Airports / New Mexico / RUI
Sierra Blanca Regional Airport
KSRR / RUIAlto, New MexicoELEV 6,814 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#3 / 29
New Mexico airports by Google rating
4.8★ across 18 Google ratings — ranked against 29 rated NM fields.
44 nm
To the nearest alternate
Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport (ALM) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Sierra Blanca Regional Airport (KSRR / RUI) is a mid-sized airport serving Alto, New Mexico. The airport sits 6,814 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into RUI for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport (ALM, 44 nm), Holloman Air Force Base (HMN, 47 nm), and Roswell Air Center Airport (ROW, 51 nm).
Charter pricing from RUI depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Ruidoso. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Alto.
What fliers highlight
Staff & service
5/5 reviews“Really nice airport in a nice area with really nice staff.”
Salim5★ on Google
FBO & ground handling
3/5 reviews“The airport is staffed by members of the Ruidoso Fire Department, and they are the most friendly FBO I've ever visited.”
David Zavaleta5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Sierra Blanca Regional Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KSRR
IATA
RUI
FAA / Local
SRR
Elevation
6,814 ft
Coordinates
33.4628° N · 105.5350° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs NM fields
state range 3,295–8,380 ft
At 6,814 ft, RUI sits higher than 84% of the 32 New Mexico fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 44nmALMAlamogordo White Sands Regional AirportAlamogordo
- 47nmHMNHolloman Air Force BaseAlamogordo
- 51nmROWRoswell Air Center AirportRoswell
- 88nmTCSTruth or Consequences Municipal AirportTruth or Consequences
- 93nmCNMCavern City Air TerminalCarlsbad
- 99nmLRULas Cruces International AirportLas Cruces
Location
Open the full mapKSRR · Sierra Blanca Regional Airport · Alto, NM
From the ramp
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