LAREDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

'Laredo International Airport' 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 2006, LRD enplaned 97,799 passengers, a 10 percent increase from 2005.
In that same time period, LRD totaled 365 million pounds of cargo, a 3 percent decrease from 2005.^[1].

Contents

History

Airlines and destinations

Air Cargo Operators & Destinations

References

External links

History

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.

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. KLRD sometimes receives a share of diverted flights when severe weather threatens Dallas or Houston.

★ Allegiant Air

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★ Allegiant Air (Las Vegas, NV)

★ American Airlines

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★ American Eagle (Dallas/Fort Worth)

★ Continental Airlines

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★ Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental)

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★ Continental Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental)

Air Cargo Operators & Destinations

★ DHL (Wilmington, OH; Lubbock, TX)

★ FedEx (Memphis, TN)

★ UPS (Louisville, KY)

★ BAX Global/Schenker (Toledo, OH)

References

1. Laredo International Airport Fact Sheet

External links

★ Laredo International Airport Homepage

★ Information resources for this U.S. airport:

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★ AirNav airport information for KLRD

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★ FlightAware live airport activity for KLRD

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★ NOAA/NWS weather observations for KLRD

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★ FAA current flight delay information for LRD