Marfa Municipal Airport[1][2] (IATA: MRF, ICAO: KMRF, FAA LID: MRF) is three miles north of Marfa in Presidio County, Texas.[1] There is currently no scheduled airline service to the airport; until 1960 Trans-Texas DC-3s stopped at the former Marfa AAF, now abandoned, at 30.256N 103.882W east of Marfa.

Marfa Municipal Airport
IATA: MRF ICAO: KMRF FAA LID: MRF
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Presidio County
Serves	Marfa, Texas
Elevation AMSL	4,849 ft / 1,478 m
Coordinates	30°22′16″N 104°01′03″W
Map
MRF
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 13/31 6,214 1,894 Asphalt 4/22 5,307 1,618 Asphalt 9/27 2,825 861 Dirt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 15,000 Based aircraft 18
Sources: FAA,[1] Texas DOT[2]

Facilities

Marfa Municipal Airport covers 816 acres (330 ha) at an elevation of 4,849 feet (1,478 m). It has two asphalt runways: 13/31 is 6,214 by 75 feet (1,894 x 23 m) and 4/22 is 5,307 by 75 feet (1,618 x 23 m). A third runway, 9/27, is 2,825 by 60 feet (861 x 18 m) dirt.[1]

In the year ending April 23, 2007 the airport had 15,000 aircraft operations, average 41 per day, all general aviation. 18 aircraft were then based at the airport: 61% single-engine, 6% multi-engine and 33% glider.[1]

Glider activity

In April 2008 the Marfa Airport was recognized as the 15th National Landmark of Soaring by the National Soaring Museum.[3]

Marfa Gliders offers sailplane flight training and glider rides all year and hosts a soaring camp in spring.

References

External links

• FAA Terminal Procedures for MRF, effective July 14, 2022
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for MRF
  • AirNav airport information for KMRF
  • ASN accident history for MRF
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures