Fort Sumner Municipal (KFSU), New Mexico
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Fort Sumner Municipal (KFSU) is a public-use, non-towered airport in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, sitting at 4,165 feet elevation. The field offers two paved asphalt runways and operates on an attendant schedule of Monday through Friday, 0700 to 1600 local. Business aviation traffic recorded through FAA TFMSC data is light, and there is no customs service on the field, with the nearest customs point of entry at KROW some 73 nautical miles away.
Runways
Fort Sumner Municipal has two paved runways. The longest, 03/21, is 5,800 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Fueling is available from 7am to 4pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Fort Sumner Municipal does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Roswell Air Center (KROW), 73 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Fort Sumner Municipal recorded 5 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in September. Business aviation traffic at KFSU recorded in 2025 was concentrated in the late-summer months of August and September, with no movements logged in March.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month September, 3 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Fort Sumner Municipal averages 20.8 days above 90°F in July, 27.7 freeze days in January and 1.3 snow days in December. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 91.7°F, and December the coldest, at 54.7°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Fort Sumner Municipal has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
From dusk to dawn, medium-intensity runway lighting on runway 08/26 is activated via CTAF. Medium-intensity lighting on runway 03/21 is preset to low intensity until 2200; after 2200 it must be activated via CTAF.
Brush 10 feet tall is present 75 to 200 feet from the threshold, 65 to 110 feet right of centerline; brush 6 feet tall is present 30 to 300 feet from the threshold, 50 to 100 feet left of centerline.
Brush at least 4 feet tall is present 0 to 150 feet from the threshold, 90 feet right of centerline.
Brush at least 4 feet tall is present 100 to 200 feet from the threshold, 100 feet left of centerline.
Brush 5 feet tall is present up to 200 feet from the threshold, 100 feet left and 90 feet right of centerline.
Cataloged obstructions exceed a 45-degree obstacle clearance slope.
Gate access dates to 2019.
For clearance delivery, contact Albuquerque ARTCC.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Fort Sumner Municipal has four airfields within 49 NM. The closest is Santa Rosa Route 66 (KSXU), 34.09 NM northwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
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Frequently asked questions
What runways are available at KFSU?
Fort Sumner Municipal (KFSU) has two paved asphalt runways. Runway 03/21 is the longer of the two at 5,800 feet by 75 feet wide, and runway 08/26 measures 5,250 feet by 60 feet wide. Neither runway is lighted with high-intensity lighting; the field uses medium-intensity runway lighting activated by CTAF. There is no control tower on the field.
Is there customs clearance available at KFSU?
Fort Sumner Municipal does not have customs service onsite. The nearest customs facility is at KROW, located approximately 73 nautical miles away. Flights requiring customs clearance should plan to route through that airport instead. For clearance delivery on departure, the remarks reference contacting Albuquerque ARTCC.
What is the traffic volume like at Fort Sumner Municipal?
Fort Sumner Municipal (KFSU) recorded 6 total annual operations in 2025 according to FAA TFMSC data, with 5 of those attributed to business aviation. This places the field in a lower activity tier among airports tracked for business traffic. Recorded business aviation movements were concentrated in August and September, with no activity logged in March.
Are there obstructions near the runways at KFSU?
Yes, Fort Sumner Municipal has several charted close-in obstructions near its runway thresholds, primarily brush ranging from about 4 to 10 feet in height positioned within a few hundred feet of the runway ends on both sides of centerline. Cataloged obstructions also exceed a 45-degree slope in the obstacle clearance surface. Pilots operating at KFSU should account for these low vegetation obstacles during approach and departure planning.