Airports / Texas / MGI
National Wildlife Refuge Airport
MGIMatagorda Island, TexasELEV 7 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#28 / 115
Texas airports by Google rating
4.7★ across 1003 Google ratings — ranked against 115 rated TX fields.
40 nm
To the nearest alternate
Victoria Regional Airport (VCT).
Overview
National Wildlife Refuge Airport, listed as MGI, is a general aviation field in Matagorda Island, Texas. Field elevation is 7 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list MGI as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Victoria Regional Airport (VCT, 40 nm), Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Truax Field (NGP, 58 nm), and Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP, 64 nm).
Trip costs from MGI are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Matagorda Island AFB and Port O'Connor. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from MGI to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
MGI
IATA
MGI
FAA / Local
—
Elevation
7 ft
Coordinates
28.3230° N · 96.4640° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs TX fields
state range 6–4,849 ft
At 7 ft, MGI sits lower than 98% of the 127 Texas fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 40nmVCTVictoria Regional AirportVictoria
- 58nmNGPNaval Air Station Corpus Christi Truax FieldCorpus Christi
- 64nmCRPCorpus Christi International AirportCorpus Christi
- 71nmLJNTexas Gulf Coast Regional AirportAngleton
- 87nmNQIKingsville Naval Air StationKingsville
- 89nmSGRSugar Land Regional AirportHouston
Location
Open the full mapMGI · National Wildlife Refuge Airport · Matagorda Island, TX
From the ramp
Google Places photography of National Wildlife Refuge Airport — tap any frame to view full-screen, then cycle with the arrows or your keyboard.