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  IATA LAR
  ICAO KLAR
  Type public
  Run By the City of Laramie and Albany County
  Opened 1934
  Closest Town Laramie, Wyoming
  Distance From Town 3 Mile s (5 Kilometer s)
  Elevation Ft 7284
  Elevation M 22202


  Runway Angle 3/21
  Runway Length F 8,500
  Runway Length M 2,591
  Runway Surface Paved


  Runway Angle 12/30
  Runway Length F 6,300
  Runway Length M 1,920
  Runway Surface Paved


Laramie Regional Airport is a public airport located west of Laramie, Wyoming . The area is home to many local businesses and both the University Of Wyoming and the Wyoming Technical Institute . The airport has commercial flights to Denver, Colorado and Worland, Wyoming , but these flights account for less than one percent of all traffic at the airport; most planes that use the airport are Privately-owned . {Link without Title} The airport also plays an important fire fighting role.


HISTORY

From its creation in 1934 up until 1992, the airport was named Brees Field, after United States Army general Herbert Brees . In order to receive B-24 Bombers , the runways were first paved in 1944. {Link without Title} This also made possible commercial service, which started in 1945. In 1959, the terminal building was built.


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