Battle Mountain Airport Explained

Battle Mountain Airport
Iata:BAM
Icao:KBAM
Faa:BAM
Type:Public
Operator:Lander County
City-Served:Battle Mountain, Nevada
Location:Lander County, near Battle Mountain, Nevada
Elevation-F:4,532
Elevation-M:1,381
R1-Number:12/30
R1-Length-F:7,300
R1-Length-M:2,225
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:3/21
R2-Length-F:7,299
R2-Length-M:2,225
R2-Surface:Asphalt
H1-Number:H1
H1-Length-F:60
H1-Length-M:18
H1-Surface:Concrete
H2-Number:H2
H2-Length-F:60
H2-Length-M:18
H2-Surface:Concrete
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Battle Mountain Airport, also known as Lander County Airport, is 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States. This general aviation airport is owned by Lander County and operated by the Battle Mountain Airport Authority.

History

The airport was built by the United States Army Air Forces about 1942, and was known as Battle Mountain Flight Strip. It was an emergency landing airfield by the Reno Army Air Base for military aircraft on training flights. It was also designated as a CAA Intermediate Field for civil aircraft emergency use. It was closed after World War II, and was turned over for local government use by the War Assets Administration (WAA).[1]

Facilities

The airport covers 1066acres and has two runways and two helipads:

Organizations

BAM is home to the Battle Mountain Air Attack Base, which is run by the Bureau of Land Management.[2] The Air Attack Base provides air tanker support for fire suppression in northern Nevada.[3] The Nevada Division of Forestry also operates an air tanker base at BAM.[4]

Displays

Several aerospace exhibits are available at the airport.[5] [6]

Popular culture

The airstrip at Battle Mountain was used as a setting by novelist Dale Brown in his techno-thriller novel Battle Born.

See also

References

  1. Web site: Army and Air Force Flying Fields in the USA. 19 December 2008. 2008-10-07.
  2. Web site: AIR ATTACK BASE OPEN HOUSE AND SMOKEY'S 60TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION. 19 December 2008. Bureau of Land Management. 2004-07-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20081017143256/http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/battle_mountain_field/blm_information/newsroom/2004/Air_Attack_Base_Open_House_and_Smokeys_60th_Birthday_Celebration__7_30_2004_.html. 17 October 2008. dead.
  3. Web site: Battle Mountain Fire Program. 19 December 2008. Bureau of Land Management. https://web.archive.org/web/20090207173523/http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/battle_mountain_field/blm_programs/fire.html. 7 February 2009. dead.
  4. Web site: Aviation. 27 June 2011. Nevada Division of Forestry. https://web.archive.org/web/20110616120234/http://forestry.nv.gov/fire-program/aviation/. 16 June 2011 . live.
  5. Web site: US Navy and US Marine Corps BuNos. 19 December 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081230183649/http://home.att.net/~jbaugher/thirdseries16.html. 30 December 2008. dead.
  6. Web site: 1966 USAF Serial Numbers. 19 December 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20090107100139/http://home.att.net/~jbaugher/1966.html. 7 January 2009. dead.

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