Aguascalientes International Airport

Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
Serves Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico
Elevation AMSL 6,112 ft / 1,863 m
Coordinates 21°42′20″N 102°19′04″W / 21.70556°N 102.31778°W / 21.70556; -102.31778Coordinates: 21°42′20″N 102°19′04″W / 21.70556°N 102.31778°W / 21.70556; -102.31778
Map
AGU

Location of airport in Aguascalientes state

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
04/22
(Closed)		 1,060 3,478 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Total Passengers 693,700
Ranking in Mexico 24th Steady
Sources: GAP, DAFIF[1]

Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo, IATA: AGU, ICAO: MMAS), also known as Aguascalientes International Airport, serves Aguascalientes, the capital city of the state of Aguascalientes in Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic for 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.

Its commercial facilities consist of a sole terminal, with four contact positions plus three remotes used by non-mainline carriers. The terminal has been recently remodeled and expanded to meet the growing demand. The airport is now able to handle 1.5 million passengers, although it only handled 0.4 million during 2012. 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 Mexico.

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 6,112 feet (1,863 m) above mean sea level. It has one active runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,000 by 45 metres (9,843 ft × 148 ft). A former runway designated 04/22 is now closed; it had an asphalt surface measuring 1,060 by 30 metres (3,478 ft × 98 ft).[1]

It handled 633,100 passengers in 2015, and 693,700 passengers in 2016.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Aeroméxico Connect Mexico City
American Eagle Dallas/Fort Worth
Interjet Mexico City, Tijuana
TAR Aerolineas Puerto Vallarta
United Express Houston–Intercontinental
Volaris Cancún, Los Angeles, Tijuana

Busiest routes

Map Terminal.
Busiest Domestic Routes at Aguascalientes International Airport (2016)[2]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  Distrito Federal (México), Mexico City 158,392 Steady Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet
2  Baja California, Tijuana 76,487 Steady Interjet, Volaris
3  Quintana Roo, Cancún 22,388 Increase 1 Magni, Volaris
4  Nuevo León, Monterrey 9,882 Decrease 1 Aeroméxico Connect
5  Jalisco, Puerto Vallarta 6,637 Steady TAR
6  Coahuila, Torreón 247 Steady
7  Zacatecas, Zacatecas 212 Increase 17
8  Jalisco, Guadalajara 178 Steady
9  México (state), Toluca 172 Decrease 2
10  Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez 160

References

  1. 1 2 Airport information for MMAS from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ↑ "Air carrier operational statistics". Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2017. Archived from the original on October 16, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
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