# Lakeland Linder International Airport (LAL / KLAL) **Lakeland Linder International Airport** (IATA: LAL, ICAO: KLAL) is a medium airport in Lakeland, Florida, United States. It opened in Jan 1943. It has 3 runways; the longest is 8,500 ft (2,591 m). In 2025 it handled 182 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/klal ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: LAL / KLAL - FAA: LAL - Type: Medium airport - Serves: Lakeland, Florida, United States - Opened: Jan 1943 - Elevation: 142 ft / 43 m - Coordinates: 27.9893, -82.0207 - Runways: 3 - Longest runway: 8,500 ft / 2,591 m - Instrument procedures: 11 approaches, 2 departures, 3 arrivals - Passengers: 182,036 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York - Website: http://www.lakelandairport.com/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland_Linder_International_Airport (10 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10853394 - Weather station: KLAL - Ident: KLAL ## Timeline - Jan 1943: Lakeland Linder International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10/28 | 8,500 ft / 2,591 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 090° / 270° | yes | | 05/23 | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 045° / 225° | yes | | 08/26 | 2,208 ft / 673 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Grass | 090° / 270° | | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00939AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2021 | 468 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 435 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 403 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 47,656 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 182,036 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 9 destinations in 2 countries. US DOT BTS T-100, 2025: passengers flown from LAL, all carriers, routes with 12 or more departures. ### Year-round (9) - [USA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjqf.md) Concord-Padgett Regional Airport · United States · 517 mi / 832 km · 4,918 passengers · Avelo Airlines - [BNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbna.md) Nashville International Airport · United States · 624 mi / 1,005 km · 11,747 passengers · Avelo Airlines - [ILG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kilg.md) Wilmington Airport · United States · 887 mi / 1,427 km · 14,225 passengers · Avelo Airlines - [ISP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kisp.md) Long Island MacArthur Airport · United States · 1,019 mi / 1,640 km · 2,547 passengers · Avelo Airlines - [GRR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgrr.md) Gerald R. Ford International Airport · United States · 1,048 mi / 1,686 km · 5,464 passengers · Avelo Airlines - [HVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khvn.md) Tweed New Haven Airport · United States · 1,053 mi / 1,694 km · 15,247 passengers · Avelo Airlines - [ROC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kroc.md) Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport · United States · 1,073 mi / 1,727 km · 14,994 passengers · Avelo Airlines - [MHT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmht.md) Manchester-Boston Regional Airport · United States · 1,190 mi / 1,915 km · 4,328 passengers · Avelo Airlines - [SJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tjsj.md) Luis Munoz Marin International Airport · Puerto Rico · 1,210 mi / 1,948 km · 15,741 passengers · Avelo Airlines ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from LAL, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (1) - XP [Avelo Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avelo-airlines) · 9 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 182K (2025) | #1,576 of 3,974 | #351 in North America | #233 in US | | Longest runway | 8,500 ft / 2,591 m | =2,149 of 29,858 | =468 in North America | =346 in US | | Elevation | 142 ft / 43 m | =35,553 of 43,403 | =16,152 in North America | =13,557 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 | TAMPA APP/DEP | 119.900 | | ATIS | ATIS | 118.025 | | CTAF | CTAF | 124.500 | | GND | GND | 121.400 | | RDO | ST PETERSBURG RDO | 116.000 | | TWR | TWR | 124.500 | | UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 | ## Nearby airports - [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · 31 mi / 50 km - [MCF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmcf.md) MacDill Air Force Base · 32 mi / 52 km - [PIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpie.md) St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · 41 mi / 66 km - [ISM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kism.md) Kissimmee Gateway Airport · 41 mi / 66 km - [SRQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksrq.md) Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · 52 mi / 84 km - [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · 53 mi / 85 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) - [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/klal/data