, of the 2, 3/21 is the preferred calm wind runway since its wider and longer and has a direct taxiway to the ramp. Because of the wind, I chose to land on 8/26, which is fine, but much shorter and you have to taxi for a while to get to the ramp.
The FBO was closed when I was here, but it looked really impressive from walking through. There is a soda machine and computer available inside, and there is a really nice lounge area as well. The bathrooms are well kept and after about 20 minutes, the airport manager came through to check to see if I needed anything. He was really nice, and informed me that the fuel price was $4.10 a gallon.
I didn't spend a whole lot of time here, since it was starting to get dark and I needed to get home, but I'd say the city is not anywhere near walking distance from the airport. There is no courtesy car available that I saw, but the manager did offer me a ride into town if I wanted one.
There is a really neat area called the fuel circle where you park if you want fuel. Its big enough for multiple planes to park and they can all get fuel. Awesome idea!
Overall, this is a really good place to plan a cross country stop, or even as a destination provided you can find a way into town. I fully endorse this airport.
Pictures
1) The Fuel Circle
2) The nice Seating area
3) Parked on the ramp in front of the terminal
4) On the ramp, Dog tied to Plane
5) Piper, Juliet and the storm we just flew around
Videos
1) Landing, Runway 8
TUCUMCARI QUICK FACTS:
Airport Elevation: 4065 Ft
Runways 3/21: 7102'x100ft, Asphalt in good condition
Runways 8/26: 4599'x50ft, Asphalt in great condition (repaved)
ASOS: 119.275
CTAF: 122.95
Nick's NOTAMS: I can't explain it, but runway 8/26 looks much narrower than 50 feet. For fuel, park at fuel circle
After a long, long flight home from Gastons, I figured it'd be nice to land at the first airport along the eastern edge of New Mexico to take a break and check it out. My dog certainly needed a break, as he had started whining, and I know what that means (now).
Tucumcari is a neat airport. With a VOR on field, its also impossible to not find. There are two runways and obviously, of the 2, 3/21 is the preferred calm wind runway since its wider and longer and has a direct taxiway to the ramp. Because of the wind, I chose to land on 8/26, which is fine, but much shorter and you have to taxi for a while to get to the ramp.
The FBO was closed when I was here, but it looked really impressive from walking through. There is a soda machine and computer available inside, and there is a really nice lounge area as well. The bathrooms are well kept and after about 20 minutes, the airport manager came through to check to see if I needed anything. He was really nice, and informed me that the fuel price was $4.10 a gallon.
I didn't spend a whole lot of time here, since it was starting to get dark and I needed to get home, but I'd say the city is not anywhere near walking distance from the airport. There is no courtesy car available that I saw, but the manager did offer me a ride into town if I wanted one.
There is a really neat area called the fuel circle where you park if you want fuel. Its big enough for multiple planes to park and they can all get fuel. Awesome idea!
Overall, this is a really good place to plan a cross country stop, or even as a destination provided you can find a way into town. I fully endorse this airport.
Pictures
1) The Fuel Circle
2) The nice Seating area
3) Parked on the ramp in front of the terminal
4) On the ramp, Dog tied to Plane
5) Piper, Juliet and the storm we just flew around
Videos
1) Landing, Runway 8
TUCUMCARI QUICK FACTS:
Airport Elevation: 4065 Ft
Runways 3/21: 7102'x100ft, Asphalt in good condition
Runways 8/26: 4599'x50ft, Asphalt in great condition (repaved)
ASOS: 119.275
CTAF: 122.95
Nick's NOTAMS: I can't explain it, but runway 8/26 looks much narrower than 50 feet. For fuel, park at fuel circle
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