Plan de Guadalupe International Airport
| Plan de Guadalupe International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Plan de Guadalupe | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Administradora Coahuilense de Infraestructura y Transporte Aéreo | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Ramos Arizpe | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,778 ft / 1,456 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°32′58″N 100°55′43″W / 25.54944°N 100.92861°W | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil | |||||||||||||||
Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Plan de Guadalupe) (IATA: SLW, ICAO: 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 Monterrey 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.
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 ft × 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 ft × 148 ft).
It handled 132,523 passengers in 2013, and 86,337 passengers in 2014.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aeroméxico Connect | Mexico City |
Cargo airlines
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Bax Global | Ohio State |
| DHL | San Antonio, Detroit |
| Aeronaves TSM | Various destinations around North and South America |
Busiest routes
| Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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| 1 |  Distrito Federal (México), Mexico City |
36,313 |  |
Aeroméxico Connect |
| 2 |  Nuevo León, Monterrey |
231 | |
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| 3 |  Querétaro, Querétaro |
40 |
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.[2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Air Operational Statistics". Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ↑ "American pilot killed in cargo jet crash in Mexico". CNN. 2008-07-06. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
- ↑ Hradecky, Simon (2008-07-06). "Crash: USA Jet Airlines DC91 at Saltillo on Jul 6th 2008, crashed short of the runway". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
External links
- Airport information for MMIO at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- MMIO at Fallingrain.
- MMIO at Elite Jets.
- MMIO pic at Our Airports.