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Big Bend National Park by plane

There are no landing strips in the park. The largest commercial airport is at El Paso; the rest are smaller, local gateways. Once you've arrived, you'll need to drive the rest of the way to the park. The nearest commercial airports are:

Del Rio International Airport (DRT) at Del Rio. From Del Rio simply take US-90 west to Marathon; a total trip of about 240 mi (386 km).

El Paso International Airport (ELP) at El Paso, this is also the nearest large city. From El Paso, take I-10 east to Van Horn, then take US-90 southeast through Marfa then to Alpine ? it will turn into US-67 en route. The total distance is about 330 mi (531 km).

Midland International Airport (MAF) at Midland, considered the gateway to the Big Bend region. From Midland-Odessa, take I-20 west then TX-18 south to Fort Stockton. From there take US-385 south to Marathon for a total of about 230 mi (370 km).

San Angelo Regional Airport (SJT) at San Angelo. From San Angelo take US-67 south to I-10, then head west until Fort Stockton and take US-385 south to Marathon. The total distance is about 300 mi (483 km).

There is also a small airport at Lajitas but it does not appear to be open to the public yet.

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