Las Cruces International Airport | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Las Cruces | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Las Cruces, New Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,457 ft / 1,358 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°17′22″N 106°55′19″W / 32.28944°N 106.92194°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website  | ||||||||||||||||||
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  LRU Location of airport in New Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||
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Las Cruces International Airport (IATA: LRU, ICAO: KLRU, FAA LID: LRU) is a city-owned, public airport nine miles west of the central business district of Las Cruces, in Doña Ana County, New Mexico.[1] It is in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2019–23 which categorized it as a regional general aviation facility.[2]
LRU is a landing rights airport and is on a mesa overlooking the Mesilla Valley.[3] The airport was the base for Zia Airlines from 1972 to 1980.[4][5]
The airport is used by general aviation, the United States government, New Mexico State University, private charters and the local CAP squadron. National Guard's C Company, 3rd Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, operates and houses four UH-72 Lakota helicopters at the Las Cruces International Airport.[6] Additionally, as of 2023, passenger air service has returned in a limited capacity after an 18-year absence, for which the field also retains a terminal.[7]
- ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for LRU PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective December 31, 2016.
- ^ "Appendix A: List of NPIAS Airports with 5-Year Forecast Activity and Development Estimate" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Report. Federal Aviation Administration. October 3, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ "19 CFR § 122.14 - Landing rights airport". Code of Federal Regulations. Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute. Retrieved May 15, 2019 – via cornell.edu.
- ^ "Zia Airlines". Airline History. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ "Zia Airlines". Airline Timetable Images. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ Soular, Diana Alba. "National Guard plans to get new helicopter hub near Las Cruces". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ "Wheels up! Passenger air service coming to Las Cruces International Airport in 2023". Retrieved December 28, 2022.