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Eagle Pass Municipal Airport

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit builtEagle Pass, TX

Retrofit complete; current commercial site (Walmart/USPS) with no active redevelopment opportunity. · summary, model-written

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Place
Shrinking countyThis site: -0.3% census-acs · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: Today the land is indistinguishable from its aviation past, being the site of a large US Post Office, a Walmart Supercenter and other commercial activities. record · all sites with this
New use
Civic and governmentThis site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
GroceryThis site: aviation past, being the site of a large US Post Office, a Walmart Supercenter and other commercial activities. newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
OfficeThis site: …e from its aviation past, being the site of a large US Post Office, a Walmart Supercenter and other commercial activities. newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusRetrofit builtWikipedia no source
StrategyRedevelopedWikipedia no source
New usescivic, retailWikipedia no source
What is there nowToday the land is indistinguishable from its aviation past, being the site of a large US Post Office, a Walmart Supercenter and other commercial activities.newtypes-extraction reported

History and original facts

CountyMaverick County
Census division7 · West South Central
NotesDraft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: Eagle Pass Municipal Airport, a former airport established in 1919 and closed in 1998, was redeveloped into a commercial site with a US Post Office and Walmart Supercenter.

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Planning

No zoning change, subsidy or policy tool recorded for this site.

Site context

Housing permits, Maverick County (TX), 20248 units in 5+ unit buildings, 8 in 2–4, 61 single-family; 2023: 0 in 5+Census BPS
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)2,399 jobs in 146 establishments; average annual pay $31,338; employment location quotient 1.28; employment +0.5% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 20222,106 jobs; 736 in retail trade, 693 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 48323950602)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 47th income percentile as adults; 0.9% incarcerated at the 2010 count (1,662 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)low-income, low-access tract (1 mile urban / 10 miles rural); 10% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 15.9%; median family income $55,000; 440 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsEagle Pass Independent School District (PK-12); 5 public schools within 1 mile: BENAVIDES HEIGHTS EL; DENA KELSO GRAVES EL; SAN LUIS EL; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT CENTERNCES EDGE
Elevation802 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-202540 county-logged events: 14 hail, 13 flash flood, 12 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood; $102,000 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 78852, 2026-09median list price $278,650 (+4.2% on the year); 258 active listings; median 98 days on market; 12% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023154 establishments (-8%); 2,596 jobs (+1%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $215,361 (-6% 1 yr, +17% 5 yr); typical rent $1,156/mo, 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)24,771 vehicles a day (minor arterial, 4 lanes); 5 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Eagle Pass Municipal Airport (established 1919 as military airfield) ceased operations ~1998, transferred to Maverick County Memorial International Airport. Current site hosts USPS, Walmart Supercenter, and other commercial uses. No visible aviation remnants remain per after_notes.

Why. Strategy listed as 'redevelop' but 'after_notes' confirms retrofit is complete (land 'indistinguishable from aviation past'). 'opp_reasons' explicitly state 'retrofit already built' (opp_score 0.0).

Where it stands. Current commercial mix: USPS, Walmart, other retail. Retail businesses stable (154 in 2023 vs 167 in 2012; +1.1% employment). Housing market: ZHVI $215,361 (down 5.6% YoY).

For a planner

  • No active redevelopment opportunity (retrofit complete).
  • Traffic: Minor arterial (4 lanes, 24,771 ADT).
  • Peer context: 6 TX sites with similar 'redevelop' strategy (scores 4.5-5.0), but all are distinct projects.

For a developer

  • No opportunity to retrofit (already built).
  • Current land use is established commercial (Walmart/USPS).
  • Market data shows stable retail employment but declining housing prices (-5.6% YoY).

What we do not know yet

  • No current ownership or specific redevelopment project details.
  • No planning documents or deals referenced in record.
  • Traffic data lacks truck volume (trucks_aadt: null).

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Background

Eagle Pass Municipal Airport is a former airport, located in Eagle Pass, Texas. Airport operations ended around 1998, being transferred to the Maverick County Memorial International Airport. Today the former airport is a commercial site. == History == Eagle Pass Municipal Airport was established by the Air Service, United States Army in 1919 as a military airfield. It was constructed as a base for observation overflights along the Mexican border.

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