# Terlingua Airport (3TE8)

**Terlingua Airport** (FAA: 3TE8) is a small airport in Terlingua, Texas, United States. It opened in Jun 1941. It has one runway, 3,600 ft (1,097 m) long, gravel.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/3te8

## At a glance

- FAA: 3TE8
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Terlingua, Texas, United States
- Opened: Jun 1941
- Elevation: 2,717 ft / 828 m
- Coordinates: 29.3194, -103.5840
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,600 ft / 1,097 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35248265
- Weather station: KT89
- Ident: 3TE8

## Timeline

- Jun 1941: Terlingua Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 3,600 ft / 1,097 m | 120 ft / 37 m | Gravel |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,600 ft / 1,097 m | =12,198 of 29,858 | =4,764 in North America | =3,992 in US |
| Elevation | 2,717 ft / 828 m | =6,237 of 43,403 | =3,014 in North America | =2,326 in US |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =737 in North America | =705 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [TT53](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tt53.md) Aeromigos Airfield · 2.7 mi / 4.3 km
- [T89](https://dromopedia.com/airports/89te.md) Lajitas International Airport · 6.8 mi / 11 km
- [1E2](https://dromopedia.com/airports/1e2.md) Terlingua Ranch Airport · 14 mi / 23 km
- [US-8401](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-8401.md) Sombrero Peak Ranch Airport · 20 mi / 32 km
- [70TT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/70tt.md) Big Bend Valley Airport · 20 mi / 33 km
- [US-7647](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-7647.md) Cezanne Airport · 22 mi / 35 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/3te8/data