Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport

Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport
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 / 32.84; -105.99056
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.

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.^[2] 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]}

The airport does not presently have any commercial air service. New Mexico Airlines discontinued service to the airport on April 1, 2012 after the airport lost eligibility for subsidies through the Essential Air Service program.

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]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} FAA Airport Master Record for ALM (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
2. ^ Österreich, Elva K. (2008-12-17). "Alamogordo airport first to install solar support". Alamogordo Daily News: pp. 1A, 6A. 

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 5 April 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