White Sands Space Harbor

White Sands Space Harbor
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Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	US Air Force
Operator	NASA
Serves	White Sands Test Facility
Location	White Sands Missile Range
Elevation AMSL	3,913 ft / 1,192 m
Coordinates	32°56′35.67″N 106°25′10.31″W / 32.9432417°N 106.4195306°W / 32.9432417; -106.4195306
Map
White Sands Space Harbor Location in USA
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 17/35 35,000 10,700 Dry lakebed 5/23 35,000 10,700 Dry lakebed 2/20 12,800 3,900 Dry lakebed

White Sands Space Harbor (WSSH) is a spaceport in New Mexico that was formerly used as a Space Shuttle runway, a test site for rocket research, and the primary training area used by NASA for Space Shuttle pilots practicing approaches and landings in the Shuttle Training Aircraft and T-38 Talon aircraft. With its runways, navigational aids, runway lighting, and control facilities, it also served as a backup Shuttle landing site.^[1] WSSH is a part of the White Sands Test Facility, and is located approximately 30 miles (50 kilometers) west of Alamogordo, New Mexico, within the boundaries of the White Sands Missile Range.