TRANSPORTATION

he Horizon Communities/El Paso area is located across the Rio Grande from its sister city, Juarez, Mexico. Together, our two cities form a dynamic, powerful economic focal point for domestic and international commerce, with air and rail transportation to virtually anywhere, domestically and internationally.

Horizon City is only 25 minutes from El Paso International Airport via I-0. Six major airlines serve the airport. Approximately 170 nonstop and direct flights arrive and depart daily from El Paso. Each year more than 3.2 million passengers pass through the El Paso International Airport. Commercial domestic passenger services are provided by American, Delta, Southwest, Frontier, Continental, and America West.

International carriers include AeroMexico, Taesa, Aero California, Aero Litoral, Lonestar, and Mexicana to points in Mexico from Juarez Airport. Aero Litoral and Lonestar have flights from El Paso to Chihuahua.

From El Paso passengers may fly direct to:

• Albuquerque

• Atlanta

• Austin

• Chicago

• Chihuahua, Mexico

• Dallas/Fort Worth

• Houston

• Las Vegas

• Los Angeles

• Lubbock

• Midland/Odessa

• Phoenix

• San Antonio

From Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, and Houston passengers are only one flight away from destinations in Europe.

Airfreight carriers serving El Paso International Airport include Aero-Freight, American, Emery, Southwest, Aero-Flash, Burlington Air, Federal Express, Team Air Express, Air Express International, Korean Air, UPS Air Transportation Inc., Charter Air, MAF World Wide Express, Airborne Express, KHL, Rasmark, America West, and Delta.

Federal Express operates from its newly expanded facility, which was completed December 2000. The facility is located on Boeing and Hawkins behind the airport tower, next to the main Post Office.

As a major center for domestic and international trade, El Paso has experienced tremendous growth in volume of air cargo. The 95,000 tons that passed through our airport in 1999 are projected to increase to 220,000 tons by 2007.  Companies that do business in El Paso can expect a level of airfreight service that is second to none.

Rail transportation to and from the Horizon Communities/El Paso area is provided by these mainline railroads:

• Union Pacific

• Burlington Santa Fe

• Ferro Mex
 

Horizon Communities Improvement Association
14200 Ashford • Horizon City, TX 79928
915.852.1811 • FAX 915.852.1814 • 1.800.729.4242