Torreón International Airport
| Francisco Sarabia International Airport Torreón International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional De Torreón Francisco Sarabia | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Torreón/Gómez Palacio, Durango | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Torreón, Coahuila | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,688 ft / 1,124 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°34′05″N 103°24′38″W / 25.56806°N 103.41056°W | ||||||||||||||
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  TRC Location of airport in Mexico | |||||||||||||||
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Source: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte | |||||||||||||||
Francisco Sarabia International Airport (Torreón International Airport) (IATA: TRC, ICAO: MMTC) is an international airport located in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico. It handles the national and international air traffic of the Comarca Lagunera, including Gómez Palacio and Lerdo in the state of Durango.
The management of this airport is the responsibility of Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMA). Passenger traffic has grown over 25% in during the last decade. As a result, the airport terminal has recently been expanded and refurbished to significantly improve its image and services: new areas of documentation, a second floor for boarding gates and waiting areas, a VIP lounge and new, multi-purpose business areas.
It handled 556,449 passengers in 2015, and 646,898 passengers in 2016.
The airport was named in honor of Francisco Sarabia Tinoco, a pioneer of commercial aviation in Mexico.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aeroméxico | Seasonal: Mexico City |
| Aeroméxico Connect | Mexico City |
| American Eagle | Dallas/Fort Worth |
| Interjet | Mexico City |
| TAR Aerolineas | Ciudad Juárez, Querétaro |
| VivaAerobus | Mexico City |
| Volaris | Guadalajara, Tijuana |
Statistics
Top destinations
| Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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| 1 |  Distrito Federal (México), Mexico City |
247,058 |  |
Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, VivaAerobus, Volaris |
| 2 |  Jalisco, Guadalajara |
26,830 | |
Aeroméxico Connect, Volaris |
| 3 |  Chihuahua, Chihuahua |
12,876 | |
TAR |
| 4 |  Baja California, Tijuana |
11,882 | |
Volaris |
| 5 |  Nuevo León, Monterrey |
3,402 | |
Aeroméxico Connect |
| 6 | Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez |
2,774 |  6 |
TAR |
| 7 |  Guanajuato, León |
2,604 | TAR | |
| 8 |  Querétaro, Querétaro |
805 | |
TAR |
| 9 |  Sinaloa, Mazatlán |
644 | TAR | |
| 10 |  Sonora, Hermosillo |
235 | 10 |
Aeroméxico Connect |
Gallery
See also
References
- ↑ "Air carrier operational statistics". Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
External links
- Airport information for MMTC at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.