Horizon Airport , formerly West Texas Airport, was a public-use airport in El Paso, Texas, located 11 miles (18 km) southeast of the

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on Pellicano Drive about 1.5 miles east of Joe Battle Boulevard ( Texas Loop 375). It was privately owned by the family of the late Phil Barrett.

Facilities and aircraft

Horizon Airport covered an area of which contained one runway: * Runway 8/26: 6,885 x 50 ft (2,099 x 15 m), Surface: 6,885 ft Asphalt / 2,500 ft Dirt For the 12-month period ending April 28, 2007, the airport had 31,200 aircraft operations, an average of 85 per day, 100% of which were general aviation. There were 90 aircraft based at this airport: 76% single engine, 2% multi-engine, 11% gliders and 11% ultralights. Horizon Airport was home to the local soaring society for gliders. It previously hosted 1/4 mile

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events and featured a cement launch pad and paved staging area. The film ''

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'' starring Chuck Norris was filmed at the airport in 1982.

References

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