Laredo International Airport

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Laredo International Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Laredo
Serves Laredo, Texas
Elevation  AMSL 508 ft / 155 m
Coordinates 27°32′38″N99°27′42″W / 27.54389°N 99.46167°W / 27.54389; -99.46167
Website FlyLoredoTexas.com...
Map
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LRD
Location
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LRD
LRD (the United States)
Laredo International Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
18L/36R8,2362,510 Concrete
18R/36L8,7432,665Concrete
14/325,9271,807Concrete
Statistics (2023)
Total passengers235,373
Aircraft operations45,092
Based aircraft65
Sources: airport website [1] and FAA [2]
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LRD entrance sign
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LRD passenger terminal
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LRD terminal entrance
2x SkyWest operated for American Airlines Bombardier CRJ-701ER (N709EV & N720EV) at LRD 2x N709EV & N720EV American by SkyWest CRJ-701ER LRD.jpg
2x SkyWest operated for American Airlines Bombardier CRJ-701ER (N709EV & N720EV) at LRD

Laredo International Airport( IATA : LRD, ICAO : KLRD, FAA LID : LRD) is three miles northeast of downtown Laredo, in Webb County, Texas, United States. [2]

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The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a non-hub primary commercial service airport. The airport sees three airlines with flights to Dallas, Houston, and Las Vegas. In the year ending December 2013, LRD had 102,856 passengers. [3] In 2012, LRD totaled 460,000,612 pounds of cargo. [4]

History

The Laredo International Airport was used by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II as Laredo Army Airfield, and by the United States Air Force as Laredo Air Force Base during the Cold War as a pilot training base with T-33 Shooting Star and later T-37 Tweet and T-38 Talon aircraft. The military presence ended in December 1973 as part of a nationwide defense cut back after the Vietnam War. [5] Commercial air service provided by Texas International Airlines (formerly Trans-Texas Airways) was moved from the Laredo Municipal Airport (now closed) to the Laredo International Airport in the summer of 1975. Texas International was then able to upgrade their service from Convair 600 prop aircraft to Douglas DC-9 jets. Since then several other commercial airlines and air freight carriers have used this airfield. [6]

At the entrance to the airport is the statue Among Friends There Are No Borders, designed by Armando Hinojosa of Laredo, which depicts a South Texas vaquero and a Mexican charro sharing a campfire.

Facilities

Laredo International Airport covers 1,796 acres (727 ha) at an elevation of 508 feet (155 m). It has three runways: [2]

In the year ending September 30, 2018 the airport had 97,189 aircraft operations, an average of 266 per day: 41% military, 38% general aviation, 13% air taxi and 8% airline. In December 2019, 65 aircraft were based at this airport: 15 single-engine, 15 multi-engine, 20 jet and 15 helicopter. [2]

There is one, two-floor terminal at the Laredo International Airport. The bottom floor has the check-in counters, a gift shop, a restaurant, baggage carousel, rental car desks, and US customs. The airport's security checkpoint and four gates, all with jetways, are on the second floor. Free Wi-Fi internet access is available throughout the terminal. Gates 3 and 4 allow direct access to US customs.

LRD sometimes receives diverted flights when severe weather threatens Dallas or Houston.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Aerus Monterrey [7]
Allegiant Air Las Vegas
American Eagle Dallas/Fort Worth
United Express Houston–Intercontinental

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Destinations from Laredo International Airport

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
ABX Air Cincinnati
Aeronaves TSM Ciudad Juárez, El Paso, Gary, Greensboro, Greenville, Kansas City, Oakland, Puebla, Querétaro, Saltillo, Toledo
Ameristar Air Cargo Houston–Intercontinental
FedEx Express Memphis, San Antonio
Martinair San Antonio
UPS Airlines Louisville, San Antonio

Accidents and incidents

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References

  1. ↑ Laredo International Airport, official site
  2. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for LRD PDF , effective December 5, 2019.
  3. ↑ Bureau of Transportation Statistics T-100 Market data.
  4. ↑ City of Laredo Airport Stats
  5. ↑ www.tshaonline.org LAFB
  6. ↑ Multiple editions of the Official Airline Guide
  7. ↑ "Aerus Moves Monterrey – Laredo Launch to Dec 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  8. ↑ "N44896 Accident report". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  9. ↑ "NTSB Identification: FTW84FA038". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  10. ↑ "N39DT Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  11. ↑ "NTSB Identification: FTW87LA180". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  12. ↑ "XB-DYP Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  13. ↑ "XB-JBR Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
  14. ↑ Garcia, Robert. "3 survive ditching Engine failure lands plane in Lake Casa Blanca". The DC3 Aviation Museum. Archived from the original on 28 April 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
  15. ↑ flightgobal.com Fire on 787 Test Aircraft


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