KLRD is the ICAO code for Laredo International Airport (IATA LRD), located in Laredo, TX.
Laredo International Airport (KLRD) is a medium airport in Laredo, TX. Pilots and dispatchers reference it by ICAO code KLRD or IATA code LRD. It sits in North America.
Laredo International Airport is a regional commercial airport that doubles as a busy private-aviation base. Operators benefit from full instrument approaches and an FBO infrastructure scaled for regular jet traffic, often without the congestion of the nearest major hub.
The longest runway measures 8,743 ft (2,665 m), a heavy-class field. Representative aircraft that operate comfortably here include the Gulfstream G550, Falcon 7X, and Bombardier Global 5500. In practice this most heavy and super-midsize jets operate here without restriction.
Laredo International Airport sits near sea level at 508 ft.
Local operations run on America/Chicago. Scheduled airline service is light enough that it rarely interferes with charter movements, though planners should still expect to coordinate with the handling agent for international turnarounds.
SkyAccess currently tracks 52 departing and 50 arriving private-jet legs at KLRD across the next six months of operator inventory. 5 charter operators have run trips through this field in our recent inventory window.
Regional fields like KLRD are a meaningful share of US private aviation — closer to the trip's actual origin or destination than the nearest major hub, with shorter ramp-to-cabin times that are the main reason owners and brokers prefer them.