Laredo International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Laredo, in Texas, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LRD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LRD
- ICAO code
- KLRD
- City
- Laredo
- State or region
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 27.5438° N, 99.4616° W
- Elevation
- 155 m (508 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 2,665 m (8,743 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LRD means Laredo International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KLRD. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 27.5438° N, 99.4616° W. It stands 155 metres (508 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Laredo International Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 2,665 metres (8,743 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 192.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18R/36L | 2,665 m 8,743 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 18L/36R | 2,510 m 8,236 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 14/32 | 1,807 m 5,927 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Quetzalcóatl International AirportNuevo Laredo, Mexico | NLD | 15 km |
| Piedras Negras International AirportPiedras Negras, Mexico | PDS | 160 km |
| McAllen Miller International AirportMcAllen | MFE | 195 km |
| Corpus Christi International AirportCorpus Christi | CRP | 195 km |
| Monterrey International AirportMonterrey, Mexico | MTY | 207 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,766 km | 17 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,764 km | 18 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,556 km | 16 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,230 km | 10 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,761 km | 3 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,942 km | 2 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,940 km | 19 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,646 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,359 km | 16 h 35 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.