COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County has hired a new manager for the airport. Los Alamos native Cameron “Cam” Humphres will begin his new job Nov. 6 with the County.

Humphres most recently worked as the airport manager for the City of Santa Fe. Prior to that he worked for eight years as executive director of South Dakota’s Rapid City Regional Airport.

In addition to his experience in airport management, Humphres brings accreditation from the American Association of Airport Executives, a commercial pilot’s license with multi-engine and instrument ratings, experience as a USAF commissioned officer, B-1 test pilot, and A-10 aircraft mechanic, and a Master’s Degree in Aviation Business Administration. 

Remarkably, Humphres early interest in aviation began at the very same airport he has been hired to manage as his grandfather built an aircraft in Los Alamos that he flew here.

“I spent the most impressionable years of my life at the airport with him,” Humphres said. “Those experiences would become the catalyst for a career in airport management and military service.”

Los Alamos County Public Works Department Director Philo Shelton said, “I am very excited to welcome Cameron back to Los Alamos and to have him join our team.”