# Military Bases in New Mexico: All 11 on a Map (List + Data) | InstaMaps

> New Mexico has 11 military bases (1.4% of the US), #24 by count and #13 per person. From DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Military Bases in New Mexico

New Mexico has **11 military bases**: 1.4% of the US total of 767\. That ranks **#24 by count** and **#13 per person** (0.52 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* New Mexico has 11 military bases, 1.4% of the US total of 767.
* That ranks #24 of 51 by count and #13 per person (0.52 per 100,000 residents).
* California has the most, with 72.
* The largest is White Sands Missile Range, at 2,277,377 acres.
* Source: DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas (MIRTA), via the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2026.

#13

national rank (per capita)

11

military bases

0.52

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\. Each active installation at the centre of its boundary, with its branch and its area in acres from the boundary. Large ranges are one dot each. Reserve and National Guard sites count with their branch. Sites the DoD doesn’t publish are not here.

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

[New Mexico: 11 rows (CSV)](/downloads/military-bases/new-mexico.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/military-bases/us.csv)

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## All 11 military 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  | Fort Bliss                     | Army                            |
| 4  | Fort Wingate Depot Activity    | Army · 8,282 acres              |
| 5  | Holloman Air Force Base        | Air Force · 51,149 acres        |
| 6  | Kirtland Air Force Base        | Air Force · 50,278 acres        |
| 7  | Melrose Air Force Range        | Air Force · 58,821 acres        |
| 8  | NG Las Cruces                  | Army National Guard · 94 acres  |
| 9  | NG Rio Rancho TS               | Army National Guard · 120 acres |
| 10 | NG Santa Fe - Onate Complex TS | Army National Guard · 465 acres |
| 11 | White Sands Missile Range      | Army · 2,277,377 acres          |

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

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