General Ignacio Pesqueira Garcia International Airport

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General Ignacio Pesqueira Garcia International Airport
IATA: HMO - ICAO: MMHO
Summary
Airport type Military/Public
Operator Grupo Aeroporturio del Pacifico
Serves Hermosillo
Elevation AMSL 627 ft (191 m)
Coordinates 29°05′45″N, 111°02′52″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 7,546 2,300 Asphalt
11/29 3,609 1,100 Asphalt

General Ignacio Pesqueira Garcia International Airport (IATA: HMOICAO: MMHO), also known as General Ignacio L. Pesqueira International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional General Ignacio L. Pesqueira), is an international airport located in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. The airport is named after Ignacio Pesqueira, a general who helped the Mexican army resist the French during the 19th century invasion. It has many domestic flights as well as flights to the U.S. cities of Los Angeles, Phoenix and Tucson.

The third largest hub of Aeroméxico, the airport handles around one hundred daily commercial flights, to destinations within Mexico and the United States.

The airport is also a military base, denominated BAM-24, handling Mexico Air Force's flights.

The facility is composed of one runway, taxiways, hangars, and a commercial terminal, which is being expanded to almost the double of what it is now. It is considered one of the most modern airports in Mexico, incluiding an up-to-date array of facilities for passenger convenience.

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