Monterrey International Airport

General Mariano Escobedo International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Mariano Escobedo
IATA: MTY ICAO: MMMY
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
Serves	Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
Location	Apodaca, Nuevo Leon
Hub for	Aeromexico Connect Magnicharters VivaAerobus
Focus city for	AeroMexico Interjet Volaris
Elevation AMSL	1,280 ft / 390 m
Coordinates	25°46′42″N 100°06′23″W / 25.77833°N 100.10639°W / 25.77833; -100.10639Coordinates: 25°46′42″N 100°06′23″W / 25.77833°N 100.10639°W / 25.77833; -100.10639
Map
MTY Location of airport in Mexico
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 11/29 9,843 3,000 Asphalt 16/34 5,909 1,801 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Total Passengers 9,178,533 8.47% Ranking in Mexico 4th
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte

Monterrey International Airport, (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Monterrey); ceremonial name General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (IATA: MTY, ICAO: MMMY), is an international airport located in Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico. Together with Del Norte International Airport, the airport handles domestic and international operations for the city of Monterrey and its metropolitan area.

There are almost 300 daily flights to more than 35 destinations in Mexico and the United States. It is the country's fourth busiest airport and is the busiest in northern Mexico. Only Mexico City, Cancún, and Guadalajara serve more passengers per year than Monterrey International Airport.

The airport serves as a hub for Aeroméxico/Aeroméxico Connect,^[1] Magnicharters, and VivaAerobus, and a focus city for Interjet and Volaris. Airport terminals were renovated and expanded in 2003 and 2007.

It's also one of the fastest growing airports in Mexico: in 2016, the airport handled 9,178,533 passengers, a 70% increase in 6 years.^[2]

Terminal configurations

• Terminal A, consists of a building comprising check-in facilities, baggage claiming, shopping areas, restaurants, customs, airport and airline offices, as many other services, while the satellite building connected via underground tunnels comprises all the VIP and waiting lounges, migration among other services as well as obviously the boarding gates. The Satellite building, is divided into two concourses, North Concourse for domestic flights (Gates A1-A15), while South Concourse comprises all the international flights that operate into the airport (Gates B3-B8). Several flights are delayed day by day due to the lack of free contact and even remote positions, as the ones capable of handling large aircraft such as the Boeing 767. Nevertheless, Terminal C and Terminal B work as a relief system for this terminal. There are future plans to remodel and expand the Satellite building, adding at least 4 new jetways and 3 remote positions.
• Terminal B, considered as the second most modern air facility in the country (only behind the Mexico City's Terminal 2), it was opened on September 2010. The terminal comprise 8 gates, 6 of which are equipped with jetways and 2 apron-doors which might be used by Aeroméxico's feeder airline Aeroméxico Connect. The terminal house all operations of the Sky Team member airlines, similar to Terminal 2 in Mexico City International Airport. The airport terminal is able to handle up to 2 million passengers per year, and allows the airport to free some slots for new airlines to operate into Terminal A.
• Terminal C, inaugurated on November 30, 2006, houses the operations from low cost carrier serving the airport, VivaAerobus. This terminal works completely independent to Terminal A, opposite to Terminal B functionality.
• Air Cargo Terminal, recently launched the "Air Cargo Terminal", which has 6 hectares (15 acres) for operations. Courier companies operating nationally and abroad, notably FedEx, DHL, UPS, Estafeta.

Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte, the airport company operating this airport, has its headquarters in the air cargo zone.^[3]

Facilities

Diagram of the Monterrey Airport terminals

The airport resides at an elevation of 1280 feet (390 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 11/29 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,000 by 45 metres (9,843 ft × 148 ft). A second runway which is rarely used is designated 16/34 and also has an asphalt surface with a stretch of 1,801 by 30 metres (5,909 ft × 98 ft). The main runway, 11/29, has an ILS approach system and has its own VHF omnidirectional radio range (VOR) and DME station. It is also capable of handling aircraft such as the Boeing 747-400, but due to the lack of remote positions, this airport is mainly used by smaller aircraft. In September 2014, Monterrey commenced its first intercontinental flight in years when Aeromexico begins flying its Boeing 787 Dreamliner four days a week to Tokyo-Narita as a fuel stop to flights between Mexico City International Airport and Tokyo-Narita. Aeromexico stated that the flight will last while Tijuana International Airport, the usual gateway to Mexico from Asia, makes improvements to its runway. Monterrey was selected due to its importance to the country's economy and for being a popular business destination.

• Terminal A: 9 contact positions, 12 remote positions
• Terminal B: 6 contact positions, 7 remote positions
• Terminal C: 8 remote positions
  • VivaAerobus has its corporate headquarters in the Cargo Zone of Terminal C^[4]
• Number of jetways: 9 (Terminal A), 6 (Terminal B)
• Number of baggage claiming carousels: 4

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Notes

• ^1 The flight originates in Mexico City; Monterrey is a fuel stopover for the outbound leg. The plane is capable to fly nonstop to Mexico City on the return flight, therefore Monterrey is not a destination served by Incheon Airport.

Cargo

Busiest routes

North Gate of Terminal A.

Airport's Terminal B.

Airport's Terminal C.

Busiest domestic routes from Monterrey International Airport (2016)

Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airlines
1	Distrito Federal (México), Mexico City	1,586,219		Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, VivaAerobus, Volaris
2	Quintana Roo, Cancún	473,818		Aeroméxico, Interjet, Magni, VivaAerobus, Volaris
3	Jalisco, Guadalajara	320,544		Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, TAR, VivaAerobus, Volaris
4	Guanajuato, León	127,325		Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, Viva Aerobus, Volaris
5	Baja California, Tijuana	123,819	8	Aeroméxico Connect, Viva Aerobus, Volaris
6	Sonora, Hermosillo	111,681	1	Aeroméxico Connect, VivaAerobus, Volaris
7	Chihuahua, Chihuahua	106,085	1	Aeroméxico Connect, TAR, VivaAerobus, Volaris
8	Querétaro, Querétaro	103,712	1	Aeroméxico Connect, TAR, Volaris
9	México (state), Toluca	99,361		Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, Volaris
10	Veracruz, Veracruz	97,407	2	Aeroméxico Connect, Viva Aerobus, Volaris
11	Yucatán, Mérida	92,495	5	VivaAerobus, Volaris
12	Jalisco, Puerto Vallarta	92,022	2	Magni, TAR, VivaAerobus, Volaris
13	Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez	84,871	2	Aeroméxico Connect, VivaAerobus
14	Sinaloa, Culiacán	80,214	2	VivaAerobus, Volaris
15	Tamaulipas, Tampico	76,125	4	Aeroméxico Connect, TAR, VivaAerobus

Busiest international routes from Monterrey International Airport (2016)^[9]

Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airlines
1	United States, Houston	115,627		Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, United Express, VivaAerobus
2	United States, Dallas	96,951		American Airlines
3	United States, Atlanta	62,030		Delta Air Lines, Delta Connection
4	United States, Chicago	48,180	2	Aeroméxico, United Express, Volaris
5	United States, Las Vegas	42,189	1	Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, Magni, VivaAerobus
6	United States, San Antonio	31,939	1	Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, VivaAerobus
7	United States, New York	27,996	1	Aeroméxico Connect
8	Panama, Panama City	13,744	2	Copa Airlines
9	Cuba, Havana	8,987	3	Interjet
10	United States, Miami	5,267	1	American Airlines
11	United States, Detroit	4,472		Delta Air Lines
12	United States, Denver	1,739		Aeroméxico Connect, Volaris
13	Japan, Tokyo	1,247	8	Aeroméxico
14	United States, Orlando	903	1	Magni
15	Canada, Vancouver	147

Accidents and incidents

• On February 11, 2010, Click Mexicana Flight 7222, operated by Fokker 100 XA-SHJ suffered an undercarriage malfunction on approach to Quetzalcóatl International Airport, Nuevo Laredo. A low fly-past confirmed that both main gears had not deployed. The aircraft diverted to Monterrey. It was substantially damaged in the landing, having departed the runway and spun through 180°.^[10]
• On April 13, 2010 an Aerounion – Aerotransporte de Carga Union Airbus A-300B4-200, registration XA-TUE performing a freight flight, AeroUnion Flight 302 from Mexico (Mexico) to Monterrey (Mexico) with 5 crew, crashed on approach to land on General Mariano Escobedo International Airport's runway 11. The aircraft came to rest on a highway at around 23:30L (04:30Z Apr 14). All on board perished, 1 person in a truck on the highway was also reported killed, the airplane was destroyed after a large fire broke out.^[11]
• On November 24, 2010 a Mexican Air Force AN-32 cargo flight crashed when taking off from General Mariano Escobedo International Airport for a flight to Mexico City. All 5 crew members died.
• On December 9, 2012, a Learjet 25 carrying Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera and 4 other passengers, and 2 crew, crashed 7 minutes after take-off, while on its way to Toluca. All seven occupants died.^[12]

See also

• List of the busiest airports in Mexico

References

External links

• Monterrey International Airport location
• Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
• Airport information for MMMY at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.