Lea County–Zip Franklin Memorial Airport (FAA LID: E06) is a county-owned, public-use airport in Lea County, New Mexico, United States.[1] Located three nautical miles (6 km) west of the central business district of Lovington, New Mexico,[1] it is also known as Lovington Airport.[2] The airport is named for aviator Oliver Gene "Zip" Franklin.^{[citation needed]} It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]

Lea County–Zip Franklin Memorial Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: E06
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Lea County
Serves	Lovington, New Mexico
Elevation AMSL	3,979 ft / 1,213 m
Coordinates	32°57′14″N 103°24′32″W
Website	www.LeaCounty.net/...
Map
E06 Location of airport in New Mexico
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 3/21 6,001 1,829 Asphalt 12/30 4,409 1,344 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations 2,200 Based aircraft 7
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Lea County–Zip Franklin Memorial Airport covers an area of 400 acres (162 ha) at an elevation of 3,979 feet (1,213 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: 3/21 is 6,001 by 75 feet (1,829 x 23 m) and 12/30 is 4,409 by 60 feet (1,344 x 18 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending April 7, 2011, the airport had 2,200 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 183 per month. At that time there were 7 aircraft based at this airport: 71% single-engine and 29% multi-engine.[1]

References

External links

• Aerial image as of September 1996 from USGS The National Map
• FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective May 19, 2022
• FAA Terminal Procedures for E06, effective May 19, 2022
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for E06
  • AirNav airport information for E06
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for E06