South Texas International Airport at Edinburg

South Texas International Airport at Edinburg
IATA: noneICAO: KEBGFAA 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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