Harlingen
HRL · KHRLValley International Airport
Passengers a year
1.2M
#129 busiest in the U.S.
7
nonstop destinations
16
airlines
21
departures a day
78.5%
arrivals on time
1.3%
flights cancelled
54.5%
load factor
Airlines
Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Harlingen, with 48% of all passengers. 16 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
Southwest Airlines holds 48% of the airport — the 14th most concentrated of 79 small hubs. The nearest comparison is XNA at 49%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WN Southwest85% full | 48.3% | 575.9K | 3 | 74.1% | -3.9% |
AA | 14.9% | 177.7K | 1 | — | -18.1% |
GCA Global Crossing Airlines30% full | 10.8% | 128.6K | — | — | +25.7% |
UA | 10.5% | 125.3K | 1 | — | -32% |
37Q Eastern Air Express34% full | 6.4% | 76.4K | — | — | — |
+Other airlines | 9.0% | 107.3K | — | — | — |
Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.
Destinations
6 domestic and 1 international nonstop destinations from Harlingen, across 2 countries.
99% domestic · 1% international · by departing passengers
Top domestic destinations
Southwest Airlines
88.6K88,595 departing · 84% full
American Airlines
Southwest Airlines
United Airlines
Southwest Airlines
37.7K37,664 departing · 84% full
Delta Air Lines · Sun Country Airlines
Top international destinations
Cancún, Mexico (CUN)
3K2,973 departing · 5.8K5,794 both ways
Sun Country Airlines
All nonstop destinations
7 nonstop · 5 airlines · 6 domestic / 1 intl
Aircraft
By share of departures at Harlingen.
Body class · share of departures
- Narrowbody
1,683 departures · 67% full
21.6%
- Regional
1,220 departures · 89% full
15.7%
- Regional
1,181 departures · 84% full
15.2%
- Narrowbody
980 departures · 34% full
12.6%
- Narrowbody
613 departures · 69% full
7.9%
- Narrowbody
497 departures · 31% full
6.4%
- Narrowbody
467 departures · 85% full
6.0%
- Regional
212 departures · 14% full
2.7%
- Regional
206 departures · 76% full
2.6%
- Narrowbody
169 departures · 71% full
2.2%
When Harlingen is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Departures a month · peak June 2026
Annual passengers since 1990
Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.
Passengers a year
Every year
- 1990
- 1,040,138
- 1991
- 911,929
- 1992
- 985,850
- 1993
- 1,021,206
- 1994
- 907,924
- 1995
- 954,667
- 1996
- 920,014
- 1997
- 899,018
- 1998
- 875,380
- 1999
- 914,389
- 2000
- 920,064
- 2001
- 860,940
- 2002
- 776,211
- 2003
- 779,525
- 2004
- 861,087
- 2005
- 850,046
- 2006
- 853,249
- 2007
- 872,799
- 2008
- 822,645
- 2009
- 725,725
- 2010
- 765,829
- 2011
- 750,956
- 2012
- 764,025
- 2013
- 675,649
- 2014
- 578,937
- 2015
- 513,011
- 2016
- 520,604
- 2017
- 542,697
- 2018
- 600,525
- 2019
- 662,632
- 2020
- 347,768
- 2021
- 670,122
- 2022
- 938,231
- 2023
- 1,001,547
- 2024
- 1,110,882
- 2025
- 1,180,492
- 2026
- 679,494 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at Harlingen, 79 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 20 arrive late, and 1 is cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
13 min
average delay
52
flights cancelled
3.9K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Most reliable here
Envoy Air 85.2%
Least reliable here
Southwest Airlines 74.1%
Among US airports
#129
On time, month by month
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Darker is better · 68.3%–86%
The weak spot is July 2026, when 68.3% of arrivals landed on time — 10.2 points below the year. The strongest was February 2026 at 86%.
Frequently asked
How busy is Valley International Airport (HRL)?
Valley International Airport handled about 1.2M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #129 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 21 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at Valley International Airport (HRL)?
Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Harlingen (HRL), flying about 48% of its passengers. 16 airlines serve Harlingen in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from Valley International Airport (HRL)?
Harlingen (HRL) has 7 nonstop destinations — 6 domestic and 1 international across 2 countries.
How often do flights arrive on time at Valley International Airport (HRL)?
About 78.5% of flights arriving at Harlingen (HRL) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.3% are cancelled.
What aircraft flies most from Valley International Airport (HRL)?
The Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures from Harlingen (HRL), about 22% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving Harlingen; international destinations also show both directions. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026, on-time August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).