Valley International Airport

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Valley International Airport
ValleyInternationalAirport Harlingen.jpg
Valley International Airport TX 2006 USGS.jpg
Characteristics
ICAO code KHRL
IATA code HRL
Coordinates

26 ° 13 '38 "  N , 97 ° 39' 19"  W Coordinates: 26 ° 13 '38 "  N , 97 ° 39' 19"  W.
Height above MSL 11 m (36  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 5 km northeast of Harlingen
Street Loop 499
Basic data
opening 1941
operator City of Harlingen
surface 983 ha
Terminals 1
Passengers 605,977 (2017/18)
Flight
movements 		41,927 (2018/19)
Runways
13/31 2212 m × 46 m asphalt
17R / 35L 2530 m × 46 m asphalt
17L / 35R 1813 m × 46 m asphalt

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The Valley International Airport ( IATA code : HRL , ICAO code : KHRL ) is the commercial airport of the American small town Harlingen in the US state of Texas .

Location and transport links

Valley International Airport is located five kilometers northeast of downtown Harlingen in Cameron County . Loop 499 runs southwest of the airport . Valley Beaches International Airport is not involved in local public transport ; passengers have to use rental cars, taxis and similar offers.

history

The airport opened in 1941 as a training base for the United States Army Air Forces . The base was later referred to as Harlingen Air Force Base by the United States Air Force . In 1964, the Air Force declared that it no longer needed Harlingen Air Force Base. Three years later, the city of Harlingen took over the airport from the Air Force. In August 1989 the groundbreaking ceremony took place for a new passenger terminal , which was completed in March 1991.

Airport facilities

Airport diagram

Runways

Valley International Airport has three runways , two of which run parallel. The longest runway is marked 17R / 35L and is 2530 meters long, while the parallel runway 17L / 35R is 1813 meters long. The cross wind runway 13/31 is 2212 meters long. All runways are 46 meters wide and covered with asphalt.

terminal

Valley Beaches International Airport has a passenger terminal on the western apron. There are eight gates , five of which are equipped with passenger boarding bridges .

Airlines and Destinations

The Valley International Airport is served by the airline American Eagle , Delta Connection , Frontier , Southwest Airlines , Sun Country Airlines and United Express used. Southwest Airlines had by far the largest market share in 2018, followed by United Express, Sun Country Airlines and United Express. In addition, Valley International Airport is used by the pure cargo airlines DHL Aviation and FedEx .

Only destinations in the United States are served, especially the major hubs in Texas .

Traffic figures

Sources: Valley International Airport
Valley International Airport traffic figures 2016–2018
business
year		 Passenger volume
2018 605.977
2017 546304
2016 518.994
  1. ↑ The fiscal year ends on September 30th of the specified year.

Busiest routes

Busiest national routes from Harlingen (2018)
rank city Passengers airline
01 Houston – Hobby , Texas 160.240 Southwest
02 Houston – Intercontinental , Texas 068,000 United Express
03 Austin , Texas 028,980 Southwest
04th Minneapolis / Saint Paul , Minnesota 019,350 Delta Connection , Sun Country
05 Dallas – Love , Texas 012,780 Southwest
06th Denver , Colorado 001,790 Frontier
07th Chicago-O'Hare , Illinois 001,210 Frontier
08th Phoenix – Sky Harbor , Arizona 001,040 k. A.
09 Los Angeles , California 0.00860 k. A.
10 Chicago – Midway , Illinois 0.00670 k. A.

Web links

Commons : Valley International Airport  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b History of VIA. FlyTheValley.com, accessed September 21, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b c AirportIQ 5010: Valley International. GCR1.com, accessed September 21, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b c d VIA Statistics Reports. FlyTheValley.com, accessed September 21, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Car Rentals. FlyTheValley.com, accessed September 21, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Taxi & Shuttle Service. FlyTheValley.com, accessed September 21, 2019 .
  6. ↑ a b c Our Airlines. FlyTheValley.com, accessed September 21, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Air Cargo. FlyTheValley.com, accessed September 21, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Harlingen / San Benito, TX: Valley International (HRL). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed September 21, 2019 .