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Class D

Laredo International Airport

ID KLRD FAA LRD Elev 508 ft Lat 27° 32.63' N Lon 99° 27.70' W Zulu

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FAA Airport Diagram · KLRD

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Runways at KLRD

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 8,743 ft. Max gradient: 0.64%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18R 183° 8,743 ft 150 ft ASP Yes
36L 003° 8,743 ft 150 ft ASP Yes
18L 183° 8,236 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes
36R 003° 8,236 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes
14 147° 5,927 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.64%
32 327° 5,927 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.64%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

7 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • ATIS ATIS 125.775
  • GND GND 121.800
  • TWR TWR 120.100
  • CTAF CTAF 120.100
  • CNTR HOUSTON CNTR 127.800
  • RDO SAN ANGELO RDO 122.300
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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Navaids associated with KLRD

  • NDB LR

    Pekks

    0.41 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KLRD, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

5 matched · 19 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18R–36L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18L–36R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 14–32: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18R–36L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18L–36R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 14–32: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 18R. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (5)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18R–36L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 18R–36L: H8743X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–90, D–190, 2S–140, 2D–4…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18L–36R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 18L–36R: H8236X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–90, D–190, 2S–175, 2D–3…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 14–32: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 14–32: H5927X150 (CONC) S–50, D–60, 2D–125 PCR 98 R/D/W/…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 18R. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 18R—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (19 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·RWY 14: TORA–5927 TODA–5927 ASDA–5927 LDA–5927 RWY 18L:TORA–8236 TODA–8236 ASDA–8236 LDA–8236 RWY 18R:TORA–8743 TODA–8743 ASDA–8743 LDA–8743 RWY 32: TORA–5927 TODA–5927 ASDA–5927 LDA–5927 RWY 36L:TORA–8743 TODA–8743 ASDA–8743 LDA–8623 RWY 36R:TORA–8236 TODA–8236 ASDA–8236 LDA–8236 ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM RWY 18R: EMAS
  • ·MIRL Rwy 14–32; HIRL Rwys 18L–36R and Rwy 18R–36L preset med intst.
  • ·Rwy 14–32 rstrd to acft less than 60000 lbs DTW.
  • ·Twy C clsd btn Rwy 18L–36R and Rwy 18R indefly.
  • ·Federal Inspection Station fee.
  • ·Federal Inspection Station is lctd on the West General Aviation/Cargo apron.
  • ·Lndg fee assessed for all acft exc federal, mil and based acft.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 956-795-2000
  • ·AWOS–3PT (956) 712–8640 LAWRS SAWRS(WHEN ATCT CLSD).
  • ·CTAF 120.1 ATIS 125.775 UNICOM 122.95 RCO 122.3 (SAN ANGELO RADIO) ®HOUSTON CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.8 TOWER 120.1 (1200–0600Z‡) GND CON 121.8 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Houston ARTCC at 281-230-5622.
  • ·CLASS D svc 1200–0600Z‡, other times CLASS E.
  • ·(VH) (H) VORTACW 117.4 LRD Chan 121 N27º28.72´ W99º25.06´ 320º 4.6 NM to fld. 583/9E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 080º–126º byd 40 NM 127º–137º byd 40 NM blo 4,500´ 127º–137º byd 56 NM 138º–148º byd 57 NM 190º–260º byd 40 NM ILS/DME 111.9 I–LRD Chan 56 Rwy 18R.
  • ·Unmonitored when ATCT closed.
  • ·Localizer backcourse unusable byd 20º left of course.
  • ·DME unusable byd 20º left of localizer backcourse.
  • ·Localizer backcourse unusable byd 25º right of course.
  • ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: Emerg frequency 121.5 not avbl at twr.
  • ·BROWNSVILLE H–7B, L–20G IAP, AD SC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · LRD

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KLRD — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KLRD

53 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 51 most recent.

Total events

16

since 1982

Fatal

4

25.0% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 140,257 ops in 2014

2024 total

42,014

10-yr total

699,075

2024 mix

AC/AT 47% · GA 41% · Mil 13%

Events / million ops

4.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.07

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=53

  • Other 40
  • Stall / spin 4
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Ground collision 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Hard landing 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2018-03-08 Piper PA 31P · Engine failure · VMC · day
2025-02-16 Douglas A-20G · CFIT · VMC · day
2021-03-24 Cessna 207A · Hard landing · VMC · day
2009-03-21 Beech A36 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day
1997-04-03 Bell BH-47G2 · Loss of control · day
1991-08-03 Beech K35 · Stall / spin · VMC · day
1989-10-21 Cessna T-337G-P · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night
1989-01-18 Douglas DC-3 · Stall / spin · night
1987-07-28 Douglas DC-3A · Stall / spin · VMC · dusk
1986-09-30 Beech TC-45J · Gear-up · day
1984-12-18 Piper PA-38-112 · Other · VMC · night
1983-10-31 Douglas DC-3-3C · Other · VMC · night
1982-01-24 Robertson C-402B · Stall / spin · day
1982-01-07 CURTIS C46 · Other · night
1981-12-10 HAWKER SIDD HS.125 · Other
1981-11-26 Cessna 177RG · Other
1981-04-01 Douglas DC-3 · Other
1981-02-04 Cessna 402B · Other
1980-12-21 Cessna 172N · Other
1979-09-03 Beech 65-90 · Other
1978-10-11 Beech E18S · Other
1978-09-23 AERO COMDR 500 · Other
1978-06-01 Piper PA-31 · Other
1977-12-10 Beech 58 · Other
1977-11-23 Piper PA-22 · Ground collision
1977-11-02 Piper PA-25 · Other
1977-09-09 Cessna 310 · Other
1977-03-15 Bell 47G2A1 · Other
1977-01-01 Cessna 337 · Other
1976-10-24 Bell 47G-4A · Other
1975-05-27 Cessna 172M · Other
1974-04-30 Beech E18S · Other
1972-12-08 Piper PA-32 · Other
1972-06-01 Cessna 150 · Other
1971-09-17 Cessna 188 · Other
1970-12-18 Piper PA-31 · Other
1969-05-08 Cessna A188 · Other
1967-07-10 Piper PA-24 · Other
1967-06-23 Beech 23 · Other
1966-03-05 Luscombe 8A · Other
1966-02-28 AERO CMDR 680 · Other
1966-02-05 Piper PA-24 · Other
1965-10-31 Piper PA-28 · Other
1965-10-21 Cessna 182 · Ground collision
1965-10-14 Piper PA-25 · Other
1965-06-29 Cessna 120 · Other
1965-06-21 Piper PA-25 · Other
1965-04-20 Piper PA-18 · Other
1965-03-27 Piper PA-28 · Other
1965-01-24 Cessna 205 · Other
1964-09-04 Cessna 182 · Other

+ 2 more on file

DPEs near KLRD

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Robert Allan Steenbock Mcallen TX 103 nm
Dennis Ardell Bazemore Ingleside TX 121 nm
Donald Robert Christie Corpus Christi TX 122 nm
Brian David Childs San Antonio TX 125 nm
Paul Alan Rheudasil San Antonio TX 125 nm
Richard Lee Tarwater San Antonio TX 125 nm
Vincent Sosa San Antonio TX 125 nm
Wade C Amen San Antonio TX 125 nm
Gregory Wayne Shetterly Aransas Pass TX 127 nm
Reed David Schotanus Bulverde TX 144 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near KLRD

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Remy Marsh Vhgia Salinas Laredo TX 2 nm
Sergio Rene Lagna Laredo TX 2 nm
Alejandro Leal Laredo TX 2 nm
Stephen James Von Fange Laredo TX 2 nm
Joseph James Clark Laredo TX 2 nm
Spencer Lee Morgan Jr Laredo TX 2 nm
Richard Garza Laredo TX 2 nm
Alain Salas Alarcon Laredo TX 2 nm
Jose Jaime Loera Jr Laredo TX 2 nm
John Brit Gilpin Laredo TX 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near KLRD

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Hector Andres Landa Laredo TX 2 nm
Juan Miguel Villarreal Laredo TX 2 nm
Brad Michael Norbury Laredo TX 2 nm
David Eduardo Suarez Laredo TX 2 nm
Jose Arturo Gonzalez Galvan Laredo TX 2 nm
Jose Jaime Loera Jr Laredo TX 2 nm
Neal Wayne Barker Laredo TX 2 nm
Edmund Paul Clark Laredo TX 2 nm
Richard F Darress Laredo TX 2 nm
Sergio Humberto Gonzalez Laredo TX 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near KLRD

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Jim Miller Aircraft Painting, Inc.
Uvalde, TX
101 nm
X Jet Air Flight Support
Uvalde, TX
101 nm
Avionics Services, Inc
Uvalde, TX
101 nm
Southstar Aircraft Interiors
Uvalde, TX
102 nm
Lancair
Uvalde, TX
102 nm
Gulf Avionics, Inc.
Kerrville, TX
148 nm
Salty Pelican Aviation LLC
New Braunfels , TX
150 nm
Crystal Avionics, LLC
New Braunfels, TX
150 nm
Veterans Aviation LLC
New Braunfels, TX
150 nm
McKee Avionics, Inc.
San Marcos, TX
164 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.