For the military use of the airport, see Eagle Pass Air Force Station

Eagle Pass Air Force Station

Eagle Pass Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force facility. It is located north of Eagle Pass, Texas. It was closed in 1963.-World War II:...

Maverick County Memorial International Airport is a county-owned public use airport

Airport

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 in Maverick County

Maverick County, Texas

Maverick County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 47,297. Its county seat is Eagle Pass. Maverick County is named for Samuel Maverick, cattleman and state legislator....

, Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

, United States

United States

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. It is located eight nautical mile

Nautical mile

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s (15 km

Kilometre

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) north of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Eagle Pass, Texas

Eagle Pass, Texas

Eagle Pass is a city in and the county seat of Maverick County The population was 27,183 as of the 2010 census.Eagle Pass borders the city of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, which is to the southwest and across the Rio Grande. The Eagle Pass-Piedras Negras Metropolitan Area is one of six...

.

Facilities and aircraft

Maverick County Memorial International Airport has one asphalt

Asphalt

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 paved runway

Runway

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 designated 13/31 which measures 5,506 by 100 feet (1,678 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending July 28, 2008, the airport had 600 general aviation

General aviation

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aircraft operations, an average of 50 per month.