Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport

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Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport
IATA: AGU - ICAO: MMAS
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico
Serves		Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes
Elevation AMSL		6,112 ft (1,863 m)
Coordinates		21°42′19.66″N, 102°19′04.33″WCoordinates: 21°42′19.66″N, 102°19′04.33″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
17/35	9,843	3,000	Asphalt
04/22 CLOSED	3,478	1,060	Asphalt

Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (IATA: AGU, ICAO: MMAS), also known as Aguascalientes International Airport, is an international airport located in Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic of the city of Aguascalientes. The airport was mamed after Jesús Terán Peredo, an Aguascalientes governor from 1855 to 1857, and one of the first persons to recognize Benito Juárez as Mexico's President.

The commercial facilities of the airport consist on a sole terminal, which comprises 4 contact positions plus 3 remotes used by non-mainline carriers. The terminal has been recently remodeled and expanded in order to meet the growing demand. The airport is now able to handle 1.5 million passengers, altough it only handled 0.9 million during 2007. Several amenities have been recently opened, such as the introduction of a new restaurant on the upper level of the airport, a Business-First Class lounge, new check-in counters, among many others. The airport has become one of the most important terminals in the Central-West region of the country.