South Texas International Airport at Edinburg

South Texas International Airport at Edinburg
IATA: none – ICAO: KEBG – FAA LID: EBG
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator City of Edinburg
Serves Edinburg, Texas
Location Hidalgo County, Texas
Elevation AMSL 75 ft / 23 m
Coordinates 26°26′30″N 098°07′20″W / 26.44167°N 98.12222°W / 26.44167; -98.12222
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 5,000 1,524 Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations 4,800

South Texas International Airport at Edinburg (ICAO: KEBG, FAA LID: EBG) is a public use airport located in unincorporated Hidalgo County, Texas. The airport is 9 nautical miles (17 km) north of the central business district of Edinburg.[1] The airport is owned and operated by the City of Edinburg.[2] It received its current name in July 2007, prior to which it was known as Edinburg International Airport.[3]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned EBG by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[4]

Facilities and aircraft

The airport covers an area of 490 acres (200 ha) and has one runway designated 14/32 with a 5,000 x 75 ft (1,524 x 23 m) asphalt surface. For the 12-month period ending September 29, 2005, the airport had 4,800 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 13 per day.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Master Record for EBG (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 10, 2008.
  2. ↑ "South Texas International Airport at Edinburg (EBG)" (PDF). Airport Directory. Texas DOT.
  3. ↑ "Edinburg airport changes its name". The Monitor. July 18, 2007.
  4. ↑ "KEBG - Edinburg, Texas (South Texas International Airport at Edinburg)". Great Circle Mapper.
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