Doña Ana County International Jetport Explained

Doña Ana County International Jetport
Icao:KDNA
Faa:DNA
Type:Public
Owner-Oper:Doña Ana County
Location:Santa Teresa, New Mexico
Built:June 1968
Elevation-F:4113
Coordinates:31.8806°N -106.7036°W
Pushpin Map:New Mexico
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in New Mexico
Pushpin Label:DNA
Pushpin Label Position:top
R1-Number:10/28
R1-Length-F:9550
R1-Surface:Asphalt

Doña Ana County International Jetport is a public-use airport located 4miles northwest of Santa Teresa, New Mexico, United States.[1]

It is home to War Eagles Air Museum[2] and Red Arrow Flight Academy.[3] It is also the home of EAA Chapter 1570, which also conducts Young Eagles Day flights.[4] It is the home of El Paso Skydive, the only skydiving operation in West Texas and all of New Mexico.

Facilities and aircraft

Doña Ana County International Jetport covers 170 acres (69 ha) near Santa Teresa, New Mexico. Its one runway, 10/28, is 9,550 by 100 feet (2,911 m x 30 m) and is made of asphalt.[5]

In the 12-month period ending April 8, 2023, the airport had 41,500 operations, an average of 114 per day: 96% general aviation, 3% military, and 1% air taxi. 130 aircraft were then based at this airport: 88 single-engine, 13 multi-engine, 20 jet, and 9 helicopter.

There is a single fixed-base operator (FBO) at the airport, Francis Aviation.[6] It provides aircraft fuel, charters, and facilities to handle corporate aircraft and private charters.[7]

The War Eagles Air Museum, an aerospace and automotive museum with exhibits including classic cars and aircraft, is also located at the airport.

Red Arrow Flight Academy

Red Arrow Flight Academy is a flight school located at Doña Ana County International Jetport.

It offers several programs, such as Flight Training and a "Discovery Flight", and has several aircraft to rent.[8] They have two flight simulators.[9]

Aircraft

Red Arrow Flight Academy owns six Cessna 172 aircraft.[10]

Simulators

Red Arrow Flight Academy owns two flight simulators.

The first is a FMX Full Motion Simulator built by Redbird Flight Simulations. It is configured as a Cessna 172 with a Garmin 530 or 430 panel configuration.

The second is a FTS Simulator which comes in 20 different panel configurations for the Cessna 172, Cessna 182, Columbia 350, Cirrus SR20, and Cirrus SR22.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AirNav: KDNA - Dona Ana County International Jetport Airport. 2020-09-02. www.airnav.com.
  2. Web site: War Eagles Air Museum. 2020-09-02. www.war-eagles-air-museum.com.
  3. Web site: About Us Red Arrow Flight Academy United States. 2020-09-02. Fly Red Arrow. en.
  4. Web site: Chapters EAA Chapter 1570. 2020-09-02. chapters.eaa.org. en.
  5. Effective August 10, 2023.
  6. Web site: FBO, Jet Fuel Francis Aviation Locations. 2021-03-23. www.francisaviation.com.
  7. Web site: FBO, Jet Fuel Francis Aviation FBO Service. 2021-03-23. www.francisaviation.com.
  8. Web site: Discovery Flight. 2020-09-03. Fly Red Arrow. en.
  9. Web site: Simulators Red Arrow Flight Academy United States. 2021-03-23. Fly Red Arrow. en.
  10. Web site: Our Aircraft Red Arrow Flight Academy United States. 2020-09-03. Fly Red Arrow. en.