Marfa Municipal Airport

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Marfa Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner Presidio County
Serves Marfa, Texas
Elevation  AMSL 4,849 ft / 1,478 m
Coordinates 30°22′16″N104°01′03″W / 30.37111°N 104.01750°W / 30.37111; -104.01750
Map
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MRF
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
13/316,2031,891 Asphalt
4/225,3091,618Asphalt
9/272,825861 Dirt
Statistics (2021)
Aircraft operations (year ending 5/16/2021)6,000
Based aircraft27
Sources: FAA, [1] Texas DOT [2]

Marfa Municipal Airport [1] [2] ( IATA : MRF, ICAO : KMRF, FAA LID : MRF) is three miles north of Marfa in Presidio County, Texas. [1] There is currently no scheduled airline service to the airport; until 1960 Trans-Texas DC-3s stopped at the former Marfa AAF, now abandoned, at 30.256N 103.882W east of Marfa.

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Facilities

Marfa Municipal Airport covers 816 acres (330 ha) at an elevation of 4,849 feet (1,478 m). It has two asphalt runways: 13/31 is 6,203 by 75 feet (1,891 x 23 m) and 4/22 is 5,309 by 75 feet (1,618 x 23 m). A third runway, 9/27, is 2,825 by 60 feet (861 x 18 m) dirt. [1]

In the year ending May 16, 2021, the airport had 6,000 aircraft operations, average 115 per week, all general aviation. 27 aircraft were then based at the airport: 20 single-engine, 1 multi-engine and 6 glider. [1]

Glider activity

In April 2008 the Marfa Airport was recognized as the 15th National Landmark of Soaring by the National Soaring Museum. [3]

Marfa Gliders offers sailplane flight training and glider rides all year and hosts a soaring camp in spring.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 FAA Airport Form 5010 for MRF PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective October 5, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Airport diagram. Texas Department of Transportation. Updated December 29, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Dedication of the 15th National Landmark of Soaring, April 5, 2008, Marfa Airport, West Texas". Marfa Gliders. Archived from the original on February 5, 2009.
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