# Playas Air Strip (NM86)

**Playas Air Strip** (FAA: NM86) is a small airport in Playas, New Mexico, United States. It opened in Jul 1978. It has one runway, 4,865 ft (1,483 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/nm86

## At a glance

- FAA: NM86
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Playas, New Mexico, United States
- Opened: Jul 1978
- Elevation: 4,519 ft / 1,377 m
- Coordinates: 31.9368, -108.5370
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,865 ft / 1,483 m
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49749537
- Weather station: KLSB
- Ident: NM86

## Timeline

- Jul 1978: Playas Air Strip opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 4,865 ft / 1,483 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Asphalt |  | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,865 ft / 1,483 m | #7,366 of 29,858 | #2,772 in North America | #2,275 in US |
| Elevation | 4,519 ft / 1,377 m | #2,641 of 43,403 | #1,409 in North America | #1,102 in US |
| Age | Opened 1978 | =7,719 of 15,079 | =5,716 in North America | =5,618 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| MISC | MISC | 123.000 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [NM43](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-7732.md) Southwell Ranch Airport · 10 mi / 16 km
- [NM12](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-1144.md) Thurmond Airport · 14 mi / 23 km
- [02NM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/02nm.md) FFR Animas Landing Strip · 22 mi / 36 km
- [MX-1937](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-1937.md) Sierra Rica Airport · 26 mi / 41 km
- [US-2663](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2663.md) Painted Pony Airport · 28 mi / 45 km
- [NM90](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nm90.md) Amigos Del Cielo Airport · 29 mi / 46 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/nm86/data