Valley International Airport (IATA: HRL, ICAO: KHRL) is an airport located 3 mi (5 km) northeast of Harlingen, Texas. The airport has 3 runways. It is also known as Rio Grande Valley International Airport. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... The term asphalt is often used as an abbreviation for asphalt concrete. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Harlingen is a city in Cameron County in the heart of the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas, United States. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ...

Airlines and destinations

• Continental Airlines Gate 7
  • Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental)
  • Continental Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental)
• Southwest Airlines Gates 5-6 (Austin, Dallas-Love Field [begins March 8], Houston-Hobby, San Antonio)
• Sun Country Airlines Gate 4 (Minneapolis/St. Paul) [seasonal]

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Airport design

• The airport features 7 gates, though only 3 are operational year-round (2 by Southwest and 1 by Continental), an additional gate being operated seasonally by Sun Country Airlines.
• The airport is divided into two halves after security, right and left. Continental and Southwest dominate the right half, leaving the left half nearly abandoned and empty of concessions, especially when Sun Country is not providing passenger service. Continental previously had gates on the left half, though after American's departure, Continental took over American's Gate 7.

Trivia

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• Valley International Airport is the home of Cameron County's first Starbucks, located in the main terminal prior to the security check-point.
• Southwest Airlines previously offered non-stop flights from Harlingen to Dallas-Love, which will resume on March 8. It currently offers direct service to Dallas-Love with a stop in either Houston, Austin or San Antonio.
• The airport's success over other local airports has been largely due to the popularity of Southwest Airlines, providing daily nonstop flights throughout Texas and other destinations.
• The airport was among the first in the area to offer free Wi-Fi service.

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Nearby airports

• Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) - Brownsville, Texas (20 miles)

Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (IATA: BRO, ICAO: KBRO, FAA LID: BRO) is a public airport located four miles (6 km) east of the central business district (CBD) of Brownsville, in Cameron County, Texas. ...

External links

• Valley International Airport Homepage
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KHRL
  • ASN accident history for HRL
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KHRL
  • FAA current HRL delay information