# Del Rio International Airport (DRT)

> Del Rio, US · IATA: DRT · ICAO: KDRT · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `DRT` |
| ICAO | `KDRT` |
| City | Del Rio |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 305 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 29.37420, -100.92700 |

## Description

Two Cessna 208 Caravans for FedEx and a Beechcraft 1900 flown by Ameriflight for UPS give Del Rio International Airport (IATA: DRT, ICAO: KDRT) a genuine if modest air-cargo role, with daily feeder runs to San Antonio. FedEx maintains a shipping center on the airport's northern edge. More important to forwarders than the tonnage is the customs status: DRT is a Customs Airport of Entry where US Customs and Border Protection clears arriving and departing general-aviation flights, with extended hours in place since February 2025. Scheduled passenger flights ended on 3 April 2023 when American Eagle dropped its twice-daily service; after carrier meetings in mid-2025 the city targeted a restart to Dallas or Houston in early 2026, though no regular airline service is confirmed to date. The sky here belongs to neighbouring Laughlin Air Force Base, the busiest pilot-training base in the US Air Force; the runway is being lengthened by about 1,500 feet to roughly 7,800 feet in total to support future Boeing T-7A Red Hawk training. Freight from the maquiladoras of Ciudad Acuña, across the Rio Grande, still crosses by truck and runs via US-90 and US-277 to San Antonio (SAT), the nearest full-service cargo station, with Laredo (LRD) the usual alternative for consolidated Mexico traffic.

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