GRAVITY STATION
DESCRIPTION
COUNTRY
United States
LATITUTE
35° 02' 52.41" N
GRAVITY STATION MARK
Gravity Disk
POSITION/ELEVATION REFERENCE
Disk Position/Elevation of old mark
POSITION/ELEVATION REMARKS
STATION TYPE
STATION DESIGNATION
National Net Base
STATE/PROVINCE - COUNTY
ALBUQUERQUE 5310 WEST
CITY
New Mexico - Bernalillo
LONGITUDE
Albuquerque
ELEVATION
106° 37' 15.99" W
AGENCY
NOAA/NGS
POSTION/ELEVATION SOURCE
1619.39 meters
INSCRIPTION
ALBUQUERQUE 5310 WEST RESET 2012
SOURCE DESCRIPTION
NOAA/NGS
GPS & leveling
GRAVITY VALUE/SOURCE/DATE
g = 979 193.480 ± 0.011 mGals (NGS, 12/1986)
DESCRIPTION/CONTACT
The station is located at Albuquerque International Sunport (Airport) Old Terminal. Station is 3.1 mi
SSE of Albuq. City Hall and 0.25 mi W of current terminal. To access from Exit 221 of I-25, go E on
Sunport Blvd. for 0.4 mi. Turn S (right) on University Blvd. and go 0.15 mi. Turn E (left) on George
Road SE and go 0.55 mi. Turn S (right) and go 0.05 mi to field side of Old Terminal to TSA parking lot
and site on the right. Station is 23.2 m SE of SE face of renovated Old Terminal (adobe) from under
window between 2 double doors, 61.0 m W of Door H of freight bldg., 12.7 m W of fence, 32.0 m NE of
PNM ELECTRICAL manhole cover and on 0.9 m square concrete block, level with and at NW edge of
concrete apron and between two handicap parking places. Disk is in drill hole of original USGS
Traverse Station mark. Center of S½, SW, NW, SW, Sec 34, T10N, R3E. Contact is Jim Hinde,
Facilities Engineer at 505-244-7725.
NN 647, DOD 0404-A.
OTHER STATION DESIGNATIONS:
DIAGRAM/PHOTOGRAPH
DESCRIPTION BY
Daniel Winester
AGENCY
NOAA/NOS/NGS
DATE
12 June 2012