Findings of Fact, Site Location, and Information on
Port Isabel AFS, based on information provided by US Army Corps of Engineers Formerly Used Defense
Site (FUDS) document K0TX0629 of 1993
Site Location
Port Isabel, Cameron County, TX
Site History and Findings of Fact
The Air Force obtained exclusive use of 31 acres, including several
joint use facilities, from the Port Isabel Auxiliary Naval Air Station
(PIANAS) in 1957 and acquired 12.03 fee acres adjacent to PIANAS for use
as a 27-unit family housing area in 1960.
The Air Force constructed and used family quarters on the 12.03-acre site as well as aircraft control and warning facilities on the 31 acres of PIANAS property.
Included were five technical buildings, two administrative, two supply, four support, and three dormitory buildings.
The 31-acre site reverted to the Navy on October 4, 1961; the housing area was turned over to the Immigration and Naturalization Service on September 10, 1962.
Current Usage at Time of Report
No information provided, except to say the housing area still remains, and the 31-acre site is covered under FUDS report K06TX1020, Port Isabel Naval Auxiliary Air Field
Site Map
None provided in report