AirportsLas Cruces International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Las Cruces, in New Mexico, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LRU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LRU
- ICAO code
- KLRU
- City
- Las Cruces
- State or region
- New Mexico
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 32.2894° N, 106.9220° W
- Elevation
- 1,358 m (4,456 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 2,288 m (7,506 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LRU means Las Cruces International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KLRU. 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 32.2894° N, 106.9220° W. It stands 1,358 metres (4,456 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is El Paso, about 72 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Denver, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Las Cruces International Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 2,288 metres (7,506 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 281.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,288 m 7,506 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 04/22 | 2,286 m 7,501 ft | 32 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 08/26 | 1,850 m 6,069 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| El Paso International AirportEl Paso | ELP | 74 km |
| Abraham González International AirportCiudad Juárez, Mexico | CJS | 86 km |
| Grant County AirportSilver City | SVC | 122 km |
| Cavern City Air TerminalCarlsbad | CNM | 250 km |
| Roswell Air Center AirportRoswell | ROW | 250 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,236 km | 16 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,302 km | 17 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,347 km | 16 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,275 km | 10 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,085 km | 4 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,085 km | 1 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,060 km | 18 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,761 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,931 km | 16 h 05 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.