KLRD · Laredo International Airport

LAREDO, TEXAS · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

508

Elevation ft

Runways

8,743

Longest ft · 18R/36L

27.54N

99.46W

Laredo International Airport serves Laredo, Texas at 508 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18R/36L, at 8,743 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	8,743 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
18L/36R	8,236 × 150 ft	concrete	lit
14/32	5,927 × 150 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 508 ft is about 14°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, 14°C)	508 ft	2,537 ft	2,164 ft	3,245 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,708 ft	2,771 ft	2,290 ft	3,435 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,908 ft	3,005 ft	2,417 ft	3,625 ft
35°C afternoon	3,030 ft	3,029 ft	2,430 ft	3,644 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (18R/36L, 8,743 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,644 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 KLRD is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KAPY Zapata County Airport	36 nm S	5,000 ft
KHBV Jim Hogg County Airport	40 nm E	5,003 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KLRD

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KLRD, 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 KLRD or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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