Valley International Airport is owned by the City of Harlingen, in Cameron County, Texas. Valley International Airport is operated by a nine member airport board appointed by the Mayor. HRL is centrally located in the Rio Grande Valley making it a logical choice for travel to the area. Valley International is often referred to as the “Gateway to South Padre Island” with travel amenities that provide door to door transportation to South Padre Island. With over 2,400 acres HRL is the largest airport in the RGV with room and resources to meet future airline expansion needs. HRL also provides the longest runways in the area with modern aircraft approach systems that minimize chances of travel delays during inclement weather.Current airlines providing air service to HRL include Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Sun Country Airlines . These air carriers provide nonstop service to Austin, Houston and Minneapolis/St. Paul . HRL is also a large air cargo port currently ranked in the top 80 airports in the United States. FedEx and DHL operations are serviced with daily wide-body aircraft providing both domestic and international freight forwarding services.