CHAMPION RANCH
ARTESIA, NM
Artesia, New Mexico is home to Champion Ranch, a privately owned, non-towered airport identified as 01NM. The field operates with two runways: Runway 02/20, a dirt strip 2,700 feet long and 70 feet wide, and Runway 09/27, also dirt, measuring 2,000 by 70 feet.
Visual flight rules govern all operations here, as the field has no published instrument approaches. With no control tower on site, pilots self-coordinate traffic using see-and-avoid procedures. No fuel sales are available at the field. As a private-use facility, prior permission from the owner is required before operating here.
The airport sits at 3,630 feet above mean sea level.