Battle Mountain Airport , also known as Lander County Airport, is 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States. This general aviation airport is owned by Lander County and operated by the Battle Mountain Airport Authority. History The airport was built by the United States Army Air Forces about 1942, and was known as Battle Mountain Flight Strip. It was an emergency landing airfield by the Reno Army Air Base for military aircraft on training flights. It was also designated as a CAA Intermediate Field for civil aircraft emergency use. It was closed after World War II, and was turned over for local government use by the War Assets Administration (WAA). Facilities The airport covers and has two runways and two helipads: 3/21: 7,299 x 150 ft (2,225 x 46 m), surface: asphalt 12/30: 7,300 x 100 ft (2,225 x 30 m), surface: asphalt Helipad H1: 60 x 60 ft (18 x 18 m), surface: concrete Helipad H2: 60 x 60 ft (18 x 18 m), surface: concrete Organizations BAM is home to the Battle Mountain Air Attack Base, which is run by the Bureau of Land Management. The Air Attack Base provides air tanker support for fire suppression in northern Nevada. The Nevada Division of Forestry also operates an air tanker base at BAM. Displays Several aerospace exhibits are available at the airport. Popular culture The airstrip at Battle Mountain was used as a setting by novelist Dale Brown in his techno-thriller novel Battle Born. References Other sources Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History's Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004. Brown, Dale (1999) Battle Born, 416 pp.(hardcover). Bantam Books, New York, NY, 1999. External links from Nevada DOT Airports in Nevada Buildings and structures in Lander County, Nevada Flight Strips of the United States Army Air Forces Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Nevada World War II airfields in the United States Transportation in Lander County, Nevada Airports established in 1942 1942 establishments in Nevada