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MGI Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Airport (FAA: XS10)
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Airport (FAA: XS10) (IATA: MGI) is located in the the city of Matagorda Island, United states.

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IATA Code

MGI

ICAO Code

Name

Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Airport (FAA: XS10)

Type

Country / Region

United states (US)

City

Matagorda Island

Latitude

28.1169600

Longitude

-96.8002600

Time Zone

UTC−06:00

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Airport Overview

Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Airport (FAA: XS10) (MGI)

Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Airport (FAA: XS10) is a remote airfield on Matagorda Island, Texas, United States, at approximately 28.116960°N, 96.800260°W. Based on the supplied airport record and its island location, our service team classifies it as a small, non-hub general-aviation airfield rather than a scheduled international cargo gateway. It should not be treated as a conventional export airport with publicly assumed cargo terminals, customs facilities, warehouse capacity, or regular freighter service. Our platform can use this location for origin assessment and then coordinate a mainland gateway, charter solution, or specialized local movement after confirming access, aircraft suitability, permissions, and final-mile arrangements.

Airport record	Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Airport (FAA: XS10)
IATA code	MGI
ICAO code	No ICAO code supplied for this airport record
Location	Matagorda Island, Texas, United States
Coordinates	28.116960°N, 96.800260°W
Time zone	UTC−06:00 as provided in the airport record; local seasonal time should be confirmed before planning
Recorded cargo activity	0 air cargo movements and 0 export movements in the supplied dataset

Key Highlights

Logistics Classification at a Glance

Remote island access: Physical access, equipment movement, and vehicle availability require advance confirmation; routine truck-to-airport cargo handling should not be assumed.
Non-hub positioning: The airport record shows no recorded cargo or export movements, so standard scheduled-airfreight capacity should not be presumed.
Limited service certainty: Publicly available information supplied for this record does not establish a cargo terminal, bonded warehouse, customs post, cold store, dangerous-goods facility, or regular cargo operator.
Mainland gateway planning: For international shipments, our service team will normally evaluate a suitable mainland airport and separately arrange the island collection or special transport leg.
Pre-approval is essential: Aircraft performance, landing permission, operating hours, wildlife-area restrictions, cargo dimensions, and local handling arrangements must be verified before booking.

Cargo Facilities & Services

Facility Assessment for Forwarders

Terminal handling

No public cargo terminal, cargo shed, automated sorting line, or acceptance counter should be assumed at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Airport (FAA: XS10). Our team will seek written confirmation of the actual operator and handling point.

Customs and bonded services

The airport record does not establish a U.S. Customs and Border Protection station, bonded warehouse, foreign-trade-zone function, or export examination site. International customs processing should be planned through an approved gateway unless authorities confirm otherwise.

Temperature-controlled cargo

Do not assume refrigerated storage, active container power, dry-ice replenishment, or pharmaceutical handling. Our service team will normally route time- and temperature-sensitive cargo through a confirmed facility with documented handover capability.

Dangerous goods and special cargo

No dangerous-goods warehouse, screening point, live-animal facility, oversized-cargo equipment, or security-controlled acceptance capability is established by the supplied data. Such shipments require a separately approved operator and handling plan.

Operational boundary: The airport may be useful for a pre-arranged local aviation movement, but it should not be quoted as a ready-to-use international cargo station without confirmation from the airport operator, aircraft operator, and relevant authorities.

Routes & Transit Times

Routing and Connection Considerations

International export: Our service team will generally assess a mainland U.S. gateway with confirmed airline acceptance, screening, export documentation support, and onward international connectivity. The final airport depends on origin, destination, commodity, and capacity.
Domestic feeder movement: A local air transfer may be possible only after checking aircraft type, payload, runway suitability, weather, permissions, and loading equipment. It is not a substitute for confirmed scheduled cargo service.
Transit planning: Total lead time can be extended by island access, weather, tide or marine transfer arrangements where applicable, aircraft availability, security screening, customs routing, and mainland truck connections.
Carrier and schedule confirmation: No regular cargo airline, flight frequency, or guaranteed transit time is stated for this airport. Our team will confirm the actual operating carrier and acceptance window before issuing a firm routing.

Hinterland & Key Cargo

Origin-Destination Profile

Primary geographic context: Matagorda Island and the Texas Gulf Coast, with logistics planning shaped by remote-island access rather than by a conventional industrial airport catchment.
Likely operational demand: Pre-arranged aviation support, field supplies, maintenance items, emergency materials, environmental or conservation-related equipment, and other shipments requiring controlled local access may be more relevant than routine palletized export cargo.
Commercial cargo suitability: High-volume e-commerce, consolidated general cargo, regular perishables, and pharmaceutical distribution are normally better matched to a mainland gateway with established handling infrastructure.
Oversized and project cargo: Dimensions, weight, lifting points, landing restrictions, and the availability of forklifts or cranes must be assessed before quoting any project movement.

Operations & Compliance

Pre-Booking Controls

Acceptance and cut-off: There is no verified public cargo cut-off or warehouse opening schedule in the supplied record. Our team will obtain a confirmed acceptance appointment, aircraft operating window, and document deadline before dispatch.
Dangerous goods: Lithium batteries, fuel, chemicals, aerosols, dry ice, firearms, and other regulated articles require accurate classification, packing, marking, labeling, shipper declarations where applicable, and carrier approval under the applicable air-transport rules.
Wildlife-area sensitivity: Cargo movement, vehicle access, aircraft operations, noise, lighting, and personnel access may be subject to site-specific environmental or refuge controls. Written local authorization should be secured before moving cargo to the island.
Customs and security: Export filings, screening, sanctions checks, commodity controls, and any inspection should be arranged through an authorized facility or gateway. Do not send uncleared international cargo directly to the island.

Shipping Tips

Recommended Booking Workflow

Provide our service team with the exact pickup point, delivery point, commodity description, pieces, dimensions, gross weight, stackability, value, and required delivery date before requesting a quotation.
Use robust, weather-resistant packaging suitable for manual handling and possible transfer between vehicle, vessel, airside equipment, and aircraft. Confirm whether pallets, nets, straps, or lifting points are available locally.
For temperature-sensitive, dangerous, live, fragile, or oversized cargo, submit the technical data and permits before booking. Do not rely on standard general-cargo acceptance.
Keep a mainland-gateway alternative in the quotation. This reduces the risk of a failed island handover caused by weather, aircraft limitations, access restrictions, or unavailable handling equipment.

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Can Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Airport (FAA: XS10) receive ordinary international export cargo?: It should not be assumed. The airport record does not establish routine international cargo acceptance, customs processing, screening, or warehouse operations. Our team will normally plan export clearance and airline acceptance through a confirmed mainland gateway.
Can our shipment be delivered directly to the airport for collection?: Only after the operator or appointed handler confirms the delivery point, access permission, receiving hours, vehicle restrictions, and cargo handover procedure. Unscheduled delivery to a remote airfield can result in refusal, storage problems, or a missed aircraft movement.
Is there a published cut-off time or guaranteed transit time?: No firm cut-off or transit commitment should be inferred from the supplied record. The actual timeline depends on the confirmed aircraft, local access, weather, screening, customs routing, and the mainland connection selected by our service team.
Can dangerous goods, dry ice, pharmaceuticals, or live animals be shipped through this airport?: Only with advance written acceptance from the actual operator and carrier, plus compliant packaging, declarations, permits, and a documented temperature or welfare plan where relevant. In many cases, a better-equipped gateway will be required.
What is the safest routing approach for commercial cargo?: Send the shipment details to our service team first. We will compare a confirmed mainland airfreight gateway with any feasible local aviation option, then coordinate customs, screening, truck or special transport, and the final island handover.

Data Sources & Provenance

Source and Verification Scope

The airport name, FAA identifier, IATA code, coordinates, location, time zone, and recorded activity figures in this module are taken from the supplied airport dataset. Operational conclusions are limited to the airport’s stated location, recorded activity, and the absence of confirmed facility details in that dataset; they are not a representation that any specific terminal, airline, schedule, warehouse, or regulatory service is available.

For current airport status, FAA-related identification, operating information, and applicable U.S. aviation requirements, our team recommends verification through faa.gov. For protected-area access and site-specific conservation or refuge controls, verification should be made through fws.gov. Airline acceptance, customs routing, security screening, dangerous-goods capability, and local handling arrangements remain subject to written confirmation at the time of booking.

Verification boundary: This page intentionally excludes unverified runway specifications, terminal capacity, warehouse area, cargo throughput, airline schedules, handling fees, customs availability, and guaranteed transit times.