PIREPS - Airfields

Belen runway 03/21 is open again for full use as of 1-15-21.

Runways 13 and 21 are RH traffic.

To All,

Runway 3/21 at Belen Regional Airport is scheduled to be closed on January 7 to complete the striping. The final coat of striping will have reflective material in the paint, allowing us to open the runway for night operations. Runway 13/31 will be open except for a brief time while the intersection is being painted.

Again, thank you for your patience.

John Thompson, C.M.

Airport Director

Belen Regional Airport

100 South Main Street

Belen, NM 87002

505-966-2650

Reconstruction of Runway 3/21 at Belen Regional Airport is set to begin on October 1, 2020. Runway 3/21 is expected to be closed to all traffic for 60 days. When construction progress reaches the intersection of Runway 13/31, both runways will need to be closed for a short time, hopefully not more than a couple of weeks. The project includes complete removal of the runway, then soil stabilization, subgrade compaction, 4” of asphalt, new LED runway lighting system, relocation of the mid-field wind sock further from the runway, new segmented circle to show the traffic patterns and relocation of the fence off both ends of the runway to remove the fence “obstruction” listed in our 5010 Master Record.

Thank you all for your patience and continued support as we strive to improve Belen Regional Airport. I will continue to send updates as I get more information about the runway closures.

John Thompson, C.M.

Airport Director

Belen Regional Airport

100 South Main Street

Belen, NM 87002

505-966-2650