Doña Ana County International Jetport (ICAO: KDNA, FAA LID: DNA) is a public-use airport located 4 mi (6.4 km) northwest of Santa Teresa, New Mexico, United States.[1]
Doña Ana County International Jetport | |||||||||||
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 The airport runway is visible at the center of this aerial view from the south. | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Doña Ana County | ||||||||||
| Location | Santa Teresa, New Mexico | ||||||||||
| Built | June 1968 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,113 ft / 1,254 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°52′50″N 106°42′13″W / 31.88056°N 106.70361°W | ||||||||||
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  DNA Location in New Mexico | |||||||||||
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It is home to War Eagles Air Museum[2] and Red Arrow Flight Academy.[3] It is also the home of EAA Chapter 1570, which also conducts Young Eagles Day flights.[4] It is the home of El Paso Skydive, the only skydiving operation in West Texas and all of New Mexico.
Facilities and aircraft edit
Doña Ana County International Jetport covers 170 acres (69 ha) near Santa Teresa, New Mexico. Its one runway, 10/28, is 9,550 by 100 feet (2,911 m x 30 m) and is made of asphalt.[1][5]
In the 12-month period ending April 8, 2023, the airport had 41,500 operations, an average of 114 per day: 96% general aviation, 3% military, and 1% air taxi. 130 aircraft were then based at this airport: 88 single-engine, 13 multi-engine, 20 jet, and 9 helicopter.[1]
There is a single fixed-base operator (FBO) at the airport, Francis Aviation.[6] It provides aircraft fuel, charters, and facilities to handle corporate aircraft and private charters.[7]
The War Eagles Air Museum, an aerospace and automotive museum with exhibits including classic cars and aircraft, is also located at the airport.
Red Arrow Flight Academy edit
Red Arrow Flight Academy is a flight school located at Doña Ana County International Jetport.
It offers several programs, such as Flight Training and a "Discovery Flight", and has several aircraft to rent.[8] They have two flight simulators.[9]
Aircraft edit
Red Arrow Flight Academy owns six Cessna 172 aircraft.[10]
Simulators edit
Red Arrow Flight Academy owns two flight simulators.[9]
The first is a FMX Full Motion Simulator built by Redbird Flight Simulations. It is configured as a Cessna 172 with a Garmin 530 or 430 panel configuration.[9]
The second is a FTS Simulator which comes in 20 different panel configurations for the Cessna 172, Cessna 182, Columbia 350, Cirrus SR20, and Cirrus SR22.[9]
External links edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "AirNav: KDNA - Dona Ana County International Jetport Airport". www.airnav.com. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ "War Eagles Air Museum". www.war-eagles-air-museum.com. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ "About Us | Red Arrow Flight Academy | United States". Fly Red Arrow. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ "Chapters | EAA Chapter 1570". chapters.eaa.org. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for DNA PDF Effective August 10, 2023.
- ^ "FBO, Jet Fuel | Francis Aviation | Locations". www.francisaviation.com. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ "FBO, Jet Fuel | Francis Aviation | FBO Service". www.francisaviation.com. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ "Discovery Flight". Fly Red Arrow. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
- ^ a b c d "Simulators | Red Arrow Flight Academy | United States". Fly Red Arrow. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- ^ "Our Aircraft | Red Arrow Flight Academy | United States". Fly Red Arrow. Retrieved 2020-09-03.