Scientific Balloon Flight Facility, Fort Sumner
Dedicated facilities inside a civilian Airport

Still active for launches since late 80's decade for NASA's balloon program.
Estimated number of launches performed there: 250

Holloman Air Force Base, Alamogordo
Dedicated facilities inside a military base

The most active stratospheric balloon launch site in the US. Active since 1947
Estimated number of launches performed there: +2000

Roswell International Air Center
Former military air base. Now a civilian airport

Active for balloon launches in the late 60's, and in the 80's decade. Active again since 2011.
Estimated number of launches performed there: +40

White Sands Missile Range
Rocket launch test range.

Active very sporadically to perform stratospheric balloon launches between 1950 and 1980.
Mainly used as an area to overfly and perform drop test from balloons that were launched from other locations
Estimated number of launches performed there: 30

Other balloon launch sites in New Mexico to be included in StratoCat in the near future

  • Artesia
  • Clovis
  • Carrizozo
  • Farmington
  • Hobbs
  • Hondo Airport
  • Las Cruces Municipal Airport
  • Lordsburg
  • Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research
  • Route 66 Airport, Santa Rosa
  • Ruidoso
  • Socorro
  • Silver City
  • Truth or Consequences
  • Upham