El Paso International Airport

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El Paso International Airport

IATA: ELP - ICAO: KELP
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		City of El Paso
Serves		El Paso, Texas
Elevation AMSL		3,958 ft (1206.4 m)
Coordinates		31°48′26″N, 106°22′39″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
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.

1 History
2 Facilities
3 Airlines and destinations
- 3.1 Concourse A
- 3.2 Concourse B
4 New Airlines and Destinations
5 References
6 External links

[edit] 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. 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). In 1937, the airline moved to Denver, Colorado when Robert Six took over the airline.

[edit] Facilities

El Paso International Airport covers 6,800 acres and has three runways:

Runway 4/22: 12,020 x 150 ft. (3,664 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
Runway 8R/26L: 9,025 x 150 ft. (2,751 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
Runway 8L/26R: 5,493 x 75 ft. (1,674 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt

[edit] Airlines and destinations

El Paso International Airport has a total of 15 gates with 14 jetways on 2 concourses.

[edit] Concourse A

Concourse A has 4 Gates: A1 - A4

American Airlines Gates A1, A2 (Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth)

[edit] Concourse B

Concourse B has 11 Gates: B1 - B11

Continental Airlines Gate B9 (Houston-Intercontinental)
- Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental)
Delta Air Lines Gates B1, B2 (Atlanta)
- Delta Connection operated by SkyWest (Salt Lake City)
Frontier Airlines Gate B8
- Frontier Airlines operated by Republic Airlines (Denver)
- Frontier JetExpress operated by Horizon Air (Denver) [ends November 30, 2007]
Southwest Airlines Gates B3 - B6 (Albuquerque, Austin, Dallas-Love, Houston-Hobby, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Lubbock, Midland/Odessa, Phoenix, San Antonio, San Diego)
United Airlines Gate B10
- United Express operated by SkyWest (Denver)
US Airways Gate B7
- US Airways operated by America West Airlines (Las Vegas, Phoenix)
- US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Phoenix)