The North Vehicle Gate (adjacent to the terminal) will be closed, April 15-29, 2019 in conjunction with the fence project.  During this time, please note the following:

• Use the South Vehicle Gate and perimeter road behind the blast fence to gain access to the North Ramps and hangars; DO NOT CROSS THE RUNWAY.
• The South Vehicle Gate is now set up for free exit (no pin code required); however, the in-ground loop detector is only 4’ from the gate – so you will need to carefully pull up close to the gate and be patient; it takes a few seconds for the gate to activate.
• The pedestrian gate adjacent to the terminal (south wall) will be operational.

Please contact the Airport Manager if you have any comments, questions or concerns.     

Cameron Humphres, Manager

Los Alamos County Airport

505-662-8420 (office)

505-709-8687 (cell)

cameron.humphres@lacnm.us

The FAA, in conjunction with the DOE and NNSA, have added a new category of airspace to the east and south of R-5101 called "National Defense Airspace" (NDA). The purpose of this new airspace is to restrict/prohibit all UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) operations, including public, civil, and model aircraft (e.g. - drones) over select national security sensitive areas from the surface to 400 ft above ground level. In effect, this is a new "No Drone Zone". Much of LANL is already covered by restricted airspace (R-5101) which prohibits such flights between the surface and 12,000' MSL. The NDA expands upon this. In the attached image, the restricted airspace is shown in orange, and the new National Security Airspace is shown in blue. With the addition of this new airspace, personal drone flights are prohibited not only within the restricted airspace covering most of LANL property, but also along the entirety of Pajarito road, and all along NM-4 between White Rock and the junction of NM-4 and 501.

While the purpose of this new airspace is clearly aimed at restricting UAS operations between the surface and 400 AGL, and is unlikely to impact manned aircraft operations out of LAM, it is good to be aware of this new category of airspace.

References:
NDA NOTAM:
http://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_7_7282.html
UAS Airspace Maps:
https://faa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html
Restricted Airspace Maps:
https://www.faa.gov/documentLibr…/…/Order/BasicJO7400.8R.pdf

LANL Press Release:

https://www.lanl.gov/discover/news-release-archive/2018/June/0613-drone-flights-prohibited.php