Laredo International Airport

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Laredo International Airport

IATA: LRD – ICAO: KLRD
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator City of Laredo
Location Laredo, Texas
Elevation AMSL 508 ft / 155 m
Coordinates 27°32′37″N 99°27′41″W / 27.54361, -99.46139Coordinates: 27°32′37″N 99°27′41″W / 27.54361, -99.46139
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
KLRD entrance sign
KLRD entrance sign
KLRD passenger terminal
KLRD passenger terminal
KLRD terminal entrance
KLRD terminal entrance

Laredo International Airport (IATA: LRD, ICAO: KLRD) is a public airport located 3 mi (4.8 km) northeast of downtown Laredo, Texas. The airport has three runways and is served by three commercial airlines.

In the twelve months ending September 2007, LRD enplaned 109,000 passengers, a 22 percent increase from the same time period the year before. In 2006, LRD totaled 365 million pounds of cargo, a 3 percent decrease from 2005.

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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. Free Wi-Fi internet access is available throughout the terminal. Gates 3 and 4 allow direct access to US customs. KLRD sometimes receives a share of diverted flights when severe weather threatens Dallas or Houston.

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Main article: Laredo Air Force Base
Service members of WASP on the flight line at Laredo Army Air Field, Texas, 22 January 1944.
Service members of WASP on the flight line at Laredo Army Air Field, Texas, 22 January 1944.

The Laredo International Airport was once the Laredo Air Force Base, formerly Laredo Army Air Field. The Laredo Army Air Field began operations as a World War II military installation in November 1942. It had a gunnery range and a gunnery school. The field became inactive in late 1945, and the property reverted to the city of Laredo, which used it as a municipal airport in 1950. The base was reactivated and renamed Laredo Air Force Base in April 1952 to provide basic flight training for jet pilots, including pilot trainees from 24 countries. The Laredo Air Force Base utilized the vast cattle ranges to the northwest of the city as aerial gunnery range. Units stationed in LAFB were 38th Combat Support Wing and 3640th Pilot Training Wing. It was closed permanently in 1973 and was turned into the Laredo International Airport.

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