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ACCESSIBILITY
The region’s central location along the 2000 mile border has made El Paso a natural transportation hub, with international rail service provided by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF), Union Pacific (UP) and Ferromex. Interstate access (I-10) connects our region to California and Florida, and to the Rocky Mountain states all the way to the Canadian border. You’ll also find two international airports, El Paso International Airport (EPIA) and Abraham Gonzalez International Airport (AGIA), and five international border crossings connecting the U.S. to México.
Highway/Interstate
- Interstate 10, which extends between Jacksonville, Florida, and Los Angeles, California, is the primary highway access to the region.
- Interstate 25 connects with Interstate 10 in Las Cruces, New Mexico, providing access to northern New Mexico, central Colorado and eastern Wyoming.
El Paso International Airport (EPIA)
- 118 daily passenger flights to and from El Paso
- Nonstop daily service to and from 12 U.S. cities
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El Paso International Airport — Passenger Activity The Facts: 8 States, 14 Airports, 118 daily arrivals and departures |
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To/From El Paso Arrivals & Departures |
To/From El Paso Arrivals & Departures |
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Albuquerque, NM 4 |
Atlanta, GA 4 |
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Austin, TX 8 |
Chicago, IL 6 |
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Dallas, TX 28 |
Denver, CO 4 |
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Houston, TX 16 |
Las Vegas, NV 6 |
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Los Angeles, CA 12 |
Phoenix, AZ 22 |
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San Antonio, TX 6 |
San Diego, CA 2 |
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El Paso International Airport — Passenger Activity |
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2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012* |
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Enplaned |
1,714,552 |
1,713,868 |
1,662,855 |
1,540,195 |
1,544,488 |
1,480,032 |
322,168 |
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Deplaned |
1,687,778 |
1,688,832 |
1,639,909 |
1,522,993 |
1,520,905 |
1,467,604 |
320,220 |
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Total |
3,402,330 |
3,402,700 |
3,302,764 |
3,063,188 |
3,065,393 |
2,947,636 |
642,388 |
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El Paso International Airport — Cargo Activity (tons) |
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2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012* |
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Enplaned |
36,064 |
38,215 |
30,560 |
30,173 |
43,451 |
44,461 |
11,675 |
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Deplaned |
47,402 |
43,679 |
37,266 |
34,120 |
47,124 |
46,966 |
11,857 |
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Total |
83,467 |
81,894 |
67,825 |
64,293 |
90,575 |
91,427 |
23,532 |
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*2012 Figures include data collected for the months of January - March only. Source: Monthly Activity Report: March 2012. El Paso International Airport. Updated: May 2012. |
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Railroad
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF), Union Pacific (UP) and Ferromex provide rail service from El Paso to numerous cities.


