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.