El Paso International Airport

El Paso International Airport (KELP) sits 5 miles northeast of downtown El Paso, Texas, in far West Texas at the New Mexico / Mexico border. The field handles modest commercial service (American, Delta, United, Southwest, Frontier, Allegiant) and a meaningful flow of business aviation, particularly Fort Bliss military flow, the maquiladora corporate corridor across the border in Juárez, Mexico, and the El Paso commercial-trucking and logistics community. The two runways at KELP (4/22 12,020 ft, 8R/26L 9,025 ft) handle every current business jet without restriction. Atlantic Aviation operates the FBO. Field elevation is 3,962 feet, with significant summer density-altitude considerations on hot West Texas / Chihuahuan Desert days. The dominant operational considerations are West Texas weather (severe thunderstorms in summer with hail, dust storms, persistent wind), and the proximity to the US-Mexico border that requires specific operational awareness (no commercial flights into Juárez but business aviation does occasional border crossings). Ground time to downtown El Paso is 10 minutes; Fort Bliss is 10–15; the Juárez border crossing is 15.