# Air Force Bases in New Mexico: All 5 on a Map (List + Data) | InstaMaps

> New Mexico has 5 Air Force bases (2.4% of the US), #11 by count and #4 per person. From DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Air Force Bases in New Mexico

New Mexico has **5 Air Force bases**: 2.4% of the US total of 211\. That ranks **#11 by count** and **#4 per person** (0.23 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* New Mexico has 5 Air Force bases, 2.4% of the US total of 211.
* That ranks #11 of 51 by count and #4 per person (0.23 per 100,000 residents).
* Alaska has the most, with 22.
* The largest is Melrose Air Force Range, at 58,821 acres.
* Source: DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas (MIRTA), via the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2026.

#4

national rank (per capita)

5

Air Force bases

0.23

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas (MIRTA), via the Bureau of Transportation Statistics](https://www.bts.gov/ntad), 2026\. Every active installation the DoD lists under the Air Force, including its Reserve and National Guard sites, at the centre of its boundary, with its area in acres. Joint bases are listed under the branch that reports them.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[New Mexico: 5 rows (CSV)](/downloads/air-force-bases/new-mexico.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/air-force-bases/us.csv)

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## All 5 Air Force bases in New Mexico

| # | Name                    | Details                  |
| - | ----------------------- | ------------------------ |
| 1 | Cannon AFB Site 2       | Air Force · 283 acres    |
| 2 | Cannon Air Force Base   | Air Force · 3,462 acres  |
| 3 | Holloman Air Force Base | Air Force · 51,149 acres |
| 4 | Kirtland Air Force Base | Air Force · 50,278 acres |
| 5 | Melrose Air Force Range | Air Force · 58,821 acres |

Names as the source gives them. Coordinates for every one are in the CSV.

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