Fort Sumner Fort Sumner Municipal Airport

[ Civilian Airport with dedicated facilities ]

Still active for stratospheric balloon launches from the late 60's. Estimated number of launches performed there: 250

Holloman AFB Holloman Air Force Base, Alamogordo

[ Military air base ]

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

Roswell RIC Roswell Industrial Air Center

[ Former military air base. Now a civilian airport ]

Active for stratospheric balloon launches in the late 60's and sporadically in the 80's. Estimated number of launches performed there: 15

WSMR White Sands Missile Range

[ Missile and rocket launch 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 sites. Estimated number of launches performed there: 30