VFR
NM30
PORCUPINE RIDGE
PIE TOWN, NM
Elevation
7,540 ft
Control
Uncontrolled
Runway
1,900 ft
About Porcupine Ridge
Porcupine Ridge is a privately owned, non-towered airport located in Pie Town, New Mexico, and is designated as NM30. Its only runway is 04/22, measuring 1,900 feet long and 55 feet wide with a dirt surface.
The field has no published instrument approaches and all operations are under visual flight rules. With no control tower on site, pilots self-coordinate traffic under standard see-and-avoid procedures. The field has no fuel sales on record. This is a private-use field; prior permission from the owner is required to operate there.
Field elevation is 7,540 feet above mean sea level. At that elevation, density altitude is a routine consideration in warm weather.
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Questions
- Where is Porcupine Ridge (NM30) located?
- Porcupine Ridge is located in Pie Town, NM.
- Is Porcupine Ridge a public or private airport?
- Porcupine Ridge (NM30) is a private-use airport, so prior permission from the owner is required before landing.
- How many runways does Porcupine Ridge have?
- Porcupine Ridge has a single runway, 04/22 at 1,900 feet of dirt.
- What is the field elevation at Porcupine Ridge?
- Porcupine Ridge sits at 7,540 feet above mean sea level.
- Does Porcupine Ridge have an instrument approach?
- No, Porcupine Ridge has no published instrument approach procedures; it is used under visual flight rules.
- Does Porcupine Ridge have an air traffic control tower?
- No, Porcupine Ridge (NM30) is a non-towered airport; pilots self-announce on the CTAF.