Transportation

Big Spring is known as the Crossroads of West Texas. It is situated on Interstate Highway 20 mid distant between Dallas and El Paso. Interstate Highway 20 serves as the east-west artery with U.S. Highway 87 as the north-south corridor. Big Spring is also served by State Highways 176 and 350. Ranch Road 700 serves as a loop connecting west I.H. 20 to South U.S. 87 and continues east to I.H. 20 and then north to U.S. 87 north.

Big Spring is serviced by Union Pacific Rail providing freight services.

Big Spring Airpark

Big Spring is the former home of Webb Air Force Base. It now serves the community and region as a top notch airpark with a long (8800 ft) newly upgraded runway capable of landing 737 type aircraft and smaller planes.

You’ll feel welcome at the Big Spring McMahon-Wrinkle Airport and Industrial Park

Public airport with long (8,800’ x 100’) runways, and shorter (4,400’x 75’) crosswind runways. All runways and taxiways are lighted with approach lights and navigational aids for the facility.

A modern airport terminal building, the perfect place to greet visitors arriving in the City. The terminal has a comfortable waiting area, a conference room, and a well-equipped pilot lounge. Snacks, souvenirs, pilot items, and memorabilia are available in the terminal.

A flying school available for those interested in learning to fly.

Museum (Hangar 25 Air Museum) which reflects the heritage of the WW II US Army Air Corps Bombardier School, and the more recent Korean War and Vietnam era Webb Air Force Base, a jet pilot training facility. Buildings of various sizes for lease - for businesses, office space, warehousing, or self storage. Hangars, for all sizes of general aviation and corporate aircraft. Acreage, for building sites. Easy access to the interstate.

An FBO (Fixed Base Operation) for the flying enthusiasts, for aircraft refueling and maintenance.

An established assortment of business and industry.

Lots of wide open space to enjoy, and lot’s of little Prairie Dogs to greet you...


 

Regional Air Transportation

Midland International Airport is just less than an hours drive from Big Spring down I.H. 20. The airport is serviced by Southwest Airlines, Continental Express, and American Eagle providing direct flights to many regional and metropolitan areas with connections to any destination.

 

Ports-to-Plains

U.S. Highway 87 has been designated as the route for the Ports-To-Plains Corridor connecting Mexico to Canada.

Ports-to-Plains Mission Statement

The Ports-to-Plains Trade Corridor is a planned, multimodal transportation corridor including a multi-lane divided highway that will facilitate the efficient transportation of goods and services from Mexico, through West Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, and Oklahoma, and ultimately on into Canada and the Pacific Northwest.

Together, the communities along the Ports-to-Plains Trade Corridor are becoming the Gateway to trade throughout the nation and with Mexico and Canada. The Ports-to-Plains Trade Corridor will provide a vast number of benefits for communities along the corridor. The Trade Corridor will allow for the development of less congested ports of entry along the Texas/Mexico border. In addition, it will provide alternatives to other congested corridors that run through major metropolitan areas. In doing so, the trade between Mexico, Canada, and the United States will continue to dramatically increase and all three nations will continue to see a rise in their regional mobility and economic status.