Comanche Ranch Airport (5TE0), Texas
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Comanche Ranch Airport, identified as 5TE0, is a privately used airfield near Eagle Pass, Texas, sitting at 734 feet elevation and served by a single paved runway. The field is unattended and lacks onsite customs clearance, with the nearest customs-capable airport, 5T9, roughly 23 nautical miles away. Business aviation accounts for nearly all recorded activity here, and clearance delivery routes through Laughlin Approach, with Houston ARTCC as backup when that facility is closed. Nearby fields include Flying G, Chaparrosa Ranch, Dimmit County, and Piedras Negras International Airport across the border in Mexico.
Runways
Comanche Ranch Airport has one paved runway, 15/33, 5,500 ft long and 80 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Comanche Ranch Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is 5T9, 23 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Comanche Ranch Airport recorded 105 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in February. Business aviation traffic at Comanche Ranch Airport (5TE0) is concentrated in February and November, with far fewer operations recorded in the remaining months.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month February, 34 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Comanche Ranch Airport averages 29.6 days above 90°F in August and 8.7 freeze days in December. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 99.9°F, and January the coldest, at 66.6°F.
Weather station is 17.3 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Comanche Ranch Airport has published operating constraints in two categories: access and other notes.
Pilot-activated runway end identifier lights are available on Runway 15. Precision approach path indicators serve both Runway 15 and Runway 33. High intensity runway lighting covers Runway 15/33 and is activated on frequency 123.3.
For clearance delivery, contact Laughlin Approach. When Laughlin Approach is closed, contact Houston ARTCC instead.
Tiedowns are available.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Comanche Ranch Airport has five airfields within 20 NM. The closest is Flying G, 9.33 NM northeast.
Part of the Texas Border area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
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Frequently asked questions
Is customs available at Comanche Ranch Airport (5TE0)?
Comanche Ranch Airport does not have onsite customs clearance. The nearest customs facility is located about 23 nautical miles away at 5T9. Aircraft requiring customs processing should plan to clear at that facility rather than at Comanche Ranch. Pilots should coordinate arrival arrangements in advance given the distance to the nearest customs airport.
What runway does 5TE0 offer for arriving aircraft?
Comanche Ranch Airport has a single paved runway, 15/33, measuring 5,500 feet long and 80 feet wide with an asphalt surface. The runway is equipped with runway end identifier lights on Runway 15, precision approach path indicators on both Runway 15 and Runway 33, and high intensity runway lighting across the full length. Pilots activate these lighting systems on frequency 123.3. The field is unattended, so pilots operate under standard non-towered procedures.
Who provides air traffic services for Comanche Ranch (5TE0) when the local approach control is closed?
Traffic at Comanche Ranch Airport normally coordinates clearance delivery through Laughlin Approach. When Laughlin Approach is closed, pilots should instead contact Houston ARTCC for clearance delivery. This arrangement reflects the airport's unattended status and its location within Laughlin's approach airspace near Eagle Pass, Texas.
How busy is Comanche Ranch Airport (5TE0) throughout the year?
Comanche Ranch Airport recorded 106 total operations in 2025 according to FAA TFMSC data, with 105 of those attributed to business aviation traffic. Activity is concentrated in specific months rather than spread evenly across the year, with February and November showing markedly higher operation counts than the rest of the year. Most other months see only a handful of business aviation movements.