City of Midland Airport / Midland International Air & Space Port · Midland, Texas, United States
Launch Pads
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Annual Launches
0-1
Max Payload (LEO)
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Established
2014
Midland Air & Space Port is the first primary commercial-service airport in the U.S. to also hold an FAA-AST Launch Site Operator License (granted September 2014). Located in West Texas, it was originally anchored by XCOR Aerospace for suborbital Lynx vehicle development before XCOR's 2017 bankruptcy. Today the site supports suborbital R&D and spacesuit-test tenants.
| Region | North America |
| Country | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Coordinates | 31.9425° N, -102.2019° E |
| Ownership | Public–Private |
| Parent Entity | City of Midland (Texas municipal) |
| Regulatory Regime | FAA-AST Launch Site Operator License (horizontal launch) |
| Latitude Advantage | 31.9°N — irrelevant for horizontal operations; site value is West Texas restricted airspace coordination with White Sands and Reese ranges and proximity to Permian Basin industrial supply chains. |
| Azimuth Range | Horizontal — runway-bounded; drop/test trajectories coordinated with ABQ/Fort Worth ARTCC |
| Employees | ~20 spaceport-direct (broader airport staff additional) |
| Website | https://www.flymaf.com/space-port |
Anchor Tenants
Active Users
Strategic Value
First-of-kind commercial airport + spaceport hybrid in the U.S. Strategic value depends on attracting a credible anchor to replace XCOR — to date a cautionary tale about single-tenant spaceport risk.
Recent Activity
Continued small-scale R&D tenancy and license maintenance through 2025; no orbital activity; Midland Development Corporation continues aerospace recruitment.
2026
Targeted new anchor tenant under Midland Development Corp. recruitment