Laramie Regional Airport

Laramie Regional Airport
Laramie Regional Airport
	IATA: LAR; ICAO: KLAR; FAA LID: LAR;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Laramie Regional Airport Board
Serves	Laramie, Wyoming
Elevation AMSL	7,284 ft / 2,220 m
Coordinates	41°18′43″N105°40′30″W / 41.31194°N 105.67500°W
Website	flylaramie.com
Map
	LAR Location of airport in Wyoming LAR LAR (the United States)
Runways
Statistics (2018)
Aircraft operations
Aircraft operations	10,486
Based aircraft	38
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Last updated December 29, 2023

Laramie Regional Airport( IATA : LAR, ICAO : KLAR, FAA LID : LAR) is three miles west of Laramie, in Albany County, Wyoming. It is owned by the Laramie Regional Airport Board.^[1] Airline service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 10,371 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,^[2] 8,663 enplanements in 2009, and 8,999 in 2010.^[3] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport based on enplanements in 2008 (more than 10,000 per year).^[4]

The area has many businesses and the University of Wyoming and the Wyoming Technical Institute. The airport has airline flights to Denver, Colorado, but these are less than one percent of all flights.^[1] The airport has an important fire fighting role.

History

Built in 1934, the airport was Brees Field until 1992, after United States Army general Herbert J. Brees. To allow B-24 Bombers the runways were paved in 1944.^[5] Airline flights started in 1945; in 1959 the terminal building was built.

Facilities

The airport covers 1,580 acres (639 ha) at an elevation of 7,284 feet (2,220 m). It has two asphalt runways: 3/21 is 8,502 by 150 feet (2,591 x 46 m) and 12/30 is 6,300 by 100 feet (1,920 x 30 m).^[1]

In 2018 the airport had 10,486 aircraft operations, an average of 29 per day: 81% general aviation, 14% air taxi, <1% airline, and 5% military. 38 aircraft were then based at this airport: 76% single-engine and 24% multi-engine.^[1]

Airlines and destinations

As of March 2016 only Skywest flies into Laramie on behalf of United Express. Normally a Bombardier CRJ-200 regional jet is operated on flights from Denver.

Airlines	Destinations
United Express	Denver

Destinations map
Laramie Denver class=notpageimage\| Destinations from Laramie Regional Airport

Statistics

Top destinations

Busiest domestic routes from LAR
(March 2021 - February 2022)^[6]
Rank	Airport	Passengers	Carrier
1	Denver, Colorado	17,000	United Express

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References

1 2 3 4 5 FAA Airport Form 5010 for LAR PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective December 2, 2021.
↑ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
↑ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.
↑ About Laramie Regional Airport Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
↑ "Laramie, WY: Laramie Regional (LAR)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2022.

Other sources

Essential Air Service documents (Docket OST-1997-2958) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
- Order 2000-5-14 (May 11, 2000): tentatively reselecting Great Lakes Aviation to provide essential air service at Laramie, Rock Springs and Worland, Wyoming, for the two-year period from May 1, 2000 – April 30, 2002, at an annual subsidies of $297,633, for Laramie, $465,023, for Rock Springs, and $353,345 for Worland.
- Order 2002-7-20 (July 11, 2002): extends the interim subsidy rates of Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. at each of the communities listed (Page, AZ; Alamosa, CO; Pueblo, CO; Ironwood, MI/Ashland, WI; McCook, NE; Laramie, WY; Rock Springs, WY; Worland, WY; Moab, UT; Vernal, UT).
- Order 2004-7-16 (July 20, 2004): selects Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., to provide essential air service with 19-passenger B1900D aircraft at Laramie, Riverton, Rock Springs, and Worland, Wyoming, for two years for annual subsidy rates of $397,400, $394,046, $390,488, and $797,844, respectively.
- Order 2006-9-9 (September 11, 2006): re-selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., operating as both a United Airlines and Frontier code-share partner, to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Laramie and Worland, Wyoming, at an annual subsidy rate of $487,516 for Laramie and $972,757 for Worland, for the two-year period of October 1, 2006, through September 30, 2008.
- Order 2008-7-3 (July 1, 2008): re-selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., operating as both a United Airlines and Frontier Airlines code-share partner, to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Laramie and Worland, Wyoming, at an annual subsidy rate of $1,215,603 for Laramie and $1,735,814 for Worland, for the two-year period of October 1, 2008, through September 30, 2010.
- Order 2010-8-10 (August 18, 2010): selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., operating as both a United Airlines and Frontier Airlines code share partner, to provide essential air service (EAS) at Laramie and Worland, for a combined annual subsidy of $2,951,908, for the two-year period from October 1, 2010, to September 30, 2012.

External links

Aerial image as of August 1994 from USGS The National Map
FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective December 28, 2023
FAA Terminal Procedures for LAR , effective December 28, 2023
Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for LAR
- AirNav airport information for KLAR
- ASN accident history for LAR
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures

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[FAA-1] 1 2 3 4 5 FAA Airport Form 5010 for LAR PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective December 2, 2021.

[2] "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.

[3] "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.

[4] "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.

[5] About Laramie Regional Airport Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine

[transtats.bts.gov-6] "Laramie, WY: Laramie Regional (LAR)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2022.

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