Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport
| Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport | |||
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| Airport terminal building | |||
| IATA: ALM – ICAO: KALM – FAA LID: ALM | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Alamogordo | ||
| Serves | Alamogordo, New Mexico | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,200 ft / 1,280 m | ||
| Coordinates | 32°50′24″N 105°59′26″W / 32.84°N 105.99056°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 3/21 | 7,006 | 2,135 | Asphalt |
| 16/34 | 3,512 | 1,070 | Dirt |
| Statistics (2009) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 34,460 | ||
| Based aircraft | 86 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport (IATA: ALM, ICAO: KALM, FAA LID: ALM) is a city-owned public-use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) southwest of the central business district of Alamogordo, a city in Otero County, New Mexico, United States.[1] It was formerly known as Alamogordo Municipal Airport.
It is served by one commercial airline, with service subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. New Mexico Airlines offers scheduled passenger service, with flights to Albuquerque.[2]
The airport installed an 8-kilowatt solar photovoltaic array in November 2008, using a $100,000 grant from the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department.[3] The system is estimated to save the airport $100 to $300 per month, and after 2012 when new buyback rate go into effect that amount may rise to $300 to $500 per month in electric costs savings.[citation needed]
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport covers an area of 1,465 acres (593 ha) at an elevation of 4,200 feet (1,280 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 3/21 is 7,006 by 150 feet (2,135 x 46 m) with an asphalt surface; 16/34 is 3,512 by 200 feet (1,070 x 61 m) with a dirt surface.[1]
For the 12-month period ending March 31, 2009, the airport had 34,460 aircraft operations, an average of 94 per day: 93% general aviation, 5% air taxi, and 2% military. At that time there were 86 aircraft based at this airport: 88.4% single-engine, 1.2% multi-engine, 1.2% jet, 1.2% helicopter, 5.8% glider and 2.3% ultralight.[1]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| New Mexico Airlines | Albuquerque |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for ALM (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
- ^ Österreich, Elva K. (2009-01-30). "New deals take flight; N.M. Airlines offering lower rates". Alamogordo Daily News: p. 1A, 2A.
- ^ Österreich, Elva K. (2008-12-17). "Alamogordo airport first to install solar support". Alamogordo Daily News: pp. 1A, 6A.
[edit] External links
- [1] City of Alamogordo web site
- Aerial image as of 11 October 1996 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for ALM, effective 12 January 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KALM
- ASN accident history for ALM
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
