El Paso International Airport

El Paso International Airport
IATA: ELP ICAO: KELP FAA LID: ELP
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of El Paso
Operator	El Paso Aviation Department
Serves	El Paso, Texas, U.S. Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S. Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Location	El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Opened	1928; 96 years ago (1928)
Elevation AMSL	3,961.6 ft / 1,207.5 m
Coordinates	31°48′26″N 106°22′39″W / 31.80722°N 106.37750°W / 31.80722; -106.37750
Website	elpasointernationalairport.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 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Total Passengers 3,904,110 Aircraft operations 96,316 Cargo (in tons) 101,419.9
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1][2]

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, and also serves Southern New Mexico and Northern Mexico. It handled 3,904,110 passengers in 2023, with 96,316 aircraft operations.^[3]

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, Allegiant 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.^[4]

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.^[5]