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New Mexico Airlines was an American commuter airline
Feds deny appeal of Carlsbad's essential air service contract
''Carlsbad Current-Argus'', August 29, 2013, retrieved 2014-07-16
New Mexico Airlines
{{Airlines of the United States, state=collapsed Defunct airlines of the United States Airlines established in 2007 Airlines disestablished in 2015 Airlines based in Arizona
New Mexico Airlines was an American commuter airline brand
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founded by Pacific Air Holdings to operate flights in New Mexico
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, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...
after the airline was awarded an Essential Air Service
Essential Air Service (EAS) is a U.S. government program enacted to guarantee that small communities in the United States, which had been served by certificated airlines prior to deregulation in 1978, maintained commercial service. Its aim is t ...
contract to serve Hobbs and Carlsbad, New Mexico
Carlsbad ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 32,238. Carlsbad is centered at the intersection of U.S. Routes 62/180 and 285, and is the principal city ...
. The airline started flights on July 1, 2007, and uses the airline identifiers and call signs of its parent company Pacific Wings. Despite having "New Mexico" in the name, the brand was actually headquartered in Mesa, Arizona, in metropolitan Phoenix.
Previous destinations
* Alamogordo, New Mexico ( Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport) * Midland, Texas /Odessa, Texas
Odessa is a city in and the county seat of Ector County, Texas, United States. It is located primarily in Ector County, although a small section of the city extends into Midland County.
Odessa's population was 114,428 at the 2020 census, ma ...
*Los Alamos, New Mexico
Los Alamos is an census-designated place in Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States, that is recognized as the development and creation place of the atomic bomb—the primary objective of the Manhattan Project by Los Alamos National Labo ...
( Los Alamos County Airport)(Contract Terminated as of January 23, 2015)
*Ruidoso, New Mexico
Ruidoso is a village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, adjacent to the Lincoln National Forest. The population was 8,029 at the 2010 census. The city of Ruidoso Downs and the unincorporated area of Alto are suburbs of Ruidoso, and ...
( Sierra Blanca Regional Airport)
* Santa Fe, New Mexico (Santa Fe Municipal Airport
Santa Fe Regional Airport is a public use airport in Santa Fe, in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States, southwest of the city center. The airport serves the greater Santa Fe and Los Alamos areas.
Santa Fe's is the second busiest comme ...
)
*El Paso, Texas
El Paso (; "the pass") is a city in and the county seat, seat of El Paso County, Texas, El Paso County in the western corner of the U.S. state of Texas. The 2020 population of the city from the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau w ...
( El Paso International Airport)
*Hobbs, New Mexico
Hobbs is a city in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 40,508 at the 2020 census, increasing from 34,122 in 2010.
Hobbs is the principal city of the Hobbs, New Mexico micropolitan statistical area, which includes all of L ...
(Lea County Regional Airport
Lea County Regional Airport (Lea County-Hobbs Airport) is four miles (6.4 km) west of Hobbs, in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. The airport covers and has three runways. It is an FAA certified commercial airport served by United A ...
)
* Albuquerque, New Mexico (Albuquerque International Sunport
Albuquerque International Sunport is the primary international airport serving the U.S. state of New Mexico, the Albuquerque metropolitan area, and the larger Albuquerque– Santa Fe– Las Vegas combined statistical area. It handles around ...
)
*Carlsbad, New Mexico
Carlsbad ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 32,238. Carlsbad is centered at the intersection of U.S. Routes 62/180 and 285, and is the principal city ...
(Cavern City Air Terminal
Cavern City Air Terminal is a public use airport in Eddy County, New Mexico, Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. It is owned by the city of Carlsbad, New Mexico, Carlsbad and located five nautical miles (6 mile, mi, 9 kilometre ...
)Onsurez, JessicaFeds deny appeal of Carlsbad's essential air service contract
''Carlsbad Current-Argus'', August 29, 2013, retrieved 2014-07-16
Fleet
As of December 2014, the New Mexico Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:See also
*List of defunct airlines of the United States
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New Mexico Airlines
{{Airlines of the United States, state=collapsed Defunct airlines of the United States Airlines established in 2007 Airlines disestablished in 2015 Airlines based in Arizona