The base covers and is located at an altitude of . The base is also a census-designated place (CDP), which had a population of 2,076 at the 2000 census. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, is land and (1.18%) is water. The area of the air force base is . Environmental contamination The groundwater below Holloman Air Force Base near Alamogordo first tested positive for hazardous chemicals in 2016. Polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFASs) have been found in the groundwater below the base and in wells that were tested off-base. See also List of United States Air Force installations New Mexico World War II Army Airfields References This article includes content from Holloman Air Force Base Website, which as a work of the U.S. Government is presumed to be a public domain resource. That information was supplemented by: Donald, David (2004) Century Jets: USAF Frontline Fighters of the Cold War Publisher: AIRtime, Endicott, Judy G. (1999) Active Air Force wings as of 1 October 1995; USAF active flying, space, and missile squadrons as of 1 October 1995. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. . Martin, Patrick (1994). Tail Code: The Complete History of USAF Tactical Aircraft Tail Code Markings. Schiffer Military Aviation History. . Mueller, Robert (1989). Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982. USAF Reference Series, Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. . Rogers, Brian (2005). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. Hinkley, England: Midland Publications. . USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers1908 to present Joe Baugher's Encyclopedia Of Military Aircraft Further reading External links Installations of the United States Air Force in New Mexico Airports in New Mexico Buildings and structures in Otero County, New Mexico Alamogordo, New Mexico Census-designated places in Otero County, New Mexico Transportation in Otero County, New Mexico Tularosa Basin Military installations established in 1948 Initial United States Air Force installations History of Otero County, New Mexico Post-World War II aircraft storage facilities Bases of the German Air Force Census-designated places in New Mexico Overseas or abroad military installations World War II airfields in