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May 2026 Newsletter posted

The Gila NF will implement stage 1 fire restrictions on March 23, 2026.
With the exception of the Negrito Camping Area, only propane devices may be used at the backcountry airstrips.

https://www.fs.usda.gov/sites/nfs/files/r03/gila/publication/alerts/20260319_Stage1RestrictionsForestOrder.pdf

Per NOTAM, T16 runway will be closed effective 3/16/26.

Ron Keller's "Fly the New Mexico Backcountry", updated and presented at LOEFI 2024 is in the documents library. A link to it is on the Backcountry Page.

Davis Monthan Airforce Base launches an Environmental Impact Study to review proposed massive expansions of Military Operations Airspace affecting access to southwestern New Mexico. CLICK for details.

See the latest PIREPS and what NMPA members are selling/buying on the FORUM.