Lea County Regional Airport (HOB / KHOB)

In the last 30 days our receivers heard 24 airline flights heading to Lea County Regional Airport and 39 airline flights leaving it, on 26 days. Each airline flight number counts once a day, matched to its published route when our network hears it. These are not airport movements: we only hear what flies within range of our antennas.

Fly here

ICAO
KHOB
IATA
HOB
City
Hobbs
Country
United States of America
Position
32.688, -103.217
arriving, 30 days
24
departing, 30 days
39
days heard
26

About the airport

Lea County Regional Airport serves Hobbs. It sits 3,661 ft (1,116 m) above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest is 8,000 ft (2,438 m).

Wikipedia article

Airport facts: OurAirports (public domain)

Pilots who visit

Nobody has visited Lea County Regional Airport in the simulator yet.

A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 2.5 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30.

Captain

No captain yet. The first pilot to visit on three different days takes the seat.

The captain is the pilot with the highest visit tier at this airport. On a tie the seat stays with whoever reached that tier first.

Race for captain

This airport has no captain yet. Visits on 3 different days make you captain.

Nobody is chasing the seat yet.

One visit counts per UTC day. Tier II holds a seat, and on a tie it stays with whoever got there first.

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Questions

How many flights to and from Lea County Regional Airport does Skydex hear?

Over the last 30 days: 24 airline flights arriving and 39 airline flights departing, heard on 26 days. The busiest day was November 9, 2026, with 5 airline flights.

When did Skydex first hear a flight to or from Lea County Regional Airport?

On October 9, 2026. Our record of destinations starts on October 8, 2026, so nothing earlier is kept.

Is this the departure board of Lea County Regional Airport?

No. We count airline flight numbers our volunteer receivers hear in the air, once a day each, and match them to their published route. Flights out of range, private and military aircraft are not in it.

Have players caught flights through Lea County Regional Airport?

Not yet. Catch any airline flight heading there, from the map or in flight, and Lea County Regional Airport joins your ports of call.

How high is Lea County Regional Airport above sea level?

3,661 ft (1,116 m), according to OurAirports.

How long is the longest runway at Lea County Regional Airport?

8,000 ft (2,438 m), the longest of its 3 runways.

Can I fly over Lea County Regional Airport in Skydex?

Yes. Fly here opens the flight simulator over the airport, with the real aircraft our receivers hear in the sky around it.

How do I visit Lea County Regional Airport in Skydex?

A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 2.5 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30. Nobody has visited Lea County Regional Airport in the simulator yet.

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