Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Roy Hurd Memorial Airport (MIF), serving Monahans, Texas, is a public-use general aviation field at 2,614 feet elevation with two paved runways, the longer at 4,268 feet and the shorter at 2,922 feet. The airport is non-towered and reports fuel availability for both 100LL and Jet A, with attendance scheduled daily from 0700 to 1700 local. Business aviation activity is modest, consistent with a field serving the surrounding Permian Basin area rather than a metro hub, and customs clearance for international arrivals is handled at Midland International Air and Space Port, roughly 42 nautical miles away.
Roy Hurd Memorial Airport has two paved runways. The longest, 12/30, is 4,268 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Roy Hurd Memorial Airport has Jet A and 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 7am to 5pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Roy Hurd Memorial Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Midland International Air and Space Port (KMAF), 42 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Roy Hurd Memorial Airport recorded 146 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in March and September. Business aviation traffic at MIF is concentrated in March and September, each recording 20 operations, well above the quieter months such as January and April.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month March, 20 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Roy Hurd Memorial Airport averages 29.0 days above 90°F in July, 21.7 freeze days in January and 0.2 snow days in December. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 98.1°F, and December the coldest, at 59.7°F.
Weather station is 2.5 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Roy Hurd Memorial Airport has published operating constraints in four categories: access, runway notes, environmental and other notes.
On the runway 19 approach, an antenna 325 feet above ground level, 2,953 feet MSL, is located 1.45 nautical miles northeast of the airport.
There is a downslope off the departure end of runway 30.
The PAPI for runway 12 is pilot-activated. Medium intensity runway lights for both runway 01/19 and runway 12/30 are controlled via CTAF.
Numerous runway lights are out.
Hold line signs are faded white, making runway numbers not visible.
Wildlife and birds are present on and in the vicinity of the airport.
Numerous large cracks are present in the pavement.
For clearance delivery, contact Fort Worth Air Route Traffic Control Center.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Roy Hurd Memorial Airport has five airfields within 36 NM. The closest is Winkler County (KINK), 19.08 NM northwest.
Part of the Midland and Odessa area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
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Roy Hurd Memorial Airport (MIF) has two paved asphalt runways. Runway 12/30 is the longer of the pair at 4,268 feet by 75 feet wide, and runway 01/19 measures 2,922 feet by 75 feet wide. Both are usable for general aviation and light business aircraft. Neither runway has an instrument approach detail included in the airport's operational data.
Yes, Roy Hurd Memorial Airport (MIF) offers both 100LL and Jet A fuel. The field is attended daily from 0700 to 1700 local time. Outside those hours, fuel service should not be assumed to be staffed. Operators should plan arrivals accordingly given the field is non-towered.
Roy Hurd Memorial Airport (MIF) does not have customs facilities onsite. The nearest customs clearance point is Midland International Air and Space Port (KMAF), located approximately 42 nautical miles away. Operators arriving from outside the United States should plan to clear customs there before or after a stop at MIF.
Roy Hurd Memorial Airport (MIF) has several reported operational notes worth reviewing before arrival. Wildlife and birds are reported on and in the vicinity of the airport, and there is a downslope off the departure end of runway 30. Pavement on some surfaces shows numerous large cracks, and hold line signage has faded, making runway numbers hard to see. Pilots should also note that some runway lights have been reported out.