# Maravillas Gap Ranch Airport (48XS)

**Maravillas Gap Ranch Airport** (FAA: 48XS) is a small airport in Marathon, Texas, United States. It opened in Jun 1978. It has one runway, 5,000 ft (1,524 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/48xs

## At a glance

- FAA: 48XS
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Marathon, Texas, United States
- Opened: Jun 1978
- Elevation: 3,325 ft / 1,014 m
- Coordinates: 29.9266, -103.2950
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 5,000 ft / 1,524 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35277625
- Ident: 48XS

## Timeline

- Jun 1978: Maravillas Gap Ranch Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | 40 ft / 12 m | Asphalt |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | =6,591 of 29,858 | =2,430 in North America | =2,018 in US |
| Elevation | 3,325 ft / 1,014 m | =4,698 of 43,403 | =2,438 in North America | #1,898 in US |
| Age | Opened 1978 | =7,719 of 15,079 | =5,716 in North America | =5,618 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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## 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))
- [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/48xs/data