Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport

Ángel Albino Corzo
International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional Ángel Albino Corzo
IATA: TGZ – ICAO: MMTG
TGZ
Location of airport in Mexico
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Sociedad Operadora del Aeropuerto Internacional Ángel Albino Corzo (SOAIAAC)
Serves Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Location Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas
Elevation AMSL 1,499 ft / 457 m
Website http://www.chiapas.aero/index.html
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 8,202 2,500 Concrete
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft Operations 7,611
Passengers 636,544
Source: Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (Mexico)[1]

Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (IATA: TGZ, ICAO: MMTG) is a new international airport located at the Mexican municipality of Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas. It handles air traffic for the city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez and central Chiapas.

It was inaugurated by President Vicente Fox and by the State's Governor Pablo Salazar Mendiguchía on June 27, 2006,[2] replacing the Francisco Sarabia National Airport. It is operated by "Sociedad Operadora del Aeropuerto Internacional Ángel Albino Corzo, S.A. de C.V.", a government-owned corporation.

The airport has capacity to handle 350 daily operations and 850,000 passengers per year,[3] it comprises a concrete runway, a parallel taxiway, several hangars, a commercial aviation apron, a general aviation apron, a military base, and a state-of-the-art commercial terminal equipped with six glass jetways, two of which are capable of handling medium-large airliners such as the Boeing 767 and Airbus A330.

In 2010, the airport handled 636,544 passengers.

Contents

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Aeroméxico Mexico City
Aeroméxico Connect Mexico City
Aerotucán Oaxaca [4]
United Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines Houston-Intercontinental
Interjet Mexico City
VivaAerobus Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey

Traffic statistics

Variable 2006* 2007 2008 2009 2010
Aircraft Operations 8,956 10,173 11,293 8,889 7,611
Passenger Traffic 565,603 687,945 763,450 644,556 636,544
Cargo Traffic (Tons) 571 1,312 1,099 1,001 1081

*Including former airport operations

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.sct.gob.mx/transporte-y-medicina-preventiva/aeronautica-civil/estadisticas/estadistica-aerea-historica/, (In Spanish). Retrieved on February 2
  2. ^ http://www.asa.gob.mx/work/sites/webasa/resources/LocalContent/871/12/016.doc
  3. ^ http://www.asa.gob.mx/wb/webasa/videos_tuxtla
  4. ^ http://aerotucan.com.mx