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Holloman AFB

Holloman Air Force Base
Alamogordo Army Airfield
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Part of Air Combat Command (ACC)
Located near: Alamogordo, New Mexico
MQ-9 inflight over Holloman AFB, NM.jpg
MQ-9 of the 9th Attack Squadron, 49th Fighter Wing with full weapons loadout over Holloman AFB, NM
Coordinates 32°51′09″N 106°06′23″W / 32.85250°N 106.10639°W / 32.85250; -106.10639 (Holloman AFB)
Site information
Controlled by  United States Air Force
Site history
Built 1942
In use 1942 – present
Garrison information
Garrison 49th Fighter Wing.png 49th Wing
Airfield information
Summary
Elevation AMSL 4,093 ft / 1,248 m
Coordinates 32°51′09″N 106°06′23″W / 32.85250°N 106.10639°W / 32.85250; -106.10639Coordinates: 32°51′09″N 106°06′23″W / 32.85250°N 106.10639°W / 32.85250; -106.10639
Website www.holloman.af.mil
Map
KHMN is located in New Mexico
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Location of Holloman Air Force Base
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 10,575 3,223 PEM
7/25 12,800 3,901 PEM
16/34 12,131 3,698 PEM

Holloman Air Force Base (IATA: HMNICAO: KHMNFAA LID: HMN) is a United States Air Force base located six miles (10 km) southwest of the central business district of Alamogordo, and a census-designated place in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. The base was named in honor of Col. George V. Holloman, a pioneer in guided missile research. It is the home of the 49th Wing (49 WG) of the Air Combat Command (ACC).

Holloman is located in New Mexico's Tularosa Basin between the Sacramento and San Andres mountain ranges. The base is about 10 miles (16 km) west of Alamogordo, New Mexico, on U.S. Route 70; 90 miles (145 km) north of El Paso, Texas; and 70 miles (113 km) east of Las Cruces, New Mexico. The base covers 59,639 acres (24,135 ha) and is located at an altitude of 4,093 feet (1,248 m). Holloman is home to the world's longest, at 50,188 feet (almost 10 miles/16 km), and fastest, approaching 10,000 feet per second (3,050 m/s, Mach 9), high speed test track.

The 49th Wing – host wing at Holloman Air Force Base – supports national security objectives by deploying worldwide to support peacetime and wartime contingencies. The wing provides combat-ready Airmen, and trains General Atomics MQ-1 Predator and General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper pilots (including all British Reaper pilots), sensor operators and F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots. Additionally, the wing delivers Air Transportable Clinics and Basic Expeditionary Airfield Resources while providing support to more than 17,000 military and civilian personnel to include German Air Force Flying Training center operations. The wing has a proud history of service in World War II, Korea, Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia and NATO-led Operation Allied Force.


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