# Otero Mill Airport (72NM)

**Otero Mill Airport** (FAA: 72NM) is a small airport in La Luz, New Mexico, United States. It opened in Jun 1972. It has one runway, 4,752 ft (1,448 m) long, dirt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/72nm

## At a glance

- FAA: 72NM
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: La Luz, New Mexico, United States
- Opened: Jun 1972
- Elevation: 4,603 ft / 1,403 m
- Coordinates: 32.9584, -105.9630
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,752 ft / 1,448 m
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49749025
- Weather station: KALM
- Ident: 72NM

## Timeline

- Jun 1972: Otero Mill Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 4,752 ft / 1,448 m | 80 ft / 24 m | Dirt |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,752 ft / 1,448 m | #7,548 of 29,858 | #2,846 in North America | #2,341 in US |
| Elevation | 4,603 ft / 1,403 m | =2,546 of 43,403 | =1,361 in North America | #1,066 in US |
| Age | Opened 1972 | =6,630 of 15,079 | =4,803 in North America | =4,712 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [7NM1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/7nm1.md) Mesa Verde Ranch Strip Airport · 5.0 mi / 8.1 km
- [ALM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kalm.md) Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport · 8.5 mi / 14 km
- [HMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khmn.md) Holloman Air Force Base · 11 mi / 18 km
- [US-5540](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-5540.md) Sunspot Airport · 14 mi / 23 km
- [NM71](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nm71.md) Three Rivers Ranch Airport · 26 mi / 42 km
- [US-2336](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2336.md) White Sands Space Harbor · 26 mi / 43 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/72nm/data