48XS
Maravillas Gap Ranch Airport
Maravillas Gap Ranch Airport (48XS) is a general-aviation airfield serving Marathon, Texas. The field lies at 3,325 ft (1,013 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 5,000 ft (1,524 m), asphalt. Its nearest neighbour is Persimmon Gap Ranch Airport (TA64), 16 nm SSE.
Maravillas Gap Ranch Airport is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 3,325 ft (1,013 m)
- Coordinates
- 29.9266, -103.2950
- Serving
- Marathon
- Region
- Texas
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Runways1 · longest 5,000 ft
The diagram is drawn from published threshold coordinates, so each runway sits where it actually sits — true bearings, true separations, true lengths. Runway widths are exaggerated against length, which at true proportion would draw a hairline. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 5,000 ft1,524 m | 40 ft | Asphalt | — |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.