KHRL — Valley Intl
Harlingen, TX · field elevation 36 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT
KHRL current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KHRL 111152Z 14006KT 10SM FEW022 26/24 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP166 T02610244 10278 20256 53004
- Wind
- from 140° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 26 °C / dewpoint 24 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.02 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,240 ft · pressure altitude -64 ft
- Observed
- 23 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 140° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 6 kt head | — |
| 18L | 5 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 18R | 5 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 36R | 5 kt tail | 4 kt from the right |
| 36L | 5 kt tail | 4 kt from the right |
| 31 | 6 kt tail | — |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KHRL 111121Z 1112/1212 15006KT P6SM SKC FM111400 16012KT P6SM FEW035 FM111700 15017G25KT P6SM SCT050 FM120100 14010KT P6SM SKC
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 26.22656, -97.65531
- Elevation
- 36 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class C
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter.
Established means they answered you by callsign. “Aircraft calling, stand by” is not established and you stay out; “Cessna 12345, stand by” is, and you may enter. Mode C is required within the lateral limits and above them to 10,000 ft MSL. VFR traffic gets sequencing and traffic advisories, not separation.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1201Z / 0110Z
- Tower hours
- 0600-0000
- Magnetic variation
- 3° (2025)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Brownsville
- County
- Cameron, TX
Airport diagram
Everything else KHRL publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18R/36L | 9,400 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 13/31 | 7,257 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 18L/36R | 5,950 | 150 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 124.85
- Tower 0600-0000
- 119.3
- Ground
- 121.7
- CTAF
- 119.3
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach
- 120.7
Published procedures
- 21 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KPIL Cameron County17 nm
- KTXW Mid Valley17 nm
- KBRO Brownsville/South Padre Island Intl23 nm
- KEBG South Texas Intl At Edinburg28 nm
- KMFE Mc Allen Intl32 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KHRL airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Texas airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.