Doña Ana County International Jetport
Doña Ana County International Jetport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Doña Ana County | ||||||||||
| Location | Santa Teresa, New Mexico | ||||||||||
| Built | June 1968 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,113 ft / 1,254 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°52′50″N 106°42′13″W / 31.88056°N 106.70361°W | ||||||||||
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  DNA Location in New Mexico | |||||||||||
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Doña Ana County International Jetport (ICAO: KDNA, FAA LID: DNA) is a public-use airport located 4 mi (6.4 km) northwest of Santa Teresa, New Mexico, United States.[1]
It is home to War Eagles Air Museum[2] and Red Arrow Flight Academy.[3] It is also the home of EAA Chapter 1570, which also conducts Young Eagles Day flights.[4] It is the home of El Paso Skydive, the only skydiving operation in West Texas and all of New Mexico.
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Doña Ana County International Jetport covers 170 acres (69 ha) near Santa Teresa, New Mexico. Its one runway, 10/28, is 9,550 by 100 feet (2,911 m x 30 m) and is made of asphalt.[1][5]
In the 12-month period ending April 8, 2023, the airport had 41,500 operations, an average of 114 per day: 96% general aviation, 3% military, and 1% air taxi. 130 aircraft were then based at this airport: 88 single-engine, 13 multi-engine, 20 jet, and 9 helicopter.[1]
There is a single fixed-base operator (FBO) at the airport, Francis Aviation.[6] It provides aircraft fuel, charters, and facilities to handle corporate aircraft and private charters.[7]
The War Eagles Air Museum, an aerospace and automotive museum with exhibits including classic cars and aircraft, is also located at the airport.
Red Arrow Flight Academy
[edit]Red Arrow Flight Academy is a flight school located at Doña Ana County International Jetport.
It offers several programs, such as Flight Training and a "Discovery Flight", and has several aircraft to rent.[8] They have two flight simulators.[9]
Aircraft
[edit]Red Arrow Flight Academy owns six Cessna 172 aircraft.[10]
Simulators
[edit]Red Arrow Flight Academy owns two flight simulators.[9]
The first is a FMX Full Motion Simulator built by Redbird Flight Simulations. It is configured as a Cessna 172 with a Garmin 530 or 430 panel configuration.[9]
The second is a FTS Simulator which comes in 20 different panel configurations for the Cessna 172, Cessna 182, Columbia 350, Cirrus SR20, and Cirrus SR22.[9]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "AirNav: KDNA - Dona Ana County International Jetport Airport". www.airnav.com. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ "War Eagles Air Museum". www.war-eagles-air-museum.com. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ "About Us | Red Arrow Flight Academy | United States". Fly Red Arrow. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ "Chapters | EAA Chapter 1570". chapters.eaa.org. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for DNA PDF Effective August 10, 2023.
- ^ "FBO, Jet Fuel | Francis Aviation | Locations". www.francisaviation.com. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ "FBO, Jet Fuel | Francis Aviation | FBO Service". www.francisaviation.com. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ "Discovery Flight". Fly Red Arrow. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
- ^ a b c d "Simulators | Red Arrow Flight Academy | United States". Fly Red Arrow. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ "Our Aircraft | Red Arrow Flight Academy | United States". Fly Red Arrow. Retrieved 2020-09-03.