5/ 5 reviews
Staff & service
“Really nice airport in a nice area with really nice staff.”
Salim5★ on Google
Airports / New Mexico / RUI
Medium airport · RUI
Sierra Blanca Regional Airport.
Alto, New Mexico · 6,814 ft elevation. A private-aviation gateway on the Bravo register.
4.8/5
Google rating
18 ratings
0
Operators based
6,814
Elevation ft
Alto, New MexicoELEV 6,814 FTMedium airport
4.8
Google rating
18
Google reviews
ratings on Google
1
FBOs on field
ramp, fuel and handling
6,814
Field elevation
feet above sea level
44
Nearest alternate
nm to ALM
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). With 2 runways, the longest 8,120-foot paved runway, RUI can typically accommodate aircraft as large as VIP airliners.
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.
1 FBO serves KSRR. Run one? Become the preferred FBO
Ramp services
FBOs on the field
Sierra Blanca Regional Airport (SBRA)
Your FBO? Claim it, free- Fuel
- Hangar
- May-Oct 0700-1900, Nov-Apr 0700-1800; on-call 24hr service (after-hours call-out fee)
- Unicom 122.8
- Wi-Fi
- Car rental
- Hangar
- Parking
- Fuel
- Ground handling
- Phone
- Website
- Address
Directory data, unpaid. FBOs can take the Preferred slot above.
What fliers highlight.
From the stored review texts
3/ 5 reviews
FBO & ground handling
“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.
Runways & aircraft access
2 runways
longest 8,120 ft
- 06/248,120 ft × 100 ftAsphaltLighted
- 12/306,309 ft × 75 ftAsphaltLighted
Which aircraft can operate here
vs longest paved runway 8,120 ft
RUI's 8,120 ft paved runway typically supports charter aircraft up to VIP airliners.
- Turboprop3,000 ft
- Light Jet3,500 ft
- Midsize Jet4,500 ft
- Super-Midsize Jet5,000 ft
- Heavy Jet5,500 ft
- VIP Airliner6,000 ft
Class minimums are sea-level planning rules of thumb. A specific aircraft's balanced-field length varies with weight, temperature, and field elevation, and at 6,814 ft this field's density altitude can extend the runway a jet actually needs on warm days. Confirm performance with the operator.
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
Flight times from here
Approximate nonstop block times from RUI on a typical midsize charter jet. Faster classes trim these; add positioning and taxi for the real schedule.
| Destination | Distance | Block time |
|---|---|---|
| Scottsdale (SCF) | 319 nm | 1h 9m |
| Aspen (ASE) | 352 nm | 1h 13m |
| Vail / Eagle (EGE) | 377 nm | 1h 17m |
| Denver (DEN) | 386 nm | 1h 18m |
| Dallas (DAL) | 438 nm | 1h 25m |
| Austin (AUS) | 447 nm | 1h 26m |
| Las Vegas (LAS) | 499 nm | 1h 34m |
| Salt Lake City (SLC) | 537 nm | 1h 39m |
Common questions
- What size private jets can use RUI?
- Sierra Blanca Regional Airport's longest paved runway is 8,120 ft, which typically supports charter aircraft up to VIP airliners. Lighter classes (turboprops, light and midsize jets) operate comfortably; confirm exact performance for a specific tail with the operator, since balanced-field length shifts with weight, temperature, and elevation.
- What is the longest runway at RUI?
- Sierra Blanca Regional Airport has 2 runways; the longest measures 8,120 ft on a paved surface and is lit for night operations.
- Which FBOs are at Sierra Blanca Regional Airport?
- One FBO serves RUI: Sierra Blanca Regional Airport (SBRA). Phone, website, hours, unicom and services for each are listed on this page. Call ahead for fuel, ramp space, and ground handling.
- What is the nearest major airport to RUI?
- The closest alternate is Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport (ALM), about 44 nm away, followed by Holloman Air Force Base (HMN) at 47 nm. Operators often position aircraft between these fields depending on ramp space and availability.
- How long is a flight from RUI to major cities?
- Typical block times on a midsize jet: Scottsdale about 1h 9m (319 nm), Aspen about 1h 13m (352 nm), Vail / Eagle about 1h 17m (377 nm). Faster classes trim these times; add positioning and taxi for the real schedule.