Airports / Nevada / BAM
Battle Mountain Airport
KBAM / BAMBattle Mountain, NevadaELEV 4,532 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
46 nm
To the nearest alternate
Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC).
Overview
Battle Mountain Airport (KBAM / BAM) sits in Battle Mountain, Nevada, where it functions as a general aviation field. The field lies at an elevation of 4,532 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
BAM has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Winnemucca Municipal Airport (WMC, 46 nm), Elko Regional Airport (EKO, 51 nm), and Derby Field (LOL, 84 nm).
Quotes for flights out of BAM vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Lander County Airport. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from BAM, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
KBAM
IATA
BAM
FAA / Local
BAM
Elevation
4,532 ft
Coordinates
40.5990° N · 116.8740° W
Airspace
E · EchoClass E — EchoControlled airspace reaches the surface for instrument approaches, but there is no control tower on the field.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs NV fields
state range 1,870–6,259 ft
At 4,532 ft, BAM sits higher than 60% of the 30 Nevada fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 46nmWMCWinnemucca Municipal AirportWinnemucca
- 51nmEKOElko Regional AirportElko
- 84nmLOLDerby FieldLovelock
- 110nmNFLFallon Naval Air StationFallon
- 122nmELYEly Airport Yelland FieldEly
- 130nmENVWendover AirportWendover
Location
Open the full mapKBAM · Battle Mountain Airport · Battle Mountain, NV
From the ramp
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