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El Paso International Airport

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IATA: ELP – ICAO: KELP
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator City of El Paso
Location El Paso, Texas
Elevation AMSL 3,958 ft / 1,206 m
Coordinates 31°48′26″N 106°22′39″W / 31.80722, -106.3775
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 12,020 3,664 Asphalt
8R/26L 9,025 2,751 Asphalt
8L/26R 5,493 1,674 Asphalt

El Paso International Airport (IATA: ELP, ICAO: KELP, FAA LID: ELP) is a public airport located four miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district (CBD) of the City of El Paso, in El Paso County, Texas, USA. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around The term above mean sea level ( AMSL) refers to the Elevation (on the ground or Altitude (in the Air) of any object relative to the A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Asphalt ( is a sticky black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude Petroleums and in some natural deposits sometimes termed asphaltum An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around The Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation with authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an Airport, navigation aid, or Weather station, and is used for manned An airport is a location where Aircraft such as airplanes, Helicopters and blimps take off and land The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A central business district ( CBD) is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city El Paso County is the westernmost County in the US state of Texas. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

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Facilities

El Paso International Airport covers 6,800 acres (2,752 ha) and has three runways:

Airlines and destinations

El Paso International Airport has a total of 15 gates on 2 concourses. The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U Explanation The hectare is commonly used in most countries around the world especially in domains concerned with land planning and management such as Agriculture, A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. Asphalt ( is a sticky black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude Petroleums and in some natural deposits sometimes termed asphaltum

The airport terminal as seen from above.
The airport terminal as seen from above.
The Don Juan de Oñate statue standing at the exit of the airport.
The Don Juan de Oñate statue standing at the exit of the airport. Don Juan de Oñate Salazar ( 1552 &ndash 1626) was an explorer colonial governor of the New Spain (present-day Mexico province of New
Flight destinations for El Paso and Cd Juarez 2008.
Flight destinations for El Paso and Cd Juarez 2008.

Concourse A

Concourse A has 4 Gates: A1 - A4

Concourse B

Concourse B has 11 Gates: B1 - B11

History

The city of El Paso had originally constructed the El Paso Municipal Airport at a location close to the East Side of the Franklin Mountains in 1928. United Air Lines Inc, trading as United Airlines ( is a major airline of the United States. United Express is a Brand name under which seven Regional airlines operate feeder flights for United Airlines. US Airways Inc is the fifth largest Airline in the United States. US Airways Express is an airline Brand name, rather than a fully certificated airline and as such the US Airways Express name is used by several individually owned Airlines Mesa Airlines Inc ( is an American Regional airline based in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. The airport was abandoned by 1965, and in more recent times has been home to the Jobe Concrete Products "Planeport" cement factory.

The El Paso International Airport was originally constructed as Standard Airport, constructed by Standard Airlines in 1929 for transcontinental air mail service. Standard Airlines became a division of American Airlines in the 1930's. In 1936, American Airlines "swapped" airports with the city of El Paso, and the El Paso International Airport was born.

In 1934, Varney Speed Lines (now known as the popular airline Continental Airlines) operated its service in and out of the old El Paso Municipal Airport (now closed). Continental Airlines Inc ( is a United States certificated air carrier. Continental Airlines Inc ( is a United States certificated air carrier. In 1937, the airline moved to Denver, Colorado when Robert Six took over the airline. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States

During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces as a training base. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF) was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II. Units which trained at El Paso Army Airfield were:

At the end of the war the airfield was determined to be excess by the military and returned to the local government for civil aviation use.

Historically, Continental Airlines had a significant presence at the airport. It provided "Golden Jet" service to such cities as Phoenix, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Albuquerque, Midland-Odessa, Dallas Love Field, Austin, San Antonio and Houston. Before deregulation in the USA, El Paso was a focus city for Continental Airlines, however El Paso was soon demoted to a standard station in a hub-and-spoke system under Frank Lorenzo's leadership of the airline. The Airline Deregulation Act (or ADA) is a United States federal law signed into law on October 24, 1978. In the Airline industry a focus city is a location that is not a hub, but from which the airline has non-stop flights to several destinations other than its hubs The hub-and-spoke distribution paradigm (or model or network) is a system of connections arranged like a chariot wheel in which all traffic moves along Francisco A "Frank" Lorenzo (born) is an investment manager Entrepreneur, philanthropist and a former Airline CEO in the United States

Other airlines in the past that offered service to and from the El Paso International Airport were[1]:

Cities that once had non-stop service to and from the El Paso International Airport (arranged by airline)[2]:

See Also

References

  1. ^ AirTimes - A Source for Airline History
  2. ^ AirTimes - A Source for Airline History

External links

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