KHRL · Valley International Airport

HARLINGEN, TEXAS · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

Elevation ft

Runways

9,400

Longest ft · 18R/36L

26.23N

97.65W

Valley International Airport serves Harlingen, Texas at 36 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18R/36L, at 9,400 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
18R/36L	9,400 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
13/31	7,257 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
18L/36R	5,950 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 36 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	36 ft	2,445 ft	2,114 ft	3,171 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,236 ft	2,679 ft	2,240 ft	3,361 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,436 ft	2,913 ft	2,367 ft	3,550 ft
35°C afternoon	2,445 ft	2,915 ft	2,368 ft	3,552 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (18R/36L, 9,400 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,552 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KHRL is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KPIL Port Isabel Cameron County Airport	17 nm E	8,001 ft
KBRO Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport	23 nm SE	7,399 ft
KEBG South Texas International at Edinburg Airport	28 nm NW	5,000 ft
KMFE McAllen Miller International Airport	32 nm W	7,120 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KHRL

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KHRL, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KHRL or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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