McAllen International Airport is an

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serving

McAllen McAllen is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Hidalgo County. It is located at the southern tip of the state in the Rio Grande Valley, on the Mexican border. The city limits extend south to the Rio Grande, across ...

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and the surrounding

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region of

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in the

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. It is located within the City of McAllen in Hidalgo County. The

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for 2025–2029 categorized it as a small hub ''primary commercial service'' airport. In 2023, MFE ranked as the 133rd busiest airport in the United States, with 513,770 enplanements. Passenger enplanements at the airport grew 13.43% between 2022 and 2023. MFE is the busiest airport in the Rio Grande Valley, followed by

Valley International Airport Valley International Airport (VIA) is owned by the city of Harlingen, in Cameron County, Texas, United States. It is operated by a nine-member airport board appointed by the mayor. HRL is centrally located in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) and i ...

in Harlingen,then by

Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport is east of downtown Brownsville, Cameron County, in the U.S. state of Texas. The Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport serves three airlines, six air taxis and offers two ...

in Brownsville.

Runways

McAllen International Airport covers 370 acres (150 ha) at an elevation of 107 feet (33 m). It has two asphalt runways: 14/32 is 7,120 by 150 feet (2,170 x 46 m) and 18/36 is 2,639 by 60 feet (804 x 18 m). In November 2015, runway 13/31 was redesignated 14/32 and an EMAS, engineered materials arrestor system, was installed at the runway 14 approach end. In the updated 20-year Master Plan for MFE, runway 14/32 will be extended to 10,000 ft and a parallel runway will be added. An expanded cargo apron will be on the south side of the airport. Runway 14/32 is the primary runway, used by all the airlines and most of the business flights. 3,000 feet will likely be added to Runway 14/32 to allow larger aircraft (Moultan, 2012). Runway 18/36 does not intersect Runway 14/32 so controllers can use both runways if needed. The departure end of Runway 18 is about 1/3 of the way down Runway 14/32, so traffic on final for Runway 36 must be cautious of traffic using Runway 14/32. Class D airports are airports that are less congested but they still have a control tower. This Class D airport has a simple layout and taxiways extend the full length of each runway. Both runways are asphalt and are in good condition.Foreflight, 2012 The terminal is easy for all traffic to reach from either runway, but aircraft on runway 14/32 have to cross runway 18/36 to reach the fixed-base operator (FBO). The runways form a V. The terminal, tower, cargo facility, border patrol, and the U.S. Customs apron are all centrally located on the field, easy to access from either runway. On the west side of Runway 18/36, there are multiple hangars, the fixed-base operator, and the fire station. In case of an accident on Runway 14/32, fire and rescue personnel would have to cross Runway 18/36, one possible issue of the layout at MFE.

Facilities

The airport has one terminal with six gates. In early 2006, Gate 5 opened on the main concourse due to the arrival of Delta Connection. In 2008, a terminal capacity study assessed the future needs of the airport and possible terminal expansion to include eight gates, a larger ticketing/office area, and a TSA security area queue. Paid parking at the airport began on November 15, 2007, with the economy, long-term and short-term lots. A revised terminal expansion project with one additional gate, larger passenger waiting areas, expansion of the TSA screening areas, and other facility modifications began in March 2012. In the year ending October 31, 2018, the airport had 56,613 aircraft operations, an average of 155 per day: 62%

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, 17% military, 15% commercial airline and 6%

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. In December 2019, 105 aircraft were based at this airport: 49 single-engine, 21 multi-engine, 17 jet, 11

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and 7 military.

Expansion

In March 2012, the airport underwent expansion, completed in 2014. Funding was from grants combined from the FAA and the TSA. The following are planned: *Addition of 52,000 square feet *Adding space for new explosives screening unit, bringing the total to three *Expanding the terminal and adding space for another gate *Adding space for the

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*Sterilizer and steam generator (required for some international flights) *Replacement of HVAC central plant equipment The project includes construction of a one-story building addition of about 7,400 square feet at the west end of the terminal building for a checked baggage screening facility and expanded outbound

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; renovation of about 11,200 square feet at the east end of the terminal building for public lobby improvements, expanded passenger security screening checkpoint, tenant office improvements, and concessions. It includes a two-story addition of about 33,000 square feet at the south end of the terminal building for aircraft boarding gates with passenger boarding bridges, passenger holdrooms, public lobbies, restrooms, concessions, airline operations, and mechanical and electrical equipment rooms; renovation of about 5,000 square feet at the south end of the terminal building for aircraft boarding gate and passenger holdroom improvements. It includes the replacement of HVAC central plant equipment and refurbishment of five existing passenger boarding bridges. Work includes replacement of portions of the aircraft apron as required for building construction, underground utilities work, and apron drainage, and pavement marking and striping for aircraft positions and service vehicle lanes. Starting in 2027, the airport will undergo an additional expansion of roughly 70,000 square feet adding 4 more gates for a total of 10. A multi story parking garage will be in the works as well with an additional luggage carousel and baggage claim technology adding a total of 3.

Ground transportation

Metro McAllen route 4 picks up at Bicentennial and Wichita at the front of the airport, towards stops in downtown McAllen, including McAllen Central Station.

Airlines and destinations

;Airlines

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and

United Airlines United Airlines, Inc. is a Major airlines of the United States, major airline in the United States headquartered in Chicago, Chicago, Illinois that operates an extensive domestic and international route network across the United States and six ...

summer 2015 timetables show main line jets to McAllen while their

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partners, American Eagle (

Mesa Airlines Mesa Airlines, Inc. is an American regional airline headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona. Mesa operates and maintains a fleet of Embraer E-175 Aircraft that are scheduled, marketed and sold by United Airlines as United Express. ...

) and

United Express United Express is a regional airline network that supports United Airlines operations, primarily by serving smaller cities and connecting traffic to United's main hubs. Representing six percent of United's total capacity for 2024, United Express ...

(

), flew regional jets. American operates

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s and Boeing 737-800s while American Eagle flies

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s. United flies

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s and 737-900ERs with United Express flying

Bombardier CRJ-700 The Bombardier CRJ700 series is a family of regional jet airliners that were designed and manufactured by Canadian transportation conglomerate Bombardier Inc., Bombardier (formerly Canadair). Officially launched in 1997, the CRJ700 made its maid ...

Embraer ERJ-135 The Embraer ERJ family (for Embraer Regional Jet) are regional jets designed and produced by the Brazilian aerospace company Embraer. The family includes the ERJ 135 (37 passengers), ERJ 140 (44 passengers), and ERJ 145 (50 passen ...

Embraer ERJ-145 The Embraer ERJ family (for Embraer Regional Jet) are regional jets designed and produced by the Brazilian aerospace company Embraer. The family includes the ERJ 135 (37 passengers), ERJ 140 (44 passengers), and ERJ 145 (50 passen ...

s and Embraer ERJ-175s. ;Destinations The following airlines operate scheduled passenger service from the airport:

Current and recent air service

MFE is the busiest airline airport in the

. The airport is also served by all three global alliances,

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, and

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. MFE lost its only international flight in September 2007 – a daily

Continental Express Continental Express was the brand name used by a number of independently owned regional airlines providing commuter airliner and regional jet feeder service under agreement with Continental Airlines. In 2010 at the time of Continental's merger ...

flight to Mexico City. Mexican air carrier

Aeromar Transportes Aeromar, S.A. de C.V, doing business as Aeromar, was a Mexican airline that operated scheduled domestic services in Mexico and international services to the United States, and Cuba. Its main base was Mexico City International Airport ...

operated nonstop service from the airport to the capital of Mexico. After less than one year, it was announced that MFE would lose its only non-stop flight to Los Angeles (

LAX A lax is a salmon. LAX as an acronym most commonly refers to Los Angeles International Airport in Southern California, United States. LAX or Lax may also refer to: Places Within Los Angeles * Union Station (Los Angeles), Los Angeles' main tr ...

), operated by

Delta Connection Delta Connection is a brand name under which Delta Air Lines has air service agreements with domestic regional air carriers that feed traffic to their network by serving passengers primarily in small and medium-sized cities in the domestic mark ...

partner

ExpressJet Airlines ExpressJet Airlines was a regional airline in the United States that operated from 1987 until 2022. It was headquartered in College Park, Georgia. The company began as Britt Airways and flew exclusively as Continental Express, the contracted ...

, at the end of 2007; however,

Allegiant Air Allegiant Air is an American ultra low-cost carrier, ultra-low cost airline headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. The airline focuses on serving leisure traffic from small and medium-sized cities which it considers to be underserved, using an ult ...

currently flies a seasonal nonstop McAllen to LAX with several flights a week. In December 2007, it was announced that Delta Connection would pull out of McAllen on January 6, 2008, ending its two flights a day from MFE to Atlanta, operated by Delta Connection partner

Atlantic Southeast Airlines Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) was a regional airline in the United States based in the A-Tech Center in College Park, Georgia, flying to 144 destinations as a Delta Connection carrier on behalf of Delta Air Lines via a code sharing agre ...

. In March 2009, Delta, through its wholly owned subsidiary

Northwest Airlines Northwest Airlines (often abbreviated as NWA) was a major airline in the United States that operated from 1926 until it Delta Air Lines–Northwest Airlines merger, merged with Delta Air Lines in 2010. The merger made Delta the largest airline ...

, began flying MFE to Memphis on

Northwest Airlink Northwest Airlink was the brand name of Northwest Airlines' regional airline service, which flew turboprop and regional jet aircraft from Northwest's domestic hubs in Minneapolis, Detroit, and Memphis. Service was primarily to small-to-medium- ...

partner

Pinnacle Airlines Endeavor Air is a regional airline in the United States headquartered at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, and staffs, operates, and maintains aircr ...

had previously flown MFE to its

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hub starting in 2004. Following the completion of the merger of Northwest into Delta in 2010, the Memphis hub was eventually shut down although Delta continues to serve MEM. On September 7, 2010,

partner

(ASA) resumed service to MFE essentially taking over the non-stop MFE–

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route from Pinnacle Airlines. On May 1, 2011, Delta Connection partner ASA began non-stop service from MFE to ATL and ended service from MFE to MEM (flights from MFE to ATL were then operated by

ExpressJet ExpressJet Airlines was a regional airline in the United States that operated from 1987 until 2022. It was headquartered in College Park, Georgia. The company began as Britt Airways and flew exclusively as Continental Express, the contracte ...

following the merger of this regional airline with Atlantic Southeast). This route was discontinued on May 1, 2012. On May 24, 2009,

began bi-weekly, non-stop service to

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(

), in addition to non-stop service to

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(SFB) twice a week, and non-stop service to

Las Vegas McCarran International Airport Harry Reid International Airport , formerly known as McCarran International Airport, is the primary international airport serving the Las Vegas Valley, a metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Nevada. It is located south of downtown Las Vega ...

(LAS) five times a week. On August 15, 2009, Allegiant announced that it would end service from MFE to LAX; Allegiant later reinstated service and flies non-stop to LAX seasonally from early June to late August.

Past service

Trans-Texas Airways Trans-Texas may refer to: * Trans-Texas Corridor (TTC), a transportation network in the planning and early construction stages in the U.S. state of Texas * Trans-Texas Airways, a former a United States airline An airline is a company that prov ...

(TTa) and successor

Texas International Airlines Texas International Airlines Inc. was a United States local service carrier, known from 1940 until 1947 as Aviation Enterprises, until 1969 as Trans-Texas Airways (TTA), and as Texas International Airlines until 1982, when it merged with Contine ...

(TI) served the airport for over 32 years and was the only air carrier to do so for many years. In 1949, Trans-Texas 21-seat

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s flew Brownsville - Harlingen - McAllen - Laredo - Carrizo Springs/Crystal City - Eagle Pass - Uvalde - San Antonio - Beeville - Victoria - Houston and back; TTa also flew direct to El Paso. In 1963, Trans-Texas flights to McAllen were all

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s flying direct to Austin, Corpus Christi,

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, Fort Worth (via now closed

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), Houston, Laredo, Longview, TX, San Antonio, Shreveport, Tyler, TX and Victoria; In 1968

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s were on all TTa flights from the airport. Jets arrived in 1969; in 1970 Texas International

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s flew non-stop to Houston

Intercontinental Airport George Bush Intercontinental Airport is an international airport in Houston, Texas, United States, serving the Greater Houston metropolitan area. Initially named Houston Intercontinental Airport upon its opening in 1969, it was renamed in ho ...

and Corpus Christi and direct to

. In July 1970 TI was flying McAllen - Harlingen - Houston Intercontinental Airport - Dallas Love Field - Midland/Odessa - Roswell, NM - Albuquerque - Los Angeles, and

s flew non-stop to Houston and direct to Austin and San Antonio. In 1978, Texas International was all-jet with Douglas DC-9-10s and

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s nonstop to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), Houston (IAH) and San Antonio and direct to Albuquerque, Austin, Denver, Lafayette, LA, Lubbock and New Orleans.http://www.departedflights.com, March 15, 1978 Texas International timetable In 1980, TI flew nonstop DC-9s to

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Dallas Fort Worth International Airport is the primary international airport serving the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and the North Texas region, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the largest hub for American Airlines, which is headquartere ...

, Dallas Love Field, and Houston Intercontinental Airport.

International air service

On January 11, 2012, Mexican air carrier

announced it would commence non-stop service to

Mexico City Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...

beginning in mid-March. Aeromar was the only airline offering international non-stop service from the airport, flying

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turboprops on its Mexico City route. On March 18, 2021,

announced twice a week, non-stop service to

Monterrey Monterrey (, , abbreviated as MtY) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is the ninth-largest city and the second largest metropolitan area, after Greater Mexico City. Located at the foothills of th ...

initiating April 22, 2021. On February 15, 2023, Aeromar ceased all operations.

(TTa) began flights to

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from the airport in 1967; in 1968, TTa had ten non-stop

s a week to

and direct six days a week to

Tampico Tampico is a city and port in the southeastern part of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It is located on the north bank of the Pánuco River, about inland from the Gulf of Mexico, and directly north of the state of Veracruz. Tampico is the fif ...

and

Veracruz Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entit ...

via Harlingen. In 1969, Trans-Texas changed its name to

and, in 1970, was flying daily

s nonstop to Monterrey with a routing of

(DAL) - Houston

(IAH) - Harlingen - McAllen - Monterrey. In 1974, Texas International DC-9s were flying nonstop to Mexico City via a routing of Dallas/Fort Worth - Houston Intercontinental - Corpus Christi - McAllen - Mexico City but no longer flew non-stop to Monterrey. In 1975, Texas International was flying non-stop DC-9s from the airport to both Tampico and Veracruz twice a week with these flights continuing on to Mexico City and then non-stop from Mexico City back to McAllen. By the late 1970s, Texas International was no longer flying from the airport to Mexico although the airline was continuing to fly DC-9s non-stop to both Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth. In 1982 Texas International merged into

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and service to Mexico resumed. Texas International initially operated as an independent air carrier; the June 1, 1982 Continental (CO) / Texas International (TI) joint timetable lists non-stop DC-9s twice a day from the airport to Mexico City and non-stop DC-9s four times a week to

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. By the end of 1983 Continental had pulled out of the airport. Continental returned to McAllen in the mid-1980s with nonstop DC-9s to Houston Intercontinental, and nonstop MD-80s to Mexico City by the mid 1990s. In the mid-2000s Continental had turned over its Mexico City flight to regional

partner

operated by

, flying a daily

to MEX.Feb. 2007 OAG Flight Guide Worldwide This service ended later. McAllen was served by Aeromexico partner Aerolitoral via a

agreement during the mid-1990s. In 1994 Aerolitoral was flying up to four non-stops a day to

with

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s continuing direct to Chihuahua,

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, San Luis Potosi,

Villahermosa Villahermosa ( , ; "Beautiful Town") is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Tabasco, and serves as the municipal seat (governing county) of the state. Located in Southeast Mexico, Villahermosa is an important city because of its ...

.Sept. 15, 1994 North American Edition, OAG Desktop Flight Guide

Past jet service

After merging with

in 1982,

began serving McAllen, mainly non-stop to its hub at Houston

. Continental flew

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727-200 The Boeing 727 is an American narrow-body airliner that was developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. After the heavier 707 quad-jet was introduced in 1958, Boeing addressed the demand for shorter flight lengths from smaller airp ...

s, 737-300s,

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737-800 The Boeing 737 Next Generation, commonly abbreviated as 737NG, or 737 Next Gen, is a twin-engine narrow-body aircraft produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Launched in 1993 as the third-generation derivative of the Boeing 737, it has been pr ...

757-200 The Boeing 757 is an American narrow-body airliner designed and built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The then-named 7N7, a twinjet successor for the trijet 727, received its first orders in August 1978. The prototype completed its maiden fl ...

s and

MD-80 The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 is a series of five-abreast narrow-body aircraft, single-aisle airliners developed by McDonnell Douglas. It was produced by the developer company until August 1997 and then by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The MD-80 ...

s to McAllen. Continental also flew one-stop direct service to Atlanta, Chicago (ORD), Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), Kansas City, Miami, New Orleans, Pensacola, Seattle and Tampa. In 1994, the airline was flying MD-80s direct to Anchorage, Alaska via Houston and Seattle. Continental merged with

in 2010. In 1982, Austin-based Emerald Air (United States) operated

Pan Am Express Pan Am Express was a brand name for a code sharing passenger feed service operated by other airlines on behalf of Pan American World Airways (Pan Am). It was founded in the early 1980s, and lasted until the demise of Pan Am in 1991. History In ...

service in Texas via an agreement with

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and flew two

flights a day to Houston Intercontinental Airport and San Antonio. By 1984, Emerald Air was serving McAllen independently with up to eleven departures a day, all DC-9s. Emerald was flying non-stop to Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston Intercontinental, San Antonio and Corpus Christi, and one-stop to Austin. This airline went out of business in 1985.

Muse Air Muse Air was a domestic U.S. airline founded in 1980 by Michael Muse, a former CFO of Southwest Airlines, and his father Lamar Muse, the founding president of Southwest. Muse Air was notable for initially choosing to compete head-to-head agains ...

and successor TranStar Airlines served McAllen in the mid 1980s. In 1985, Houston-based Muse Air was operating up to five departures a day non-stop to its hub at Houston

Hobby Airport William P. Hobby Airport —colloquially referred to as Houston Hobby or other short names—is an international airport in Houston, Texas, located from downtown Houston. Hobby is Houston's oldest commercial airport, and was its primary airpor ...

with McDonnell Douglas DC-9-50s, all continuing direct to

. Muse Air was acquired by

Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines Co., or simply Southwest, is a Major airlines of the United States, major airline in the United States that formerly operated on a low-cost carrier model. It is headquartered in the Love Field, Dallas, Love Field neighborhood ...

which changed the Muse Air name to TranStar, and continued independently with nonstop DC-9-50s to Houston Hobby and one-stop to Dallas Love Field. TranStar went out of business in 1987.

began serving the airport about January 1991. In 1991, American had three daily

McDonnell Douglas MD-80 The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 is a series of five-abreast single-aisle airliners developed by McDonnell Douglas. It was produced by the developer company until August 1997 and then by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The MD-80 was the second gener ...

s to its Dallas/Fort Worth ( DFW) hub and, by 1995, was flying four daily

Fokker 100 The Fokker 100 is a regional jet that was produced by Fokker in the Netherlands. The Fokker 100 was based on the Fokker F28 with a fuselage stretched by to seat up to 109 passengers, up from 85. It is powered by two newer Rolls-Royce Tay tur ...

s to DFW. In 2007, American had up to four nonstop MD80s a day to Dallas/Fort Worth. AA had one-stop MD-80s to Atlanta, El Paso, Oakland, and Raleigh/Durham. American and regional affiliate American Eagle continue to serve the airport.

Trans World Airlines Trans World Airlines (TWA) was a major airline in the United States that operated from 1930 until it was acquired by American Airlines in 2001. It was formed as Transcontinental & Western Air to operate a route from New York City to Los Angeles ...

(

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) also served McAllen. In 2001, TWA

s flew nonstop to Austin and one-stop to its St. Louis hub. By the end of 2001, Trans World Airlines had merged into

operated by

flew to Delta's Atlanta hub. In 2007, Delta Connection had two nonstops a day to ATL with

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s for

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in a

agreement. This service ended in 2012. Prior to the merger of

with Delta in 2010, Northwest DC-9s flew nonstop to its Memphis hub in 2004, followed by

nonstops to MEM on

partner

Canadair CRJ-200s in 2009.

Past commuter airlines

In the late 1970s, Tejas Airlines flew

s nonstop to San Antonio. McAllen was served by Austin-based Conquest Airlines from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s; in 1989, it flew

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s nonstop to San Antonio. By 1994, Conquest was flying nonstop to Austin, Laredo and San Antonio and one-stop to Tyler, TX, all on Metroliners.

Amenities

The McAllen Miller International Airport's food and beverage options include a Coffee Zone both pre- and post-security and the Comfort Zone bar post-security. In addition, the McAllen Airport offers complimentary

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throughout the terminal. Post-security, the airport has a Classic Shoe Shine booth whose prices can be found on the airport's website. For shopping amenities, the airport has the Explore McAllen store post-security. In October 2010, a

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News Store was completed pre-security. The airport has on-site and off-site rental car companies as well.

Cargo

Area airports

Nearby airports with passenger air service in south Texas include: *

(HRL) – Harlingen () *

(BRO) – Brownsville () Two airports across the border have passenger service:

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(REX) in

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and

General Servando Canales International Airport Matamoros International Airport (); officially ''Aeropuerto Internacional General Servando Canales'' (General Servando Canales International Airport) () is an international airport located in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, near the U.S.-Mexico b ...

(MAM) in Matamoros.

References

External links

McAllen International Airport
official site
McAllen Miller International (MFE)
at

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Runways

Facilities

Expansion

Ground transportation

Airlines and destinations

Current and recent air service

Past service

International air service

Past jet service

Past commuter airlines

Amenities

Cargo

Area airports

See also

References

External links