Springer Municipal Airport is a town owned, public use airport located one

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(2 km) south of the

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of Springer, a town in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States. It is included in the

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for 2011–2015, which

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it as a '' general aviation'' facility.

Facilities and aircraft

Springer Municipal Airport covers an area of 108

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s (44 ha) at an elevation of 5,894 feet (1,797 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 1/19 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,003 by 60 feet (1,525 x 18 m). For the 12-month period ending April 22, 2022, the airport had 30 aircraft operations, an average of 2 per month: 67% general aviation and 33% military.

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Aerial image as of September 1997
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