Las Cruces International
LRU · KLRU · Las Cruces, New Mexico · Dona Ana County · map
Las Cruces International is a public-use airport owned by the City of Las Cruces, 8 miles west of Las Cruces, New Mexico, 4,457 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 12/30, is 7,506 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive) and about 106 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 36,825 takeoffs and landings a year. About 1,960 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KLRU · observed 4:35 pm MDT (22:35 UTC), 17 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north-northwest (330°) at 3 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 78°F (26°C), dew point 50°F (10°C)
- Altimeter 30.10 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 11:20 am MDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 9,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KLRU 062235Z AUTO 33003KT 10SM CLR 26/10 A3010 RMK AO2 T02550100
TAF KLRU 061720Z 0618/0718 VRB03KT P6SM FEW090 FM071200 00000KT P6SM SCT250
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA LRU · ICAO KLRU
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Las Cruces
- Elevation
- 4,457 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Albuquerque sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8E
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1943
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 7,506 × 100 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 04/22 | 7,501 × 105 ft | Asphalt, poor | Medium-intensity lights |
| 08/26 | 6,069 × 100 ft | Asphalt, poor | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 30: ILS with DME, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 22: VASI, four boxes on the left
- Runway 08: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 26: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Lru and aWOS-3PT | 119.025 | |
| El Paso B Center (remote transmitter) Low | 128.2 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 575-526-4831.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 36,825, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
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.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Las Cruces from the FAA register
137 aircraft are registered to owners in Las Cruces, New Mexico: 92 piston singles, 15 drones, 12 piston twins, 5 gliders, 4 business jets. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in New Mexico.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 35 since 1982, 5 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 30; medium-intensity runway lights runway 04/22 and 8/26; high-intensity runway lights runway 12/30 - the common traffic frequency. Runway end identifier lights runway 12 sunset to sunrise. PAPI runway 08, 26 and VASI runway 22 on continuously. Medium-intensity runway lights runway 08/26 preset low intst; incr intst - the common traffic frequency.
- Air carrier and aircraft over 30000 pounds NA.
- Runway 30 calm wind runway.
- Block cracking up to 3 in wide cracks, raveling, and weathering. Runway closed indefinitely execept for taxiing.
- Asphalt achieved end of service life and in need of total rehab. Projected planned for FY27.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport SEP-MAR. drone (UAS) training on airport.
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 5, 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.