Transportation

The Horizon Communities/El Paso area is located across the Rio Grande from its sister city, Juarez, Mexico. Together, our two cities form a dynamic, powerful economic focal point for domestic and international commerce, with air and rail transportation to virtually anywhere, domestically and internationally.

Air Transportation

Horizon City is only 25 minutes from El Paso International Airport via I-10. Six major airlines serve the airport. Approximately 170 nonstop and direct flights arrive and depart daily from El Paso. Each year more than 3.2 million passengers pass through the El Paso International Airport. Commercial domestic passenger services are provided by American, Delta, Southwest, Frontier, Continental, and America West.

International carriers include: AeroMexico, Taesa, Aero California, Aero Litoral, Lonestar, and Mexicana to points in Mexico from Juarez Airport. Aero Litoral and Lonestar have flights from El Paso to Chihuahua.

From El Paso passengers may fly direct to: Albuquerque, Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Chihuahua, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Lubbock, Midland/Odessa, Phoenix, San Antonio. From Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, and Houston passengers are only one flight away from destinations in Europe.

Airfreight carriers serving El Paso International Airport include: Aero-Freight, American, Emery, Southwest, Aero-Flash, Burlington Air, Federal Express, Team Air Express, Air Express International, Korean Air, UPS Air Transportation Inc., Charter Air, MAF World Wide Express, Airborne Express, KHL, Rasmark, America West, and Delta.

FedEx operates from its facility located on Boeing and Hawkins behind the airport tower, next to the main Post Office.

As a major center for domestic and international trade, El Paso has experienced tremendous growth in volume of air cargo. Companies that do business in El Paso can expect a level of airfreight service that is second to none.

Rail Transportation

Amtrak provides passenger rail transportation to and from the El Paso area. Rail freight to and from the El Paso region is provided by these mainline railroads: Union Pacific, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, and Ferro Mex.

Our Good Life

The Advantages

Our core communities offer all the advantages of small-town living, friendliness, safety, good schools, local shops, and peace and quiet. Horizon’s residents know each other and watch out for one another. Neighbors can meet up at the country club, which offers an 18-hole golf course, tennis courts, swimming pool, elegant dining, and entertainment. Old-fashioned community values are alive and well here.

Big City Amenities

The city of El Paso is less than a 15 minute drive west of Horizon. Some of El Paso’s newest shopping malls, outlets, and restaurants are located on El Paso’s rapidly growing eastside. For a more exotic shopping experience, cross the Zaragoza International Bridge and enjoy what Mexico has to offer. We are also 10 minutes from Mission Valley, once settled by the Spanish in the late 16th century. The old churches that line the historic Mission Trail mark the birthplace of El Paso. And with such close access to I-10, road trips spanning the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean is easy.

The Climate

Here in the high desert, our average high summer temperature is 95 degrees. The average winter high is about 60 degrees. Low humidity and moderate rainfall, 8.65 inches annually, combine to create an ideal climate.

In winter, sunshine and warmth are aplenty. Concerned you might miss the snow? Don't worry. Some winters deliver up to six inches of snowfall overnight (the all time record for El Paso was 22.4 inches in 1987). But wake up early to build your snowman. It will probably melt by noon.