# Battle Mountain Airport (BAM / KBAM)

**Battle Mountain Airport** (IATA: BAM, ICAO: KBAM) is a small airport in Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States. It opened in Feb 1944. It has 2 runways; the longest is 7,300 ft (2,225 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbam

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BAM / KBAM
- FAA: BAM
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States
- Opened: Feb 1944
- Elevation: 4,536 ft / 1,383 m
- Coordinates: 40.5990, -116.8740
- Runways: 2
- Helipads: 2
- Longest runway: 7,300 ft / 2,225 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: http://www.battlemountainairport.com/default.htm
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Mountain_Airport (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2264870
- Weather station: KBAM
- Ident: KBAM

## Timeline

- Feb 1944: Battle Mountain Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 7,300 ft / 2,225 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 049° / 229° | yes |
| 13/31 | 7,299 ft / 2,225 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 139° / 319° | yes |

- Also 2 helipads.
- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00534AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 7,300 ft / 2,225 m | =3,227 of 29,858 | =722 in North America | =540 in US |
| Elevation | 4,536 ft / 1,383 m | #2,623 of 43,403 | #1,398 in North America | #1,093 in US |
| Age | Opened 1944 | =2,300 of 15,079 | =1,299 in North America | =1,249 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AWOS | AWOS THREE | 119.450 |
| CNTR | SALT LAKE CNTR | 132.250 |
| RDO | RENO RDO | 122.600 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbam/data