Valley International Airport

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Valley International Airport
IATA: HRL - ICAO: KHRL
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		City of Harlingen
Serves		Harlingen, Texas
Elevation AMSL		36 ft (11 m)
Coordinates		26°13′43″N, 97°39′16″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
13/31	7,257	2,212	Asphalt
17L/35R	5,949	1,813	Asphalt
17R/35L	8,301	2,530	Asphalt

Valley International Airport (IATA: HRL, ICAO: KHRL) is an airport located 3 mi (5 km) northeast of Harlingen, Texas. The airport has 3 runways. It is also known as Rio Grande Valley International Airport. It is the busiest passenger airport in the metropolitan area.

1 Airlines
2 Random Facts
3 Nearby Airports
4 Former Airlines/Routes
5 External links

[edit] Airlines

Continental Airlines - Gate 7
- Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental)
Southwest Airlines - Gates 5-6 (Austin, Houston-Hobby, San Antonio)
Sun Country Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul [seasonal])

[edit] Random Facts

The airport features 7 gates, though only 3 are operational year-round (2 by Southwest and 1 by Continental), an additional gate being operated in the Winter months by Sun Country Airlines.
Valley International Airport is the home of Cameron County's first Starbucks, located in the main terminal prior to the security check-point.
Southwest Airlines previously offered non-stop flights from Harlingen to Dallas-Love.
The airport's success over other local airports has been largely due to the popularity of Southwest Airlines, providing daily nonstop flights throughout Texas and other destinations.
The airport was among the first in the area to offer free Wi-Fi service.
For those not wanting to pay for full-fare parking when picking up passengers, meter parking is available directly in front of the arrival and departure entrance.

[edit] Nearby Airports

Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) - Brownsville, Texas (20 miles)
- Daily passenger service operated by Continental Express (Houston-Intercontinental)
- Free Parking Available
- Serves Cameron County
  - Harlingen (25 Minutes)
  - South Padre Island (20 Minutes)

[edit] Former Airlines/Routes

At one point, American Eagle Airlines operated flights from Dallas to Valley International using ATR-72 aircraft and, for a short time before leaving Harlingen, ERJ-145 aircraft.

After American's departure, Southwest was left with the only non-stop Dallas route from Harlingen, though the Harlingen-Love Field route has since been suspended.