Valley International Airport (VIA) (IATA: HRL, ICAO: KHRL, FAA LID: HRL) is owned by the City of Harlingen, in Cameron County, Texas, United States. It is operated by a nine-member airport board appointed by the mayor. HRL is centrally located in the Rio Grande Valley and is referred to as the ‘Gateway to South Padre Island’ with travel amenities and door to door transportation to South Padre Island. With over 2,400 acres (970 ha) HRL is the largest airport in the RGV with room for future expansion. HRL has the longest runways in the area with modern aircraft approach systems that minimize chances of delays during bad weather. Current airlines are Southwest Airlines, United Airlines (via United Express), American Airlines (via American Eagle), Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines (seasonally via Delta Connection) and Sun Country Airlines (seasonal service). They fly nonstop to Austin, Chicago (ORD), Dallas (DFW and DAL), Denver, Houston (IAH and HOU), and Minneapolis/St. Paul. HRL is a large air cargo port ranked in the top 80 airports in the United States; FedEx and DHL fly wide-body jets. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011 2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
| Official Website: | http://www.flythevalley.com/ |
| Wikipedia link: | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_International_Airport |
| Airnav link: | http://airnav.com/airport/KHRL |
| Contact Number: | +1 956-430-8600 |
| Airport Address: | 3002 Heritage Way, Harlingen, TX 78550, United States |