# Taurus Mesa Airport (4TE4)

**Taurus Mesa Airport** (FAA: 4TE4) is a small airport in Alpine, Texas, United States. It opened in Apr 1973. It has 3 runways; the longest is 4,900 ft (1,494 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/4te4

## At a glance

- FAA: 4TE4
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Alpine, Texas, United States
- Opened: Apr 1973
- Elevation: 3,576 ft / 1,090 m
- Coordinates: 29.6232, -103.6846
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 4,900 ft / 1,494 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35309753
- Weather station: KT89
- Ident: 4TE4

## Timeline

- Apr 1973: Taurus Mesa Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17R/35L | 4,900 ft / 1,494 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Dirt |  |  |
| 17L/35R | 3,600 ft / 1,097 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Dirt |  |  |
| 08/26 | 3,200 ft / 975 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Dirt |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,900 ft / 1,494 m | =7,324 of 29,858 | =2,750 in North America | =2,259 in US |
| Elevation | 3,576 ft / 1,090 m | =4,237 of 43,403 | =2,223 in North America | #1,744 in US |
| Age | Opened 1973 | =6,831 of 15,079 | =4,972 in North America | =4,880 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [US-7647](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-7647.md) Cezanne Airport · 1.4 mi / 2.2 km
- [70TT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/70tt.md) Big Bend Valley Airport · 7.9 mi / 13 km
- [US-7649](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-7649.md) Rancho del Martillo Airport · 11 mi / 17 km
- [5TE1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/5te1.md) Rawls Ranch Airport · 16 mi / 26 km
- [3T9](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-3t9.md) Big Bend Ranch State Park Airport · 18 mi / 30 km
- [US-8274](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-8274.md) San Jacinto Ranch Airport · 19 mi / 30 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/4te4/data