| Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport | |||
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| IATA: AGU – ICAO: MMAS
AGU
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico | ||
| Location | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes | ||
| Elevation AMSL | ft / 1,863 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 17/35 | 9,843 | 3,000 | Asphalt |
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| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Total Passengers | 294,100 | ||
| Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico | |||
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 named 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, although it only handled 0.3 million during 2009. Several amenities have been recently opened, such as the introduction of a new restaurant on the upper level of the airport,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.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aeromar | Mexico City |
| Aeroméxico Connect | Mexico City |
| American Eagle | Dallas/Fort Worth |
| United Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines | Houston-Intercontinental |
| Volaris | Los Angeles, Tijuana |