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Nearby Communities

Around Airport Heights ...

Below is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from Airport Heights, with the nearest first.

  • Rio Grande City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Los Villareales
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Los Villareales is also located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Villareales
  • Santel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Santel is also located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santel
    • Santel has also been known as:
    • Santel Colonia
  • Las Lomas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Las Lomas is also located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
  • Los Alvarez
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Los Alvarez is also located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alvarez
  • Miguel Barrera
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Miguel Barrera is also located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miguel Barrera
    • Miguel Barrera has also been known as:
    • Miguel Barrera Colonia
  • La Rosita
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • La Rosita is also located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rosita
  • El Refugio
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • El Refugio is also located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Refugio
    • El Refugio has also been known as:
    • El Refugio Colonia
  • Garceno
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Garceno is also located in Starr County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garceno
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • La Carla
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • La Carla is also located in Starr County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Carla
      • La Carla has also been known as:
      • La Carla Colonia
    • Escobares
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Escobares is also located in Starr County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escobares
      • Estimated population in 2015: 2,451 people
    • La Puerta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • La Puerta is also located in Starr County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Puerta
    • North Escobares
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • North Escobares is also located in Starr County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Escobares
    • Garciasville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Roma Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Roma Creek is also located in Starr County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roma Creek

For more communities neighboring Airport Heights, please visit our County-by-County Page for Airport Heights.

Starr County ...

Airport Heights is located in Starr County<2>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Starr County: Brooks, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg & Zapata.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Airport Heights ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Airport Heights.

Airports Near Airport Heights ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Airport Heights and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Airport Heights.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Starr, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Airport Heights), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.