Plan de Guadalupe International Airport

Plan de Guadalupe International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional Plan de Guadalupe
IATA: SLWICAO: MMIO
Plan de Guadalupe
Location of airport in Mexico
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Coahuila State Government
Serves Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
Location Ramos Arizpe
Elevation AMSL 4,778 ft / 1,456 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 2,897 9,506 Asphalt
03/21
Closed
1,058 3,471 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Plan de Guadalupe) (IATA: SLWICAO: MMIO) is an airport located at Ramos Arizpe in the state of Coahuila in Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic from the metropolitan area of Saltillo and Ramos Arizpe.

This airport receives few flights a day due to its proximity to Monterrey's General Mariano Escobedo International Airport and Del Norte International Airport.

The international category was given back in 1987, when the runway was expanded to receive aircraft such as the Boeing 757, and the new terminal was opened with four boarding gates, a modern ticketing area, customs, migration, baggage claim areas, and a cafeteria.

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Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 4,778 feet (1,456 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,897 by 45 metres (9,505 × 148 ft). A second runway that is now closed was designated 03/21 and had an asphalt surface measuring 1,058 by 45 metres (3,471 × 148 ft).[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Aeromar Mexico City, Piedras Negras
United Express
operated by ExpressJet Airlines
Houston-Intercontinental

Cargo airlines

Airlines Destinations
Bax Global operated by Capital Cargo International Ohio State
DHL San Antonio, Detroit

Accidents

On July 6, 2008, USA Jet Airlines flight 199, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15, crashed at 2:15 a.m. as the freighter approached the airport. The flight originated in Hamilton, Ontario and stopped in Shreveport, Louisiana en-route to Saltillo. The crash killed the pilot and injured the co-pilot, suffering severe burns.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Airport information for MMIO from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ^ Airport information for SLW at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
  3. ^ "American pilot killed in cargo jet crash in Mexico". CNN. 2008-07-06. http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/06/mexico.plane.crash/. Retrieved 2008-07-06. 
  4. ^ Hradecky, Simon (2008-07-06). "Crash: USA Jet Airlines DC91 at Saltillo on Jul 6th 2008, crashed short of the runway". The Aviation Herald. http://avherald.com/h?article=4094766f. Retrieved 2008-07-06. 

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