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South Texas International Airport at Edinburg

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 (198 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. ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for EBG (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-04-10
  2. ^ South Texas International Airport at Edinburg (EBG)PDF at Texas DOT airport directory
  3. ^ . The Monitor. July 18, 2007. .
  4. ^ Great Circle Mapper: KEBG - Edinburg, Texas (South Texas International Airport at Edinburg)

External links

Texas portal
Aviation portal

Categories: Airports in Texas | Hidalgo County, Texas

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