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How to Get Here
White Sands, NM
Photo: Tory Davis
Closest city to the Sands is
Alamogordo. Distance: 15 miles / 25 kilometers. No public transportation serves the
park. Here are your options:
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BY CAR
The missile range often sets roadblocks on public roads. Check here for
possible roadblocks.
White Sands Missile Range advises to check for roadblocks right before leaving to ensure nothing has changed. |
MAP TO
WHITE SANDS NEW MEXICO
ZOOM IN AND OUT OF MAP
And here is another Google map showing the way from
Alamogordo - El Paso Map and Directions
BY BUS
Greyhound Lines: The closest location to
White Sands, NM, Greyhound Lines serves is Alamogordo, NM. If you don't
like to hike the final 15 miles to the Monument, you could
rent a car in Alamogordo
or take a
cab. (Last time I checked, the Dollar Cab's phone number was (575)
434-8294.)
Greyhound fares and schedules are date specific and subject to change.
Seating is first-come, first-served. In case of insufficient seating
capacity, passengers will be placed on succeeding schedules that have
available seats. Due to the fact that Greyhound does not accept
reservations, please arrive at the station one hour prior to scheduled
departure, depending upon its hours of operation. If you will be checking
baggage, please visit the counter in advance of the scheduled departure
time.
If the location you are leaving from is closed at the time of departure or
you are leaving from a flag stop location, we recommend arriving 30
minutes prior to departure.
If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact
Greyhound Lines via their website.
BY PLANE & SHUTTLE
The closest
international airport is
El Paso (ELP), TX,
which is approx. 85 miles from the monument. A
shuttle service to Alamogordo is available.
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Alamogordo - El Paso Shuttle
1021 S. White Sands Blvd.,
phone
1-800-872-2701 or (575) 437 1472
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Depart Holloman AFB |
Depart Alamogordo |
Arrive El Paso |
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Trip A |
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5.00 AM |
6.30 AM |
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Trip 1 |
6.45 AM |
7.15 AM |
9.00 AM |
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Trip 2 |
9.30 AM |
10.00 AM |
11.45 AM |
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Trip 3 |
1.15 PM |
1.45 PM |
3.30 PM |
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Trip 4 |
5.00 PM |
5.30 PM |
7.15 PM |
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Depart El Paso |
Arrive Alamogordo |
Arrive Holloman AFB |
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Trip B |
8.45 AM |
10.15 AM |
10.30 AM |
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Trip 1 |
11.00 AM |
12.45 AM |
1.00 PM |
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Trip 2 |
2.00 PM |
3.30 PM |
3.45 PM |
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Trip 3 |
5.15 PM |
7.00 PM |
7.15 PM |
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Trip 4 |
8.15 PM |
10.00 PM |
10.15 PM |
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One way and round trip tickets available.
Call above phone number to check current ticket fees.
PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION
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BY TRAIN
El Paso is the closest you
can get by train because Alamogordo doesn't have a public transportation train
station.
Alamogordo-White Sands
Regional Airport
The Alamogordo-White
Sands Regional Airport is a general aviation airport owned and operated
by the City of Alamogordo. The City owns the terminal building,
maintenance shop, fire station and 1500 acres of fenced in property. The
Airport employs two personnel, Bradley Parker, Airport Coordinator, and
Bill Reed, Airport Maintenance.
LOCATION:
Five miles west of Alamogordo on Airport Road
PHONE:
575-439-4110 or 575-430-6513
Maintenance
HOURS:
7:00 am to 6:00 p.m. seven days a
week (except Christmas/New Years)
CO-ORDINATES:
Lat: 32' 50" N Long: 105" 59" W.
Elevation is 4197'.
There are two runways. Runway 21/3
is paved for 7005' and Runway 16/34 is a dirt runway. The airport has a
scheduled air carrier: Mesa Airlines. The airport is a designated United
States Forest Service fire tanker base which is operational between
April and June annually. Facilities include: Gas, Jet, A & P and hangar
space. AWOS 127.82 and telephone number 575-439-4112. Traffic pattern
altitude 5197'.
November 20, 2009 - New Mexico
Airlines will fly you for another two years at least. The US Department
of Transportation has renewed their contract to provide commercial air
service to Alamogordo. You will benefit from two round trips each
weekday and three round trips over each weekend to Albuquerque's
international airport.
January 30, 2009 - New Mexico
Airlines offers daily flights from Alamogordo to Albuquerque and to El
Paso. Airfare depends on where you book your ticket, the cheapest is
apparently $49 for a ticket to El Paso and $86 for a ticket to
Albuquerque. You'll lift off in a Cessna Grand Caravan alongside two
pilots and another eight passengers. Check out
New Mexico Airlines.
May 11, 2007 - Alamogordo's regional airport is excited to get some
financial support. Sen. Jeff Bingaman's office, the U.S. Department of
Transportation has agreed to give Alamogordo $532,810 to replace and
improve lighting and to replace the airport's rescue and firefighting
equipment.
June 9, 2007 - Mesa Airlines will
suspend their services as soon as Alamogordo has found a new air
carrier. If you have a fleet of small planes at your disposal chances
are the City of Alamogordo would like to talk to you.
August 27, 2007 - Looks like New
Mexico Air is going to be the new air carrier for Alamogordo.
September 26, 2007 - That's right.
Pacific Wings LLC, an airline from Hawaii, got the contract. Operating as
New Mexico Airlines, they will offer 12 weekly nonstop round trips
Alamogordo - Albuquerque. The company is also serving Carlsbad, Hobbs,
and Santa Fe. You can book
through their website. Service starts
in November.
November 10, 2007 - The EAA 251 White
Sands Chapter Alamogordo New Mexico moved in. They are leasing a hangar
from two of their members. If you are into flying you should check out
their website, because these guys can tell you how to build a
plane from scratch.
To the best of our knowledge all
information is current. If you should discover any errors, however,
please let us know. Thanks!
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