Holloman Air Development Center

Holloman Air Force Base
Part of Air Combat Command (ACC)
Located near: Alamogordo, New Mexico
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 Wing Flight Training Center of the Air Force
Occupants	United States Air Force German Air Force

Airfield information
IATA: HMN ICAO: KHMN FAA LID: HMN
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 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: HMN, ICAO: KHMN, FAA 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).

In addition to hosting several combat wings, Holloman supports the nearby White Sands Missile Range and currently hosts the German Air Force Flying Training Center.

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), rocket sled test track, officially known as the Holloman High Speed Test Track.