Hermosillo International Airport

General Ignacio Pesqueira García International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional General Ignacio Pesqueira García
IATA: HMO – ICAO: MMHO HMO Location of airport in Mexico
Summary
Airport type	Military/Public
Operator	Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
Location	Hermosillo, Sonora
Hub for	Aeromexico,[1] Aéreo Servicio Guerrero
Elevation AMSL	627 ft / 191 m
Coordinates	29°05′45″N 111°02′52″W / 29.09583°N 111.04778°W / 29.09583; -111.04778
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 05/23 7,546 2,300 Asphalt 11/29 (Closed) 3,609 1,100 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Total Passengers 1,349,300 Ranking in Mexico 11th
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico

Hermosillo International Airport (IATA: HMO, ICAO: MMHO), also known by its ceremonial name, General Ignacio L. Pesqueira International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional General Ignacio L. Pesqueira), is an international airport located in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. The airport handles several domestic flights as well as flights to the U.S. cities of Los Angeles and Phoenix. It is a focus city for Aeromexico Connect,^[1] handling around 50 daily commercial flights to destinations within Mexico and the United States.

Information

View of terminal

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.

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

The airport is named after Ignacio Pesqueira, a general who helped the Mexican army resist the French during the 19th century invasion.

It handled 1,326,200 passengers in 2014, and 1,349,300 passengers in 2015.^[2]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Cargo

Busiest Routes

Busiest Domestic Routes at Hermosillo International Airport (2015)^[3]

Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airline
1	Distrito Federal (México), Mexico City	304,379		Aeroméxico, Interjet, Volaris
2	Jalisco, Guadalajara	108,612		Aeroméxico Connect, VivaAerobus, Volaris
3	Nuevo León, Monterrey	97,060		Aeroméxico Connect, VivaAerobus, Volaris
4	Baja California, Tijuana	54,684		Aeroméxico Connect, Aéreo Calafia, Volaris
5	Baja California, Mexicali	23,468		Aeroméxico Connect
6	Sinaloa, Culiacán	21,671		Aeroméxico Connect, Volaris
7	Baja California Sur, La Paz	15,490		AeroCalafia, TAR
8	Chihuahua, Chihuahua	15,364	1	Aeroméxico Connect
9	Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez	2,370		TAR
10	Sinaloa, Mazatlán	67		Aeromar

Busiest International Routes at Hermosillo International Airport (2015)^[3]

Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airline
1	Arizona, Phoenix	13,854		American Eagle
2	California, Los Angeles	10,229		Aeroméxico Connect

See also

• List of the busiest airports in Mexico

References

1. 1 2 "Aeromexico increases its connectivity to provide additional benefits to all of its clients", Press Release, Aeromexico, May 7, 2014
2. ↑ "Annual Report (in Spanish)" (PDF). Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. January 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016. 
3. 1 2 "Air Operational Statistics". Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2016. 

External links

• Hermosillo International Airport
• Airport information for MMHO at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.