Black Rock Airport was a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Zuni Pueblo, a pueblo in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. It was owned by the Pueblo of Zuñi. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it was classified as a general aviation airport.National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 4 (PDF, 1.61 MB) . Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport was assigned ZUN by the FAA but had no designation from the IATA (which assigned ZUN to Union Station in Chicago, Illinois).
Facilities and aircraft Black Rock Airport covered an area of at an elevation of 6,454 feet (1,967 m) above mean sea level. It had one runway designated 6/24 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,807 by 50 feet (1,465 x 15 m). For the 12-month period ending March 31, 2009, the airport had 110 aircraft operations: 91% air taxi and 9% general aviation.
Airport closure On May 2, 2017, the new Andrew Othole Memorial Airport opened 5 miles west of the central business district of Zuni Pueblo. The new airport was the culmination of a 15-year effort to replace the Black Rock Airport. On November 7, 2017, the Black Rock Airport was closed to all traffic except for emergency medical aircraft.FAA NOTAM ABQ 11/067: ZUN AD AP CLSD EXC MEDEVAC 1711071516-1712310700 On December 11, 2017, the airport was further restricted to allow only emergency medical helicopters.FAA NOTAM ABQ 12/079: ZUN AD AP CLSD EXC MEDEVAC ROTORY ACFT 1712111700-1806112359 Finally, on February 12, 2018, the airport was permanently closed to all aircraft.FAA NOTAM ABQ 02/117: ZUN AD AP CLSD 1802122329-PERM
An in-depth history of the Zuni Airport / Black Rock AirportZuni Airport / Black Rock Airport is available on the Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields website.
References
External links Aerial photo as of 6 October 1997 from USGS The National Map