13± Acre Commercial Development Opportunity

US 271 & Airport Road | Paris, Texas

Positioned along the US Highway 271 corridor at Airport Road east of Paris, this 13± acre tract offers investors and commercial users a combination that is difficult to duplicate: highway visibility, proximity to Cox Field Municipal Airport, meaningful acreage for development, and exposure to a major planned transportation improvement.

The property sits along US 271 just west of Cox Field, approximately five miles east of central Paris. Cox Field occupies approximately 1,600 acres and includes a 6,002-foot primary runway, full FBO services, Jet-A and aviation fuel, aircraft maintenance, flight instruction and commercial aviation activity. The City of Paris specifically identifies land around Cox Field for private, commercial, aviation manufacturing and industrial development.

The corridor itself is positioned for significant infrastructure investment. TxDOT plans to widen US 271 from Loop 286 east through this area from a two-lane roadway to a four-lane divided highway. TxDOT describes the project as approximately 20.6 miles in length and currently funded, with additional right-of-way anticipated as part of the project. The Paris-to-Pattonville section alone has been programmed at more than $55 million in construction cost in TxDOT planning documents. Expanded highway capacity, improved regional mobility, increased truck accommodation and better connectivity can create long-term value for well-positioned frontage properties as commercial activity follows transportation infrastructure.

Why invest here?

Paris functions as much more than a city of roughly 24,000 residents. The Paris Economic Development Corporation identifies the community as a regional employment, retail and healthcare hub serving a 50,421-person micropolitan population. Paris is approximately 100 miles from the DFW Metroplex and draws workers from Northeast Texas and southern Oklahoma. PEDC estimates the broader 60-mile labor shed includes approximately 845,000 workers.

The economy also has an unusually strong industrial base for a market of this size. Approximately 25% of the local workforce is employed in manufacturing, and PEDC reports that Lamar County's concentration of manufacturing employment is nearly three times the national average. Major employers include Paris Regional Health, Kimberly-Clark, Campbell Soup, HWH, RK Hall Construction, Delco Trailers, Lamar Trailers, American SpiralWeld and Universal Fabricating.

Paris also generates substantial retail activity. U.S. Census Bureau data reports approximately over $1.2 billion in retail sales in 2025. That level of retail activity reinforces Paris' role as a trade center serving a population considerably larger than its city limits alone suggest. The Paris Economic Development Corporation specifically targets advanced manufacturing, warehouse and distribution, agriculture, supply chain and logistics, and aerospace and aviation—several of the exact uses that fit the US 271/Airport Road location.

Future Uses

Convenience store / fuel / travel-oriented retail

Equipment dealership or agricultural equipment sales

Truck, trailer or fleet sales/service

Building materials or construction supply

Contractor yard and office

Flex industrial / small-bay warehouse

Self-storage or RV/boat storage

Distribution or last-mile logistics

Automotive service / tire / fleet maintenance

Industrial service company

Manufacturing or fabrication

Aviation-support business

Hotel or limited-service hospitality

Quick-service restaurant or highway-oriented retail

Multi-tenant commercial development

Outdoor storage / laydown yard

Portable building, manufactured housing or equipment display sales