Laredo International Airport
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| Laredo International Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: LRD - ICAO: KLRD | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | City of Laredo | ||
| Serves | Laredo, Texas | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 508 ft (155 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 14/32 | 5,928 | 1,807 | Concrete |
| 17L/35R | 8,236 | 2,510 | Concrete |
| 17R/35L | 7,830 | 2,387 | Asphalt |
Laredo International Airport (IATA: LRD, ICAO: KLRD) is a public airport located 3 mi (4.8 km) northeast of Laredo, Texas. The airport has three runways and is served by three commercial airlines.
From July 2005 to July 2006, LRD enlpaned 87,000 passengers, a 16 percent increase in three years. In 2004, LRD landed 365 million pounds of cargo, a 34 percent increase from the year before.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
There is one, two-floor terminal at the Laredo International Airport. The bottom floor contains the check-in counters, a gift shop, a restaurant, baggage claim, and US customs. The top floor contains two security lanes and four gates, all with jetways. Gates 3 and 4 allow direct access to US customs.
- Allegiant Air: Gate 4 (Las Vegas)
- American Airlines: Gate 1
- American Eagle (Dallas/Fort Worth)
- Continental Airlines: Gates 2 & 3
- Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental)
LRD sometimes receives a share of diverted flights when severe weather threatens Dallas or Houston.
[edit] Air Cargo Operators & Destinations
- DHL (Wilmington, OH; Lubbock, TX)
- FedEx (Memphis, TN; San Antonio, TX; Fort Worth, TX)
- UPS (Louisville, KY)
[edit] External links
- Information resources for this U.S. airport:
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