# Spaceport America (9NM9)

**Spaceport America** (FAA: 9NM9) is a small airport in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States. It opened on 18 Oct 2011. It has one runway, 12,000 ft (3,658 m) long, concrete. It is operated by New Mexico Spaceport Authority.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-0257

## At a glance

- FAA: 9NM9
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: New Mexico Spaceport Authority
- Serves: Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States
- Opened: 18 Oct 2011
- Elevation: 4,622 ft / 1,409 m
- Coordinates: 32.9903, -106.9697
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 12,000 ft / 3,658 m
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Website: https://www.spaceportamerica.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaceport_America (18 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1352314
- Weather station: K0A0
- Ident: US-0257

## Timeline

- 18 Oct 2011: Spaceport America opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 12,000 ft / 3,658 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Concrete |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 12,000 ft / 3,658 m | =336 of 29,858 | =85 in North America | =75 in US |
| Elevation | 4,622 ft / 1,409 m | #2,523 of 43,403 | #1,346 in North America | #1,053 in US |
| Age | Opened 2011 | =12,827 of 15,079 | =10,225 in North America | =10,089 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [TCS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktcs.md) Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport · 24 mi / 39 km
- [E05](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ke05.md) Hatch Municipal Airport · 26 mi / 42 km
- [US-1619](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-1619.md) Ladder Ranch Landing Strip · 30 mi / 48 km
- [US-2336](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2336.md) White Sands Space Harbor · 32 mi / 52 km
- [US-3804](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-3804.md) Nogal Canyon Ranch Airport · 44 mi / 70 km
- [US-6509](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-6509.md) White Sands Mar Site Airport · 45 mi / 72 km

## 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/us-0257/data