Taurus Mesa

Airport and flying

Taurus Mesa (4TE4) is a private, non-towered airport in Alpine, Brewster County, Texas. Field elevation is 3,576 ft. Runway 17R/35L is 4,900 by 75 ft, dirt. Runway 17L/35R is 3,600 by 60 ft, dirt. Runway 08/26 is 3,200 by 75 ft, dirt. No fuel is listed on the field.

Nearest fuel: Lajitas International (T89, Lajitas), 20.7 nm S, 6,501 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A; Presidio Lely International (PRS, Presidio), 35.6 nm W, 5,200 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A; Alpine-Casparis Municipal (E38, Alpine), 45.8 nm N, 6,002 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+.

Major airports: Midland International Air And Space Port (MAF, Midland), 158.9 nm NE, 9,501 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1; El Paso International (ELP, El Paso), 191.3 nm NW, 12,020 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A-1+.

Regional airports: Del Rio International (DRT, Del Rio), 144.6 nm E, 6,300 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A+; Cavern City Air Trml (CNM, Carlsbad), 165.8 nm N, 7,854 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A-1+; Lea County Regional (HOB, Hobbs), 185.6 nm N, 8,000 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A.

Nearby airports: Big Bend Valley (70TT, Terlingua), 6.6 nm E, 1,515 ft runway; Rawls Ranch (5TE1, Marfa), 14 nm W, 3,722 ft runway; Big Bend Ranch State Park (3T9, Presidio), 16.2 nm SW, 5,500 ft runway; Terlingua Ranch (1E2, Alpine), 17.9 nm SE, 4,700 ft runway.

Official FAA airport record (4TE4) · FAA data effective 2026-10-29