Laramie Regional Airport

Laramie Regional Airport (IATA: LAR, ICAO: KLAR, FAA LID: LAR) is three miles west of Laramie, in Albany County, Wyoming. It is owned by the Laramie Regional Airport Board.^[1] Airline service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

Laramie Regional Airport
IATA: LAR ICAO: KLAR FAA LID: LAR
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Laramie Regional Airport Board
Serves	Laramie, Wyoming
Elevation AMSL	7,284 ft / 2,220 m
Coordinates	41°18′43″N 105°40′30″W
Website	flylaramie.com
Map
LAR Location of airport in Wyoming Show map of Wyoming LAR LAR (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 03/21 8,502 2,591 Asphalt 12/30 6,300 1,920 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Aircraft operations 10,486 Based aircraft 38
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 10,371 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,^[2] 8,663 enplanements in 2009, and 8,999 in 2010.^[3] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport based on enplanements in 2008 (more than 10,000 per year).^[4]

The area has many businesses and the University of Wyoming and the Wyoming Technical Institute. The airport has airline flights to Denver, Colorado, but these are less than one percent of all flights.^[1] The airport has an important fire fighting role.

History

Built in 1934, the airport was Brees Field until 1992, after United States Army general Herbert J. Brees. To allow B-24 Bombers the runways were paved in 1944.^[5] Airline flights started in 1945; in 1959 the terminal building was built.

Facilities

United Express flight ready to depart from Laramie Regional Airport

The airport covers 1,580 acres (639 ha) at an elevation of 7,284 feet (2,220 m). It has two asphalt runways: 3/21 is 8,502 by 150 feet (2,591 x 46 m) and 12/30 is 6,300 by 100 feet (1,920 x 30 m).^[1]

In 2018 the airport had 10,486 aircraft operations, an average of 29 per day: 81% general aviation, 14% air taxi, <1% airline, and 5% military. 38 aircraft were then based at this airport: 76% single-engine and 24% multi-engine.^[1]

Cowboy Aviation is the fixed-base operation at Laramie Regional Airport serving private aviation. It offers refueling, concierge, a comfortable pilot's lounge and a large conference room.

Airline and destination

A United Express CRJ-200

As of March 2016 only Skywest flies into Laramie on behalf of United Express. Normally a Bombardier CRJ-200 regional jet is operated on flights from Denver.

Airlines	Destinations
United Express	Denver

Statistics

Top destinations

Busiest domestic routes from LAR
(January - December 2024)^[6]

Rank	Airport	Passengers	Carrier
1	Denver, Colorado	17,580	United

See also

• List of airports in Wyoming