Francisco Sarabia National Airport

Francisco Sarabia National Airport
Terán Airport
IATA: TGZ – ICAO: MMTG
Summary
Airport type Public / Military
Serves Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México
Elevation AMSL 1,491 ft / 454 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
14/32 2,500 8,202 Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations 11,166
Passengers 486,067
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Francisco Sarabia National Airport or Terán Airport (formerly IATA code TGZ, ICAO code MMTG) is a national airport located at Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico. It used to handle national air traffic for the city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez. Scheduled airline service for the city is now handled at the new Angel Albino Corzo International Airport, which has taken over Sarabia's former IATA and ICAO airport codes (as of June 2006). It is now used for military purposes only.

202 Air Squadron

The 202 Air Squadron is a Mexican Air Force unit operating out Terán Airport. The unit operates Pilatus PC-9 and Pilatus PC-7 planes.

References

  1. ^ Airport information for MMTG at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Airport information for TGZ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).

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