Las Cruces International Airport
| Las Cruces International Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: LRU – ICAO: KLRU | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Las Cruces | ||
| Operator | City of Las Cruces | ||
| Serves | Las Cruces, NM | ||
| Location | Las Cruces, NM | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,456 ft / 1,358.2 m | ||
| Coordinates | 32°17′21.9″N 106°55′19.1″W / 32.289417°N 106.921972°WCoordinates: 32°17′21.9″N 106°55′19.1″W / 32.289417°N 106.921972°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 4/22 | 7,499 | 2,286 | Asphalt |
| 12/30 | 7,499 | 2,286 | Asphalt |
| 8/26 | 6,069 | 1,850 | Asphalt |
Las Cruces International Airport (IATA: LRU, ICAO: KLRU) is an landing rights airport located 8 miles west of the city center of Las Cruces, New Mexico, on a Mesa overlooking the Mesilla Valley. The airport was the major hub for Zia Airlines in the 1970s and early 1980s.[1] There have been no scheduled passenger flights to this airport since Westward Airways ceased operations on July 25, 2005. The airport is the home base for 135 aircraft, and sees an average of 209 flight operations daily. The airport is used by general aviation, the United States government, New Mexico State University, private charters and the local CAP squadron. Should an airline desire to restore scheduled air service, the field retains a passenger terminal. Most Las Crucens wanting to travel by air either drive or take shuttle buses to El Paso International Airport or Albuquerque International Sunport.
The airport features two fixed base operators, Southwest Aviation and Las Cruces Aero Services. Southwest Aviation provides flight instruction services, aircraft fuel, and facilities to handle corporate aircraft and private charters. Las Cruces Aero Services provides maintenance and repair services for all categories of general aviation aircraft.
[edit] External links
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KLRU
- ASN accident history for LRU
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KLRU
- FAA current LRU delay information
