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
	ft	m
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.

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 major 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.

Contents 1 Airlines 1.1 Air Taxi Services 1.2 Domestic Services 1.3 International Services 2 Incidents and accidents 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Airlines

[edit] Air Taxi Services

• Aéreo Calafia (Cabo San Lucas)
• Aéreo Pacifico (Chihuahua, Cabo San Lucas)

[edit] Domestic Services

• Aero California (Guadalajara, La Paz, Mexico City, Monterrey, Tijuana)
• Aeroméxico (Mexico City, Tijuana)
  • Aeroméxico Connect (Chihuahua, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, La Paz, Mexicali, Mexico City, Monterrey, Tijuana)
• Mexicana (Mexicali, Mexico City)
• Viva Aerobus (Monterrey, Tijuana)
• Volaris (Guadalajara, Tijuana, Toluca)

[edit] International Services

• Aeroméxico
  • Aeroméxico Connect (Los Angeles)
• Delta Air Lines
  • Delta Connection operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Los Angeles)
• Mexicana (Los Angeles)

[edit] Incidents and accidents

• On July 5, 2007, a twin-engined Sabreliner cargo jet failed to take off from the airport due to a loss of control resulting from a tiry blowout and instead slid off the runway and onto a highway. Three people on board the plane and six on the ground died, and five more were hospitalised.^[1]

[edit] External links

• Airport information for MMCL at World Aero Data
• Info about MMCL at OMA official Page.

[edit] References

1. ^ Plane crashes into cars in Mexico, kills nine - Reuters AlertNet - Published July 5, 2007, obtained same date.