Alamogordo, New Mexico
Holloman AFB Crashpad — TDY lodging that feels like home
Looking for a Holloman AFB crashpad? Holloman sits in the Tularosa Basin just west of Alamogordo, New Mexico, and it is where the Air Force trains most of its new F-16 pilots and MQ-9 Reaper crews. With student classes rolling in every few weeks and only 50 rooms at the base inn, a furnished crashpad priced at the government lodging rate beats a highway hotel for a multi-month TDY.
Mission
49th Wing — the Air Force's largest F-16 and MQ-9 formal training unit, producing combat-ready fighter pilots and Reaper aircrew
Host units
49th Wing (Air Combat Command) · 54th Fighter Group — 8th, 311th and 314th Fighter Squadrons (F-16 FTU) · 6th, 9th and 29th Attack Squadrons (MQ-9 FTU) · 704th Test Group / Holloman High Speed Test Track and 635th Materiel Maintenance Group
Commute
From most Alamogordo neighborhoods it is about 10 to 15 minutes to the Main Gate — take US-70/US-54 (White Sands Boulevard) south out of town, then US-70 west six miles to the gate; from Tularosa figure 20 to 25 minutes via US-54 and US-70.
Homes near the gate
Crashpads serving Holloman AFB
1 fully furnished property positioned for the Holloman AFB commute.
Why stay in a crashpad near Holloman AFB?
The 49th Wing runs the largest F-16 and MQ-9 formal training units in the Air Force: three F-16 fighter squadrons under the 54th Fighter Group and three MQ-9 attack squadrons, tasked with producing more than 700 combat-ready RPA aircrew and more than 50 fighter pilots a year. Add the 704th Test Group's rocket-sled track, the 635th Materiel Maintenance Group's BEAR base mission, and constant exercise traffic tied to White Sands Missile Range, and the base stays busy year-round. The Holloman Inn has only about 50 suites, so it fills quickly when a B-course class overlaps an exercise, and TDY travelers get pushed to a non-availability letter and the short hotel strip along White Sands Boulevard in Alamogordo. A crashpad gives you a real kitchen, a quiet bedroom, laundry, and roommates on the same schedule, priced inside the FY2026 lodging rate with DTS-ready receipts. For a 3- to 9-month training TDY, that is the difference between living out of a hotel and actually living here.
Who we host at Holloman AFB
- F-16 B-course students and instructors cycling through the 54th Fighter Group
- MQ-9 pilot and sensor operator students in the RPA formal training pipeline
- Maintainers and contractor field teams supporting the F-16 and MQ-9 fleets
- Test and evaluation crews working the Holloman High Speed Test Track and White Sands ranges
- Exercise and inspection staff for events like Project Iron Agility, plus PCS families waiting on housing
Per diem, DTS, and your wallet
Every Holloman AFB stay is priced at or below the Alamogordo government lodging rate. You'll receive itemized, DTS-ready receipts for your travel voucher — for a typical TDY that means zero out-of-pocket lodging cost. Read the full breakdown in our TDY per diem guide, or run your own numbers: the per diem calculator and the on-base lodging calculator use the same rates DTS does. PCSing here instead? Check BAH for Holloman AFB.
Local intel
Holloman AFB crashpad FAQs
Can I stay off base at Holloman AFB on TDY orders?
Yes, when the Holloman Inn (575-572-3311) is full it issues a non-availability letter, and you can lodge commercially at the FY2026 standard CONUS rate that applies to Alamogordo and Otero County: $110 lodging plus $68 M&IE. Book the inn first, keep the non-availability number, and your crashpad receipts file cleanly in DTS.
How far is a Holloman crashpad from the flightline?
Alamogordo is about six miles east of the Main Gate on US-70, so most crashpads are a 10- to 15-minute drive to the gate and another few minutes to the squadron area. The Main Gate is the only 24/7 entrance, which matters for early go times and night RPA sorties.
Is there anything to do near Holloman AFB on a long TDY?
More than you would guess. White Sands National Park is 15 minutes west, Cloudcroft and the Lincoln National Forest are 25 minutes up US-82 (and 10 to 15 degrees cooler), Ruidoso is about an hour, and the New Mexico Museum of Space History is right in town. El Paso is 90 miles south for a bigger night out.
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