2026 Run the Runway

Run the Runway takes participants onto the newly renovated tarmac at Midland Airpark in Midland, Texas, rather than city streets or park paths. ConocoPhillips presents this annual event, which features a chip-timed 5K with age-division scoring and a 1-mile fun run. This setup allows families, walkers, aviation enthusiasts, and competitive local runners to participate on the airport grounds. The course utilizes airport property, offering participants the unique opportunity to run where planes typically take off. In a past edition, it was the sole race held on airport property in Texas. The event also inaugurates the City of Midland’s Fly Into Fall, a public aviation day featuring aircraft displays, aviation professionals, flight simulators, drone activities, airport fire truck demonstrations, classic cars, children's activities, food vendors, and coffee.