El Paso International Airport

El Paso International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of El Paso
OperatorEl Paso Aviation Department
Serves
LocationEl Paso, Texas, U.S.
Opened1928 (1928)
Elevation AMSL3,961.6 ft / 1,207.5 m
Coordinates31°48′26″N 106°22′39″W / 31.80722°N 106.37750°W / 31.80722; -106.37750
Websiteelpasointernationalairport.com
Maps

FAA airport diagram
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 12,020 3,664 Asphalt
08R/26L 9,025 2,751 Asphalt
08L/26R 5,499 1,670 Concrete
Statistics (2024)
Total Passengers4,038,530
Aircraft operations97,737
Cargo (in tons)93,829.8

El Paso International Airport (EPIA, (IATA: ELP, ICAO: KELP, FAA LID: ELP), Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de El Paso) is an international airport located four miles (6 km) northeast of downtown El Paso, in El Paso County, Texas, United States. It is the busiest commercial airport in West Texas, Southern New Mexico and North Central Mexico. It handled 4,038,530 passengers in 2024, with 97,737 aircraft operations.

ELP has two concourses, A & B for a total of 15 ramps. It is a focus airport for Southwest Airlines, which accounts for over half of all passengers, and is served by 9 major airlines including Alaska Airlines, American, American Eagle, Delta Airlines, Frontier, United; United Express. Cargo airlines serving the airport are Amerijet International, DHL Aviation, FedEx Express, Freight Runners Express, GTA Air, and UPS Airlines.

The airport has an array of shops and restaurants like Black Mesa, Carlos & Mickey's, Home Team Sports, Starbucks, PGA Tour Grill, Schlotzsky's, Cinnabon, Slice, and Tia's Mexican Restaurant.