First Aero Squadron Airpark
Columbus, United States
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First Aero Squadron Airpark
Columbus, United States
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Historic general aviation airpark near Columbus, New Mexico.
Location
Columbus, United States
First Aero Squadron Airpark (ICAO: NM09) is a small general aviation facility located near Columbus, New Mexico, a small border town in Luna County. The airpark serves private pilots and light aircraft operations in the region.
The airpark's name commemorates the First Aero Squadron, a historic U.S. Army aviation unit that operated in the Columbus area during the 1916 Punitive Expedition against Pancho Villa, making it one of the earliest uses of military aircraft in U.S. combat operations. The area holds significant historical importance in American aviation and military history.
As a small, uncontrolled airpark, it has no commercial airline service and caters primarily to private and recreational aviation. It is situated in a remote, rural part of southern New Mexico near the U.S.-Mexico border.
Getting to & from
Columbus is accessible by road via New Mexico State Road 11, with no dedicated ground transport services from the airpark.
Notable facts
- ›Named after the First Aero Squadron, which flew reconnaissance missions from Columbus during the 1916 Punitive Expedition.
- ›Located near the U.S.-Mexico border in Luna County, New Mexico.
- ›Serves general aviation and private aircraft only, with no commercial service.
- ›The Columbus area is historically significant as the site of Pancho Villa's 1916 raid on U.S. soil.
- ›Operates as an uncontrolled airfield with no control tower.
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