Marfa Municipal Airport Explained

Marfa Municipal Airport
Iata:MRF
Icao:KMRF
Faa:MRF
Pushpin Map:Texas
Pushpin Label:MRF
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Type:Public
Owner:Presidio County
City-Served:Marfa, Texas
Elevation-F:4,849
Elevation-M:1,478
Coordinates:30.3711°N -104.0175°W
R1-Number:13/31
R1-Length-F:6,203
R1-Length-M:1,891
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:4/22
R2-Length-F:5,309
R2-Length-M:1,618
R2-Surface:Asphalt
R3-Number:9/27
R3-Length-F:2,825
R3-Length-M:861
R3-Surface:Dirt
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (year ending 5/16/2021)
Stat1-Data:6,000
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:27
Footnotes:Sources: FAA,[1] Texas DOT[2]

Marfa Municipal Airport is three miles north of Marfa in Presidio County, Texas. 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.

Facilities

Marfa Municipal Airport covers 816acres 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.

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.

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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective October 5, 2023.
  2. http://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot-info/avn/airport_directory/mrf.pdf Airport diagram
  3. Web site: Dedication of the 15th National Landmark of Soaring, April 5, 2008, Marfa Airport, West Texas . Marfa Gliders . https://web.archive.org/web/20090205170457/http://flygliders.com/landmark_of_soaring.htm . February 5, 2009.