# Valley International Airport (HRL / KHRL) **Valley International Airport** (IATA: HRL, ICAO: KHRL) is a medium airport in Harlingen, Texas, United States. It opened in Jul 1943. It has 3 runways; the longest is 9,400 ft (2,865 m). In 2025 it handled 1.2 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/khrl ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: HRL / KHRL - FAA: HRL - Type: Medium airport - Serves: Harlingen, Texas, United States - Opened: Jul 1943 - Elevation: 36 ft / 11 m - Coordinates: 26.2285, -97.6544 - Runways: 3 - Longest runway: 9,400 ft / 2,865 m - Instrument procedures: 19 approaches - Passengers: 1,180,492 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago - Website: http://www.flythevalley.com/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_International_Airport (10 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1320543 - Weather station: KHRL - Ident: KHRL ## Timeline - Jul 1943: Valley International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 18R/36L | 9,400 ft / 2,865 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 181° / 001° | yes | | 13/31 | 7,257 ft / 2,212 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 136° / 316° | yes | | 18L/36R | 5,950 ft / 1,814 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 181° / 001° | yes | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00827AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2014 | 586,612 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 513,011 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 520,604 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 542,697 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 600,525 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 662,632 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 347,768 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 670,122 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 938,231 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 1,001,547 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 1,110,882 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 1,180,492 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 10 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (5) - [AUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaus.md) Austin Bergstrom International Airport · United States · 274 mi / 441 km · Southwest Airlines - [HOU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khou.md) William P. Hobby Airport · United States · 277 mi / 446 km · Southwest Airlines - [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 295 mi / 475 km · United Express - [DAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdal.md) Dallas Love Field · United States · 460 mi / 740 km · Southwest Airlines - [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 462 mi / 744 km · American Eagle ### Seasonal (3) - [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 771 mi / 1,240 km · Sun Country Airlines - [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 1,221 mi / 1,965 km · American Eagle - [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 1,312 mi / 2,112 km · Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines ### Cargo (2) - [MEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmem.md) Frederick W. Smith International Airport · United States · 761 mi / 1,224 km · FedEx Express - [CVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcvg.md) Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · United States · 1,162 mi / 1,870 km · DHL Aviation ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from HRL, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (5) - WN [Southwest Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/southwest-airlines) · 3 - [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 2 - SY [Sun Country Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sun-country-airlines) · 2 · seasonal - DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 1 · seasonal - UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 1 ### Cargo (2) - [DHL Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dhl-aviation) · 1 - FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 1.2M (2025) | #758 of 3,974 | #186 in North America | #130 in US | | Longest runway | 9,400 ft / 2,865 m | =1,540 of 29,858 | =326 in North America | =241 in US | | Elevation | 36 ft / 11 m | =40,032 of 43,403 | =18,116 in North America | =14,924 in US | | Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =1,078 in North America | =1,034 in US | | Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | A/D | APP/DEP | 120.700 | | ATIS | ATIS | 124.850 | | CTAF | CTAF | 119.300 | | GND | GND | 121.700 | | RDO | SAN ANGELO RDO | 122.350 | | TWR | TWR | 119.300 | | UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 | ## Nearby airports - [BRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbro.md) Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport · 26 mi / 42 km - [MAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmma.md) General Servando Canales International Airport · 33 mi / 53 km - [MFE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmfe.md) McAllen Miller International Airport · 36 mi / 59 km - [REX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmrx.md) General Lucio Blanco International Airport · 39 mi / 62 km - [NQI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knqi.md) Kingsville Naval Air Station · 89 mi / 143 km ## Sources - [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government)) - [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Valley International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Valley_International_Airport&oldid=1371636296), revision of 27 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/khrl/data