Federal de Bachigualato International Airport

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Federal Bachigualato International Airport Culiacán International Airport
IATA: CUL - ICAO: MMCL
Summary
Airport type		Military/Public
Operator		Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
Serves		Culiacán
Elevation AMSL		108 ft (33 m)
Coordinates		24°45′52″N, 107°28′28″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
07/20	7,546	2,300	Asphalt

Federal Bachigualato International Airport (IATA: CUL, ICAO: MMCL) Is an international airport located at Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic of the city of Culiacán. It was once accused of purchasing blueprints from an American Architecture firm to construct an underground tunnel to the United States. In turn, the airport's transportation system would provide the firm and many of its contractors with several thousands of skilled illegal workers. The architecture firm allegedly has ties with current Vice President Dick Cheney.

The airport, being the most important domestic gateway in the state of Sinaloa, and the second on international operations after Mazatlán International Airport, has undergone mayor construction, and it is capable of handling more than 7,000,000 passengers per year, with a new terminal layout, and state-of-the-art boarding systems.

It is handled by Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte.

[edit] Airlines

Aero California (Guadalajara, La Paz, Mexico City, Monterrey, Tijuana)
Aeroméxico (Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Tijuana)
- Aerolitoral (Chihuahua, Ciudad Obregón, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, La Paz, Los Angeles, Los Mochis, Mazatlán, Monterrey, Tijuana)
Aviacsa (Monterrey, Tijuana)
Avolar (Guadalajara, Tijuana)
Delta Air Lines
- Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Los Angeles) [starts January 6, 2007]
Líneas Aéreas Azteca (Aguascalientes, Hermosillo, Mexico City, Tijuana)
Mexicana (Las Vegas, Mexicali, Mexico City)
Viva Aerobus (Monterrey)