Del Rio International Airport (IATA: DRT, ICAO: KDRT, FAA LID: DRT) is a public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) northwest of the central business district of Del Rio, a city in Val Verde County, Texas, United States. DRT is mostly used for general aviation but is also served by United Airlines. Due to its proximity to Laughlin Air Force Base it is often used by USAF pilot training students. The airport services the Middle Rio Grande region. On June 7, 2012, United Airlines went to an all jet service to Del Rio via Express Jet.
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 16,028 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 13,436 enplanements in 2009, and 13,180 in 2010. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which 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 terminal has the space for a second commercial airline. Construction is in progress on the 6,000 square feet (560 m2) Texas Dept. Of Public Safety (DPS) Air Patrol station. New construction to begin in 2011-12 includes the 1.1 million dollar Federal Express cargo facility, 2 million dollar new apron and taxi lane. Upcoming projects for 2013 includes an airport control tower and a corporate hangar.
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