MX-1866 METAR Rancho Santa Ana Airstrip
Aldama, ChihuahuaElevation 4,127 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: MMCU · 11 NM S · 56 min old
Ceiling 8,000 ft, visibility 10 SM, cumulonimbus reported.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · MMCU
WIND
100@5
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
8,000 ft
lowest BKN/OVC
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1 runway
WIND
No on-field weather data
No reporting weather station on the field, so wind components cannot be computed. See nearby stations below.
RUNWAYS
Runway detail & declared distances
16/34
RWY 16174°T
Landing length (LDA)4,742 ft
TORA / TODA / ASDA5,382 / 5,382 / 5,042 ft
Displaced threshold304 ft
REILYes
VGSIPAPI (P2L)
Traffic patternLeft
RWY 34354°T
Landing length (LDA)4,742 ft
TORA / TODA / ASDA5,382 / 5,382 / 5,082 ft
Displaced threshold340 ft
REILYes
VGSIPAPI (P2L)
Traffic patternRight
Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.
FIELD CONDITIONS
Field elevation
Field elevation
4,127 ft MSL
Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT
Sun & logging windows
Sunset
0024Z 6:24 PM
Sunrise
1311Z 7:11 AM
Loggable night
0048Z (6:48 PM local) → 1247Z (6:47 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0024Z (6:24 PM local) → 1311Z (7:11 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0124Z (7:24 PM local) → 1211Z (6:11 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))
FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.
AIRPORT INFORMATION
Facility & services
Rancho Santa Ana Airstrip is in Aldama, Chihuahua. Field elevation 4,127 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.
OPERATIONS & CONTACT
OwnershipPublicly owned
UseOpen to the public
TypeSmall airport
ManagerMANNY CRUZ
Manager phone425-430-7476
AttendedDaily, 0700–DUSK
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAMX-1866
SectionalSEATTLE
Center (ARTCC)SEATTLE
Flight service (AFSS)SEATTLE
RegionChihuahua
CountryMexico
Coordinates28.8737, -105.9127
Distance from city0 NM NW
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Fuel100LL · Jet A · Jet A+
Control towerTowered
Field lightingSee remarks
BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)
Traffic pattern alt1,218 ft MSL
CTAF124.700
UNICOM122.950
FREQUENCIES
Communications
124.700
CTAF
CTAF
122.950
UNICOM
UNICOM
Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY
Traffic patterns
Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.
NEARBY AIRPORTS
Weather reference stations
AIRPORT REMARKS
Operational remarks
›WEST TWY CLSD TO ACFT WITH WING SPAN 118 FT OR OVR.
›RY 34 12 FT BLAST FENCE 155 FT FM EOR.
›TWY B BTN TWY B3 AND TWY B5 CLSD TO ACFT WITH WING SPAN 50 FT OR OVR.
›EMER FREQ 121.5 NOT MNT AT TWR.
›DURG RNT TWR HRS OF OPS AND VMC WX, RNT TWR HAS CTL OF THE WEST CHANNEL, OVR THE WATER BLO 800 FT AGL. IF OPR IN THE WEST CHANNEL ABV 800 FT AGL OR WHEN RNT ATCT CLSD, CTC BOEING TWR, 118.3, PRIOR TO OPR IN THE WEST CHANNEL.
›FOR CD WHEN ATCT IS CLSD CTC SEATTLE APCH AT 206-214-4722.
›TPA WEST OF THE ARPT IS 1218 FT AGL DUE TO TRRN IMTLY WEST OF THE ARPT.
›ESTAB PRIOR TO 1959.
›ACFT RQRG SVCS CTC 122.85 OR 122.77.
›ACTVT REIL RWY 16 & 34; MIRL RWY 16/34 AND TWY LGTS - CTAF. PAPI RWY 16 & 34 ON CONSLY.
›PILOTS PROVD OWN TIEDOWN CHAINS.
›APCH SLOPE 13:1 TO DTHR DUE TO 1323 FT TREE 442 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN; 17:1 TO DTHR DUE TO 933 FT TREE 180 FT LEFT OF CTRLN; 26:1 DUE TO 20 FT BLAST FENCE 530 FT FM DTHR.
›10,000 FT FM RWY THR.
›EMAIL - MCRUZ@RENTONWA.GOV
›SPB NW CORNER ARPT.
›NOISE ABATEMENT PROC IN EFCT: CTC ADMIN 425-430-7471.
›BE ALERT FOR BOEING PRODUCTION ACFT BEING TOWED ACRS THE RY DURG HRS ATCT CLOSED.
›WHEN ATCT CLSD RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 IS PREFERRED IAP.
›NUMEROUS FLOCKS OF BIRDS INVOF ARPT & ALONG LAKE WASHINGTON SHORELINE AT ALL TIMES.
›AFIS (ADCUS) AVBL.
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does MX-1866 have a METAR?
Yes. MX-1866 is a METAR-reporting station; the current observation loads live on this page.
Does MX-1866 have a TAF?
When MX-1866 issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at MX-1866?
MX-1866 sits at 4,127 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for MX-1866?
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