Valley International
HRL · KHRL · Harlingen, Texas · Cameron County · map
Valley International is a public-use airport owned by the City of Harlingen, 3 miles northeast of Harlingen, Texas, 36 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 18R/36L, is 9,400 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 56 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 39,319 takeoffs and landings a year. About 535,158 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Valley International?
Its FAA code is HRL, and its ICAO code is KHRL.
Where is Valley International?
It is 3 miles northeast of Harlingen, Texas, 36 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Valley International?
The longest of its 3 runways, 18R/36L, is 9,400 feet long.
Does Valley International have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Valley International?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Valley International?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them George Bush Intcntl/Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth International, William P Hobby, Austin-Bergstrom International, EL Paso International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Valley International?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Sun Valley Aviation INC and Valley Wings Flight School LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Valley International?
1 pilot examiner and 3 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Valley International…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA HRL · ICAO KHRL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Harlingen
- Elevation
- 36 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 12:00 am
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 12:00 am
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Brownsville sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1943
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18R/36L | 9,400 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 7,257 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 18L/36R | 5,950 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 18R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 36L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 13: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 31: PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 18L: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 36R: right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 190 ft, 5,759 ft available for landing
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 119.3 | Harlingen |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Hrl and automated weather (ASOS) | 124.85 | Harlingen |
| Ground | 121.7 | Harlingen |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace | 120.7 | Harlingen |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 956-428-7297.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, avionics, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Cameron County (17 nm east), Mid Valley International (17 nm west), Brownsville/South Padre Island International (23 nm southeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Texas · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Migratory birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Dusk to dawn. When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 18R, runway 31, runway 36L - the common traffic frequency.
- Unusable beyond 7 degreess right of centerline.
- When the control tower closed required rescue and firefighting (ARFF) through corpus approach or flight service.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 8,070 departures from HRL in those twelve months, carrying 606,103 passengers in 948,998 seats (64% filled), to 124 destinations (29 abroad) on 20 airlines.
All 124 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 35 |
| multi-engine | 12 |
| jets | 9 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 39,319, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 12,362 |
| air taxi and commuter | 1,812 |
| general aviation, travelling | 8,117 |
| general aviation, local | 5,024 |
| military | 12,004 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Harlingen from the FAA register
49 aircraft are registered to owners in Harlingen, Texas: 35 piston singles, 7 turboprops, 6 piston twins, 1 business jet. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Texas.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Sun Valley Aviation INC 3 aircraft · Harlingen Sun Valley Aviation is a full-service FBO at Valley International Airport in Harlingen, Texas, offering fuel, maintenance, aircraft storage, flight training, charter services, and aircraft sales since 2008.
- Valley Wings Flight School LLC 2 aircraft · Harlingen Valley Wings Flight School is an FAA Part 61 certified flight training facility located at Harlingen Valley International Airport in Harlingen, Texas.
Charter operators and airlines based in Harlingen:
- Sun Valley Aviation, Inc. 1 aircraft on the certificate Sun Valley Aviation is a full-service FBO at Valley International Airport in Harlingen, Texas, offering fuel, aircraft storage, maintenance, flight training, charter services, and aircraft sales to the Rio Grande Valley, Mexico, and Latin A
Repair stations in Harlingen:
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 3 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 3 training center examiners.
- Brian David Childs private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Gulf Aviation · Harlingen, TX (0 nm) · (956) 247-9464 · [email protected]
All 11 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 9 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Harlingen 49 aircraft · 35 piston singles, 7 turboprops, 6 piston twins
- Sun Valley Aviation INC 3 aircraft in town
- Rgv Sky LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Valley Wings Flight School LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Garza Aircraft INC 2 aircraft in town
- Sun Valley Aviation, Inc. 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Sun Valley Aviation INC 3 aircraft · flight school
- Valley Wings Flight School LLC 2 aircraft · flight school
- Sun Valley Aviation INC · repair station
- Tia Aeronautics INC · repair station
- George Bush Intcntl/Houston (IAH) 1,451 flights in twelve months · CommuteAir LLC dba CommuteAir, Mesa Airlines Inc.
- Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 1,444 flights in twelve months · Envoy Air, PSA Airlines Inc.
- William P Hobby (HOU) 1,181 flights in twelve months · Southwest Airlines Co.
- Austin-Bergstrom International (AUS) 708 flights in twelve months · Southwest Airlines Co., Global Crossing Airlines, Inc.
- EL Paso International (ELP) 419 flights in twelve months · Eastern Air Express, LLC (EAX), Global Crossing Airlines, Inc.
- Dallas Love Field (DAL) 408 flights in twelve months · Southwest Airlines Co., Global Crossing Airlines, Inc.
- Alexandria International (AEX) 353 flights in twelve months · Global Crossing Airlines, Inc., Eastern Air Express, LLC (EAX)
- Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain (MSP) 318 flights in twelve months · Delta Air Lines Inc., Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 9 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,063 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Texas 392 landing places
- Texas 29,901 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/HRL.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 22, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.