South Texas International Airport at Edinburg

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South Texas International Airport at Edinburg
IATA: none – ICAO: KEBG – FAA: EBG
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner/Operator		City of Edinburg
Serves		Edinburg, Texas
Location		Faysville, Texas
Elevation AMSL		75 ft / 23 m
Coordinates		26°26′30″N 098°07′20″W / 26.44167, -98.12222
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
14/32	5,000	1,524	Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations			4,800
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

South Texas International Airport at Edinburg (ICAO: KEBG, FAA LID: EBG) is a public-use airport located nine miles (14 km) north of the central business district of Edinburg, a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States.^[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]

[edit] 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]