EL Paso International
ELP · KELP · El Paso, Texas · El Paso County · map
EL Paso International is a public-use airport owned by the City of El Paso, 4 miles northeast of El Paso, Texas, 3,962 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 04/22, is 12,020 feet of asphalt and concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive).
Weather right now KELP · observed 2:51 pm MDT (20:51 UTC), 29 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west (260°) at 3 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: scattered clouds at 5,500 feet
- Temperature 81°F (27°C), dew point 54°F (12°C)
- Altimeter 30.07 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 11:20 am MDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 9,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KELP 062051Z 26003KT 10SM SCT055 27/12 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP118 T02720122 58027
TAF KELP 061720Z 0618/0718 VRB05KT P6SM SCT090 FM070000 VRB05KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA ELP · ICAO KELP
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of El Paso
- Elevation
- 3,962 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- customs available · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- El Paso sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1938
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 12,020 × 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete, fair | High-intensity lights |
| 08R/26L | 9,025 × 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete, fair | High-intensity lights |
| 08L/26R | 5,499 × 75 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 04: localizer with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 22: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 08R: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 26L: PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 26R: right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Digital ATIS | 120.0 | El Paso |
| Clearance delivery Pre Taxi Clearance · Clearance delivery | 125.0 | El Paso |
| Ground | 121.9 | El Paso |
| Tower | 118.3 | El Paso |
| Approach · Departure procedure (ATKNN) · Class C airspace SOUTH-V16 | 119.15 | El Paso |
| Approach · Class C airspace · Departure NORTH-V16 | 124.25 | El Paso |
| Emergency | 121.5 | El Paso |
| Elp and vot | 111.0 | |
| El Paso Rco | 122.6 | El Paso |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 915-774-9497.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in El Paso from the FAA register
310 aircraft are registered to owners in El Paso, Texas: 194 piston singles, 47 business jets, 24 piston twins, 20 turboprops, 11 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Texas.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 43 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Pattern altitude: 1038 feet above ground level small aircraft, 1542 feet above ground level turbojet, 2042 feet above ground level overhead approach.
- Runway 08L/26R not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats.
- Runway 4/22 206 feet concrete, 10,814 feet asphalt, 1,000 feet concrete.
- Runway 08R/26L 7,780 feet asphalt, 1,247 feet concrete.
- Ctn: biggs aaf 2NM northwest runway 22 can be mistaken for elp runway 22.
- Taxiway T1; taxiway a northeast of taxiway A7; taxiway A8 and taxiway A9 not visible from the control tower.
- Runway 4 holding position markings are located adjacent to the terminal apron on taxiway T1, T2
- Military users should review noise abatement procedures listed for biggs aaf.
- Engine power is rstrd to idle power on one engine at a time for maximum 5 minimum on any terminal or parking aprons, CROSS-BLEED starts or other pre departure activity on movement areas only, maintenance or otr rqrmt needing longer or higher power contact tower for directions to designated runup areas.
- ILS markings on the terminal ramp apply to runway 8R/26L approach and departures
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.