Battle Mountain Airport

Battle Mountain Airport (IATA: BAM, ICAO: KBAM, FAA LID: BAM), 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.

Battle Mountain Airport
IATA: BAM ICAO: KBAM FAA LID: BAM
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Lander County
Serves	Battle Mountain, Nevada
Location	Lander County, near Battle Mountain, Nevada
Elevation AMSL	4,532 ft / 1,381 m
Coordinates	40°35′59″N 116°52′34″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 12/30 7,300 2,225 Asphalt 3/21 7,299 2,225 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface ft m H1 60 18 Concrete H2 60 18 Concrete
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

A plane at Battle Mountain Airport

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).^[2]

Facilities

The airport covers 1,066 acres (431 ha) and has two runways and two helipads:

• 3/21: 7,299 x 150 ft (2,225 x 46 m), surface: asphalt
• 12/30: 7,300 x 100 ft (2,225 x 30 m), surface: asphalt
• Helipad H1: 60 x 60 ft (18 x 18 m), surface: concrete
• Helipad H2: 60 x 60 ft (18 x 18 m), surface: concrete

Organizations

Battle Mountain Air Attack Base

BAM is home to the Battle Mountain Air Attack Base, which is run by the Bureau of Land Management.^[3] The Air Attack Base provides air tanker support for fire suppression in northern Nevada.^[4] The Nevada Division of Forestry also operates an air tanker base at BAM.^[5]

Displays

Several aerospace exhibits are available at the airport.^[6][7]

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

• List of airports in Nevada