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Runway 17 · KALM

Runway 17 at ALAMOGORDO-WHITE SANDS RGNL

ALAMOGORDO-WHITE SANDS RGNL · ALAMOGORDO, NEW MEXICO

Runway end
LEFT-hand
17
opp 35
Heading (°M)
166°
Size
3,257 × 190 ft
Surface
DIRT
ILS
No

Runway 17 is the 166° magnetic heading end of the 17/35 runway at ALAMOGORDO-WHITE SANDS RGNL (ALAMOGORDO, NEW MEXICO). It measures 3,257 ft × 190 ft and is dirt. Traffic pattern is left-hand.

Wind component for Runway 17

Based on the current METAR wind at KALM.

Headwind
3.5 kt
Crosswind
3.6 kt RIGHT
Rel. angle
46°
Favorability
good

Runway & wind

tap a runway
220° · 5 kt
See full METAR & TAF
RWY 17
166°M
Head/Tail
+4 kt
Crosswind
4 kt R

Pattern entry · RWY 17

LEFT TRAFFIC
CrosswindCrosswindDownwindDownwindBaseBaseFinalFinal45° entry45° entryRWY 17 · 166° · LEFT TRAFFICPattern 5,200 ft MSL

Traffic pattern · Runway 17

LEFT-hand pattern on the south/east side. Uncontrolled field. Announce position on CTAF and self-separate.

  • Upwind: climb runway heading 166°M
  • Crosswind: turn left to 76°M
  • Downwind: parallel runway, opposite direction (346°M)
  • Base: perpendicular to runway
  • Final: align with 166°M for Runway 17

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