One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
MFE8.5+1.5
REX7.0
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
MFE7.5+1.1
REX6.4
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
MFE7.2+1.2
REX6.0
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
MFE7.5+0.5
REX7.0
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
MFE7.4+0.8
REX6.6
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
MFE4.0
REX7.2+3.2
Best for
MFE
Rio Grande Valley origin-and-destination trips that can live with a $10 Long-Term lot and a DFW, IAH, PHX, AUS, or LAS bankTravelers connecting at DFW or IAH instead of driving to Harlingen or BrownsvillePassengers who will call (956) 681-1500 to confirm the unpublished MFE VIP Lounge before relying on it
REX
Priority Pass holders on REX domestic banks before 21:30Aeroméxico MEX connectors and Viva leisure pinsBorder-metro travelers who prefer REX over crossing to McAllen for Mexican domestic
Watch out for
MFE
Assuming Priority Pass, Escape, or an Admirals Club exists (live PP / Escape have no MFE pin; American.com clubs Not Available)Treating official commercial.html leftover Mexico City / seasonal LAX as live destsTreating HRL, BRO, or KMFE as this airportInventing a VIP walk-up price or a printed bottle-filler map — official pages print neither
REX
REX is domestic-focused — US itineraries usually use McAllen (MFE)PP strip lists both 3h and 5h max-stay language — follow the card/deskConfirm live MXN taxi fares — omit invented tablesNo published MCT
American leftover two hours; MFE does not print a dwell
American.com leftover tells ticketed passengers to arrive at least 2 hours before departure. MFE’s own TSA card only reprints TSA’s national wait page plus 866-289-9673.
One hall; city-owned; do not walk to Harlingen
City of McAllen owns the field at 2500 S. Bicentennial Blvd
CoffeeZone both sides; ComfortZone after TSA
Official About leftovers plus Wikipedia leftover from the same site name CoffeeZone for breakfast, lunch, and dinner on both sides of TSA, and ComfortZone as the post-security bar that can also order CoffeeZone food.
REX
OMA Premium Lounge (PP)Aeroméxico / Viva domestic banksTaxi into Reynosa / border metro
OMA Premium 06:30–21:30
Priority Pass lists 06:30–21:30 daily for REX OMA Premium.
1st Floor opposite Gate 3
Airside after security — 1st Floor, opposite Gate 3.
3 complimentary alcohol max
PP: complimentary standard alcohol limited to three per adult; consume inside lounge.
MFE · McAllen’s city-owned one-hall field: five live airlines including Aerus to Monterrey, a $10 Long-Term lot, one unpublished VIP lounge, and no Priority Pass pin.
REX · Tamaulipas’ Reynosa OMA border gateway (~441k pax 2025) with Aeroméxico Mexico City and Viva/Volaris leisure banks into Cancún, Guadalajara, AIFA and Veracruz — plus Priority Pass OMA Premium Lounge airside 1st Floor opposite Gate 3 (06:30–21:30, max stay listed 3–5h on strips, under-5 free, 3 alcohol max).
