Air Freight
Laredo TX

For a box or a small crate, the quickest route is often a seat on the earliest LRD departure that still has cargo room, which the trade calls next flight out. We collect it and hand it to the airline before the cutoff for that flight. When no scheduled departure lines up, or the receiver is near a small airport, a charter can go as soon as the aircraft and the freight meet on the ramp. We will price both on one call.

A dedicated truck makes San Antonio (roughly 155 miles up I-35) or Corpus Christi (about 145) by mid-morning, and Houston (around 315) or Dallas (around 430) the same evening. From the air, the Falcon 20's 2,000 miles of range at 530 mph puts plants in the Midwest and the Southeast within one leg.

The DC-9 15F, listed at 22,930 lbs, fits comfortably on LRD's 8,743 ft runway, and the Convair CV-580 (15,400 lbs) and Caravan II (3,085 lbs) cover smaller jobs. Size matters as much as weight: on a freighter the main deck door limits the biggest piece, so send crate measurements along with the weight.

Think about how much it is and how badly it can go wrong. One programmed module or a prototype that must never be out of sight belongs with an on-board courier. Cartons and small crates normally travel on scheduled flights at next flight out, overnight or economy speed. If it is too big for an airline hold, has to leave in the middle of the night, or is headed for a small field, charter it.

Because airlines price by space as well as weight. They work out a volume-based weight from the box's three dimensions and charge whichever is bigger. Molded trim, foam-packed electronics and empty plastic housings often bill on volume, so measured dimensions give you a firm price.

All of it: the Mines Road and I-35 warehouse corridors, the airport cargo area, downtown, Rio Bravo and El Cenizo, and out to Zapata, Hebbronville, Encinal and Cotulla. Airline freight leaves from Laredo International, and a light charter can also use the county airports in Zapata, Hebbronville or Cotulla.

Yes, as long as we have the details in advance. Bonded and secure facilities generally want the driver and truck registered before arrival, and the airline counter will ask for the air waybill number, which is the reference on the air shipping document. Charter aircraft are loaded at the FBO. Send the site rules and an on-site contact with the booking.

Any day of the year. Expect a higher price at night or on holidays, since there are fewer departures and crews have to be called out, and the quote spells it out before you say yes.

Where it is, where it goes, how many pieces, the weight and size of each, the packaging, what it is and the deadline. Tell us about a forklift at the dock or a plant gate at delivery too. Phone (210) 598-5300 or fill in the quote form.

For short runs and heavy loads. By the time freight has been driven to LRD and from the arrival airport, a dedicated urgent truck to San Antonio or Corpus Christi has usually already arrived. Shipments with no deadline cost less as LTL or full truckload.

Auto parts for stalled assembly lines, circuit boards and electronics, molds and test fixtures, and spare parts for the conveyors and forklifts in the warehouses. It is mostly small, valuable and needed before the next shift.

Many of them, including San Antonio, Corpus Christi, McAllen, Brownsville, Austin and Dallas, along with the towns in between. Freight collected in Laredo can go to any address in the continental U.S.

Frequently. We can send a hand carry courier to wherever the freight is sitting, take it over and fly it the rest of the way, or book it on the first flight out of that city. Have the tracking reference and the deadline handy.