West Mesa Airport

West Mesa Airport

Infobox Airport
name = West Mesa Airport
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type = Public
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operator = Transcontinental & Western Air
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location = Albuquerque
elevation-f = 5,101
elevation-m = 1,555
coordinates = Coord|35|5|13|N|106|42|56|W|type:airport|display=inline,title
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r1-number = 2/20
r1-length-f = 5,400
r1-length-m = 1,646
r1-surface = Rolled Clay / Sand
r2-number = 7/25
r2-length-f = 5,700
r2-length-m = 1,737
r2-surface = Rolled Clay / Sand
r3-number = 11/29
r3-length-f = 4,550
r3-length-m = 1,387
r3-surface = Rolled Clay / Sand
r4-number = 16/34
r4-length-f = 6,300
r4-length-m = 1,920
r4-surface = Rolled Clay / Sand
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West Mesa Airport was an airport on Albuquerque, New Mexico's West Side. Built in 1929, it was the city's second airport after the original Albuquerque Airport (completed in 1928). West Mesa was built by Western Air Express and was originally known as "Western Air Express Airport." TWA and Continental Airlines operated out of this airport until the Albuquerque Municipal Airport (now Albuquerque International Sunport) was built in 1939. West Mesa Airport closed in 1967.

The airport had four unpaved runways arranged in a star shape. The longest was 16/34 at 6300 feet, followed by 7/25 (5700 feet), 2/20 (5400 feet), and 11/29 (4550 feet).

When built, the airport stood alone on the West Mesa, surrounded by acres of empty desert. Today, the site is bounded by Coors, Unser, Central, and I-40 and has been mostly covered up by new development, though several of the old runways are still at least partially visible. The largest and most obvious remnant of West Mesa is the quarter-mile stretch of Runway 11 on the north side of Los Volcanes Road, but traces of Runways 7 and 16 can also be identified.

External links

* [http://www.airfields-freeman.com/NM/Airfields_NM_Albuquerque.html#westmesa Background on West Mesa Airport]


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