Welcome to Air Base City ...

Air Base City is located in Lea County<1>.

The location of Air Base City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

Air Base City is 3,680 feet [1,122 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Air Base City is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Air Base City lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Air Base City (for example, toward Seminole (TX)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Air Base City: (575)

Communities near Air Base City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Air Base City.

• Hobbs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
  • Hobbs is located in Lea County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobbs <4>
• Lovington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovington
  • Lovington is located in Lea County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovington <4>
• Arkansas Junction
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Junction
  • Arkansas Junction is located in Lea County
• Monument
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
  • Monument is located in Lea County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monument <4>
• Jones City
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
  • Jones City is located in Lea County
• Eunice
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
  • Eunice is located in Lea County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eunice <4>
• Hillburn City
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillburn City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillburn City
  • Hillburn City is located in Lea County
• Denver City
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver City
  • Denver City is located in Gaines County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver City <4>
• McDonald
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
  • McDonald is located in Lea County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDonald <4>
• Maypens
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maypens
  • Maypens is located in Lea County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Air Base City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Air Base City.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Air Base City. See our Newspapers Page for Air Base City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Air Base City ...

Looking for more information about Air Base City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Air Base City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Air Base City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Air Base City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lea County: www.leacounty.net/

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/