# Sacaton Landing Strip (NM16)

**Sacaton Landing Strip** (FAA: NM16) is a small airport in Buckhorn, New Mexico, United States. It opened in Jan 2023. It has one runway, 3,989 ft (1,216 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-3482

## At a glance

- FAA: NM16
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Buckhorn, New Mexico, United States
- Opened: Jan 2023
- Elevation: 6,210 ft / 1,893 m
- Coordinates: 33.1824, -108.6829
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,989 ft / 1,216 m
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Ident: US-3482

## Timeline

- Jan 2023: Sacaton Landing Strip opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 3,989 ft / 1,216 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Grass |  |  |

- 08/26 slopes 4.6%: threshold 08 at 6,028 ft / 1,837 m, threshold 26 at 6,210 ft / 1,893 m.

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,989 ft / 1,216 m | =10,013 of 29,858 | =4,173 in North America | #3,498 in US |
| Elevation | 6,210 ft / 1,893 m | =911 of 43,403 | =465 in North America | =336 in US |
| Age | Opened 2023 | =14,418 of 15,079 | =11,578 in North America | =11,437 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [E94](https://dromopedia.com/airports/e94.md) Glenwood Airport · 16 mi / 26 km
- [NM55](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nm55.md) Whitewater Mesa Ranch Airport · 16 mi / 26 km
- [US-3481](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-3481.md) Gila Airport · 17 mi / 28 km
- [0NM7](https://dromopedia.com/airports/0nm7.md) Negrito Airstrip · 25 mi / 41 km
- [NM54](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-4851.md) Rainy Mesa Airstrip · 26 mi / 41 km
- [US-5421](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-5421.md) Salt Creek Airport · 29 mi / 47 km

## In collections

- [Steepest runways](https://dromopedia.com/collections/steepest-runways) #51

## 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))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [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/us-3482/data