THE HOLLOMAN AFB LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Chihuahuan Basins and Playas setting.
Holloman AFB CDP has 12.6 square miles of land in Otero County. Its Census reference point is in Chihuahuan Basins and Playas, within Chihuahuan Deserts.
Desert basins and mountain ranges extend across this region, with the Rio Grande and Pecos as important drainage corridors. Arid shrubland and grassland contrast with wooded higher elevations.
Regional context: Chihuahuan Deserts ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Holloman AFB and Otero County
Holloman AFB is associated with Otero County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Holloman AFB by land and water
The Census records 0.16 square miles of water within Holloman AFB, or 1.3% of its total area. It is 1 percentage points higher than the 0.2% recorded for Otero County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Holloman AFB CDP has 1 times the land area of nearby Boles Acres CDP (12.2 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

