Battle Mountain Airport, also known as Lander County Airport, is 3 miles southeast of Battle Mountain, Nevada. This general aviation airport is owned by Lander County and operated by the Battle Mountain Airport Authority.HistoryThe 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).FacilitiesThe airport covers 1,066acre and has two runways and two helipads: 3/21: 7,299 x 150 ft (2,225 x 46 m) Asphalt 12/30: 7,300 x 100 ft (2,225 x 30 m) Asphalt Helipad H1: 60 x 60 ft (18 x 18 m), Surface: Concrete Helipad H2: 60 x 60 ft (18 x 18 m), Surface: ConcreteOrganizationsBAM is home to the Battle Mountain Air Attack Base which is run by the Bureau of Land Management. The Air Attack Base provides air tanker support for fire suppression in northern Nevada. The Nevada Division of Forestry also operates an air tanker base at BAM.
