Corpus Christi International Airport Guide
Corpus Christi International Airport is a city-owned public airport in Nueces County, Texas. It sits about 10 km west of the city center and opened in 1960, replacing the older Cliff Maus airport.
The airport handled roughly 727,000 passengers in 2024 and about 74,000 aircraft operations. Scheduled service is a small set of connections to hub airports: American Eagle flies to Dallas/Fort Worth, Southwest to Houston Hobby, and United Express to Houston Intercontinental. Ameriflight also operates cargo flights to Midland/Odessa and San Antonio.
The airport has two asphalt runways. Runway 13/31 is 7,510 feet long and runway 18/36 is 6,080 feet long, both 150 feet wide. Passengers use a single six-gate terminal that opened in November 2002. It was designed by Gensler and covers about 165,000 square feet. City upgrades since then include new jet bridges, a replaced terminal roof and new window glazing.
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Location
Key facts
- Size
- 727K passengers (2024)2 runwaysopened 1960
- Location
- 27.770, -97.501
- Operator
- City of Corpus Christi Department of Aviation
- Links
- Wikipedia ↗
Terminals
1 terminalCorpus Christi International Airport has 1 passenger terminal — Hayden Wilson Head Terminal, handling both international and domestic flights for around 3 airlines. Check which terminal your airline uses before you travel, as check-in, security and boarding points differ between them, and moving from one to another can take time.
- Hayden Wilson Head TerminalMixed
American Eagle, Southwest Airlines, United Express
Nearby cities
5 citiesCorpus Christi International Airport is closest to Corpus Christi (14 km east), and also serves Robstown, Portland and other nearby areas. With 5 towns and cities within reach, it is a practical gateway for the wider region. Distances shown are straight-line from the airport, so allow extra time for road transfers, traffic and parking.
- Corpus Christi14 km east
- Robstown25 km west
- Portland30 km northeast
- Rockport55 km northeast
- Kingsville60 km southwest
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