Tag: Valley International Airport (VIA)

HARLINGEN — Construction has begun on what will be the longest runway south of San Antonio at Valley International Airport.

HARLINGEN — The city’s manufacturing link with space, United Launch Alliance, is shutting down its operation here as the company transitions away from its Atlas V rocket to the new Vulcan Centaur.

HARLINGEN — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz on Thursday introduced a bill that would remove the designation of a user fee airport from Valley International Airport, potentially saving the facility as much as $600,000 annually.

HARLINGEN — A lingering winter storm is causing havoc with airline flight schedules, leading to thousands of cancellations and delays, including at Valley airports.

HARLINGEN — A new covered parking area at Valley International Airport is about three months away, airport officials say.

HARLINGEN — Valley International Airport officials are closing in on a new VIP lounge designed to be a workspace for business travelers.

HARLINGEN — Air cargo tonnage at Valley International Airport continues its downward trend, paralleling global numbers, with overall outbound freight down 14.3 percent in December and inbound freight down 36.5 percent.

HARLINGEN — Passenger numbers remained strong at Valley International Airport in November, with 39,015 enplanements, a 22.2 percent increase compared to the same month last year.

The first grounding of all U.S. commercial air flights since 9/11 commenced Wednesday morning around 3 a.m. before being lifted five hours later, the...

HARLINGEN — If you build it, they will fly it.