General Ignacio Pesqueira García International Airport

General Ignacio Pesqueira García International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional de Hermosillo Gral. Ignacio Pesqueira García
IATA: HMOICAO: MMHO
HMO
Location of airport in Mexico
Summary
Airport type Military/Public
Operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
Location Hermosillo, Sonora
Hub for Aéreo Servicio Guerrero
Elevation AMSL 627 ft / 191 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 7,546 2,300 Asphalt
11/29 (Closed) 3,609 1,100 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Total Passengers 1,138,300
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico

General Ignacio Pesqueira García 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. The airport handles several domestic flights as well as flights to the U.S. cities of Los Angeles and Phoenix. The airport is a focus city for Aeroméxico Connect, handling around 50 daily commercial flights to destinations within Mexico and the United States.

The airport is also a military base, denominated BAM-18, handling Mexican Air Force's flights.

The facility is composed of one main runway (5/23), one alternate runway which is currently closed (11/29), taxiways, hangars, and a commercial terminal which has capacity for 9 or more aircraft.

The airport normally serves as the primary alternate airport for flights headed to General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport in Tijuana, therefore, it is not unusual to see planes otherwise headed to Tijuana being diverted to Hermosillo due to unfavorable weather at Tijuana or other technical problems. The airport's runways and taxiways were recently widened so as to handle heavy aircraft that may divert to Hermosillo. Aeromexico has had to divert its Boeing 777 to Hermosillo on several occasions.

Contents

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Aeroméxico Mexico City
Aeroméxico Connect Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Obregón, Culiacán, Guadalajara, Los Angeles, Los Mochis, Mazatlán, Mexicali, Monterrey, Phoenix, Tijuana, Torreón/Gómez Palacio
Aeropacifico San José del Cabo
Aéreo Calafia Guaymas, Guerrero Negro, Islas Cedros, La Paz, Loreto, Mexicali, Puerto Peñasco, San José del Cabo, Santa Rosalia
Aéreo Servicio Guerrero Guaymas, Guerrero Negro, Loreto, Puerto Peñasco, Santa Rosalía
Interjet Guadalajara, Mexico City
US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines Phoenix
VivaAerobus Guadalajara, Monterrey
Volaris Guadalajara, Mexico City, Tijuana

Cargo Airlines

Airlines Destinations
Ameriflight Phoenix, El Paso
DHL Aviation Phoenix
Estafeta Carga Aérea Mexico City, San Luis Potosi, Tijuana

Traffic Statistics

Busiest Domestic Routes out of Hermosillo International Airport (2010) [1]
Rank City Passengers
1 México, D.F 197,118
2 Tijuana, Baja California 77,356
3 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon 67,762
4 Guadalajara, Jalisco 66,818
5 Culiacán, Sinaloa 28,843

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.sct.gob.mx/transporte-y-medicina-preventiva/aeronautica-civil/estadistica/estadistica-historica-1992-2010/estadistica-mensual-operativa/

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