<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History El Paso International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">The city of el paso built the first el paso municipal airport near the east side of the franklin mountains in 1928. The airport was closed by 1945 and in more recent times has been home to the jobe concrete products "planeport" cement factory.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In 1934, varney speed lines (now united airlines) operated at the original el paso municipal airport (now closed). The original el paso municipal airport construction was inspired by a visit from charles lindbergh.</p>
<p class="blog-para">What became today's el paso international airport was built as standard airport by standard airlines in 1929 for transcontinental air mail service.</p>
<p class="blog-para">Standard airlines became a division of american airlines in the 1930s. In 1936, american airlines "swapped" airports with the city of el paso, and el paso international airport was born.</p>
<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4">Facilities El Paso International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">El paso international airport covers 6,670 acres (2,699 ha) and has three runways:</p>
<ul>
<li class="blog-li">4/22: 12,020 ft &times; 150 ft (3,664 m &times; 46 m), asphalt.</li>
<li class="blog-li">8r/26l: 9,025 ft &times; 150 ft (2,751 m &times; 46 m), asphalt.</li>
<li class="blog-li">8l/26r: 5,499 ft &times; 75 ft (1,676 m &times; 23 m), asphalt.</li>
</ul>
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