Airports / New Mexico / ALM
Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport
KALM / ALMAlamogordo, New MexicoELEV 4,200 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
6 nm
To the nearest alternate
Holloman Air Force Base (HMN) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport (KALM / ALM) sits in Alamogordo, New Mexico, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 4,200 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
ALM has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Holloman Air Force Base (HMN, 6 nm), Sierra Blanca Regional Airport (RUI, 44 nm), and Las Cruces International Airport (LRU, 57 nm).
Quotes for flights out of ALM vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from ALM, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
Staff & service
4/5 reviews“I'd get service here again.”
Salim5★ on Google
FBO & ground handling
2/5 reviews“Did that and landed to get some gas at the FBO.”
Salim5★ on Google
Easy in & out
2/5 reviews“Super helpful and friendly people; enterprise works with Exile and were able to leave the car & all paperwork to make the smooth transition!”
Michelle Warren Lesondak5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KALM
IATA
ALM
FAA / Local
ALM
Elevation
4,200 ft
Coordinates
32.8378° N · 105.9931° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs NM fields
state range 3,295–8,380 ft
At 4,200 ft, ALM sits lower than 69% of the 32 New Mexico fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 6nmHMNHolloman Air Force BaseAlamogordo
- 44nmRUISierra Blanca Regional AirportAlto
- 57nmLRULas Cruces International AirportLas Cruces
- 62nmBIFBiggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss)Fort Bliss/El Paso
- 65nmELPEl Paso International AirportEl Paso
- 69nmTCSTruth or Consequences Municipal AirportTruth or Consequences
Location
Open the full mapKALM · Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport · Alamogordo, NM
From the ramp
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