Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 1,002 ft / 305 m Code DRT | Serves Del Rio, Texas 13/31 6,300 Elevation 304 m | |
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Owner Del Rio / Val Verde County Website www.CityOfDelRio.com/... Address Airport Blvd, Del Rio, TX 78840, USA | ||
Del Rio International Airport (IATA: DRT, ICAO: KDRT, FAA LID: DRT) is two miles northwest of Del Rio, in Val Verde County, Texas. It is used for general aviation, and being near Laughlin Air Force Base it is often used by USAF students. On June 7, 2012 United Express operated by ExpressJet introduced jets nonstop to Houston, previously flown with turboprops. United Express ended service to Del Rio in April 2013.
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Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 16,028 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 13,436 in 2009 and 13,180 in 2010. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).
The airport is owned by the City of Del Rio with a seven-member airport advisory board, appointed by the City Council, monitors the development and operations of the airport. The airport completed a 2.7 million dollar terminal expansion. The expanded terminal now has counter space to accommodate two airlines. Construction is in progress on the 6,000 square feet (560 m2) Texas Dept. Of Public Safety (DPS) Air Patrol Unit. New construction to begin in 2015–16 includes the one million dollar 75,000 sq. ft FedEx Express cargo facility which is currently being built,new two million dollars in aprons and taxi lanes. Future projects includes an airport control tower, corporate hangars, and additional parking lots.
Facilities
The airport covers 268 acres (108 ha) at an elevation of 1,002 feet (305 m). Its one runway, 13/31, is 6,300 by 100 feet (1,920 x 30 m) asphalt.
In 2010 the airport had 15,357 aircraft operations, average 42 per day: 83% general aviation, 9% airline, and 8% air taxi. 42 aircraft were then based at the airport: 79% single-engine, 12% multi-engine, and 9% helicopter.
FedEx has a shipping center on the north boundary of the airport.They serve Del Rio with 2 Cessna 208 Caravan with daily service to San Antonio.
Ameriflight operates Beechcraft 1900 with daily service to San Antonio International Airport on behalf of United Parcel Service.
Past airline service
Until April 2013 ExpressJet operating as United Express served the airport for United Airlines with Embraer ERJ-145s nonstop to Houston Intercontinental Airport.
Continental Connection had served the airport before the merger of Continental Airlines with United Airlines. The Continental Connection service nonstop to Houston Intercontinental was operated by Colgan Air with Saab 340s.
Del Rio was served in the late 1940s and early 1950s by Trans-Texas Airways Douglas DC-3s to El Paso, Houston, San Antonio and other Texas cities.
Other commuter airlines at Del Rio included Lone Star Airlines (which also operated as Aspen Mountain Air), Texas National Airlines, Alamo Commuter Airlines, Amistad Airlines and Wise Airlines.
Airline service
Texas Sky Airlines will begin air service to Del Rio, Texas by the end of 2016. Flights will depart daily from Del Rio to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.