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Revision as of 03:46, 7 December 2011

Benito Juarez International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de México Benito Juárez
File:Aicm.jpg
Mexico City International Airport as seen from a satellite before the construction of Terminal 2.
Summary
Airport typeCivil
OwnerGrupo Aeroportuario de la Ciudad de México
OperatorAeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares
ServesMexico City, Mexico
LocationVenustiano Carranza, D.F.
Hub for
Elevation AMSL7,316 ft / 2,230 m
Websitewww.aicm.com.mx
Map
MEX is located in Mexico City
MEX
MEX
Location within Mexico City
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05R/23L 3,900 12,795 Asphalt
05L/23R 3,952 12,966 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft Movements339,898
Passengers24,130,535
Cargo tonnage393,075.87
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Benito Juárez International Airport (Template:Lang-es), (IATA: MEX, ICAO: MMMX) in Venustiano Carranza, one of the sixteen boroughs into which Mexico's Federal District is divided, is a commercial airport that serves Mexico City, the capital of Mexico. It is Mexico's busiest airport by both passenger traffic and aircraft movements and is the Latin America's second busiest airport by passenger traffic after Guarulhos Airport in São Paulo, Brazil and the busiest airport by aircraft movements. Although Juárez was not its official name for several decades, it was formally named after the 19th century president Benito Juárez in 2006, and is Mexico's main international and domestic gateway. The airport is owned by Grupo Aeroportuario de la Ciudad de México and operated by Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares, the government-owned corporation, who also operates 21 others airports through Mexico. In recent years Toluca Airport has become an alternate airport.

This hot and high airport is served by 32 domestic and international airlines and offers direct flights to more than 100 destinations worldwide.It provides non-stop services from Mexico City to North America, Central America and Caribbean, South America, Europe and Asia (Aeromexico is the only airline that flies to Asia from Mexico City). In 2010, the airport served 24,130,535 passengers. In optimal conditions, and with the recent renovations and expansion projects completed, the Benito Juárez airport will be able to handle up to 32 million passengers per year.[3] As the main hub for Mexico's largest airline Aeroméxico and a secondary hub for its subsidiary Aeroméxico Connect, the airport has become a SkyTeam hub. It is also a hub for Aeromar, Interjet and a focus city for VivaAerobus and Volaris.

Location

The airport is 5 km. east from central Mexico City. The airport is surrounded by the built-up areas of Gustavo A. Madero to the north and Venustiano Carranza to the west, south and east. As the airport is east Mexico City and its runways run southwest-northeast, and airliner's landing approach is usually directly over Mexico City. Therefore, there is an important overflying problem.

History

The airport first opened as Balbuena Military Airport with five runways. The first landing was on November 5, 1928 and regular service started a year later, but was officially inaugurated on May 15, 1931. Its first international route was to Los Angeles International Airport operated by Mexicana. President Miguel Alemán opened the terminal in 1952, thus becoming a commercial airport. In the 1970s, president Luis Echeverría closed three runways and gave that land to poor people in order to build their homes, leaving just two parallel runways. In 1980, the terminal was expanded to double its capacity, using a single large terminal rather than multiple terminals as in other airports. Ten years later in 1990, the mixed domestic/international gates were separated to increase the terminal's functionality, along with the separation of domestic and international check-in halls.

In 2001, the east wing of the terminal (H-gates) was opened as a final call waiting area, mainly used by SkyTeam members. Because of the increasing demand, president Vicente Fox announced the construction of a new, larger airport on 5,000 hectares (12,000 acres) in the municipalities of Texcoco and San Salvador Atenco, but when local violent protests aroused, the new airport was cancelled. Instead, he launched a program called Expansion of Mexico City Airport to its Maximum Capacity in 2002 to increase the airport's capacity. The whole terminal was expanded and upgraded with new check-in halls, 13 more baggage claim belts, the construction of Departures and Arrivals floors, construction of several new taxiways and a whole new terminal opposite of the original, thus breaking the single terminal concept. The project was started with an initial investment of $200,000,000 MXP. Nevertheless, its final cost was $800,000,000 MXP. The original quasi-Terminal 2, which only housed Aeromar's operations in and out the airport was demolished, and the new Terminal 2 was built in less than two years.

On November 15, 2007, Terminal 2 was opened, increasing the airport's capacity. All SkyTeam members moved their operations to the new terminal, except Air France and KLM. It was officially inaugurated on March 2008, once the new road accesses and taxiways were finished. Terminal 2 increased the airport's contact positions by 40%, and the operational capacity by 15%.

Lack of capacity and slot restriction

The airport has suffered from a lack of capacity due to restrictions for expansion, since it is located in a densely-populated area. Some analysts have reported that if the airport had grown at the same speed as demand, it would now serve over 40 million passengers annually. The main issue with the airport is the limitation that its two runways provide, since they are used at 97.3% of their maximum capacity, leaving a very short room for new operations into the airport. Only government, military, commercial and specially authorized aircraft are allowed to land at the airport. Private aircraft must use alternate airports, such as Lic. Adolfo Lopez Mateos International Airport in Toluca, General Mariano Matamoros Airport in Cuernavaca or Hermanos Serdán International Airport in Puebla. Even with the inauguration of the new Terminal 2, the airport would be ideally designed to serve around 18 million passengers per year, according to the international standards for runway and terminal usage. Instead, the airport will keep increasing the number of passengers from around 26 million passengers in 2008 at a rate of 16% per year.

Terminals and facilities

Terminal Layout before T2
Terminal layout after T2 was built
Terminal 2 - Departures waiting area.

Terminals

Mexico City International Airport has two passenger terminals. Terminal 1 is separated from the other by the runways.

Terminal 1

  • Opened in 1958; expanded in 1970, 1989, 1998, 2000 and 2004
  • Overall terminal surface: 548,000 sq meters
  • Contact positions: 33
  • Remote positions: 20 (34 Before New T2 was built)
  • Number of jetways: 33
  • Number of airside halls: 10 (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J)
  • Number of landside (check-in) halls: 9 (A1, A2, B, C, D, D1, F1, F2, F3)
  • Number of mobile-lounges: 11 (A7-A, A7-B, A7-C, A9-A, A9-B, A9-C, A9-D, A9-E, F19-A, F19-C, F19-D)
  • Hotel service: 600 rooms (Camino Real), 110 rooms (Hilton Mexico City)
  • Parking service: 3,100 vehicles (Domestic), 2,400 vehicles (International)
  • Space per passenger in T1: 17 sq meters
  • Number of baggage claiming carousels: 22
  • Premium Lounges in T1: Salón Premier Internacional T1 (Aeroméxico), United Club (United Airlines), Admirals Club (American Airlines), American Express Lounge (American Express).

Mexico City's Terminal 1 is currently the largest airport terminal in the Americas and the fourth largest in the world.

Terminal 2

  • Opened in 2007
  • Overall terminal surface: 242,000 sq meters
  • Contact positions: 23
  • Remote positions: 17 (Aeromar and Aeromexico Connect)
  • Number of jetways: 23
  • Number of airside halls: 2 (Domestic, International)
  • Number of landside (check-in) halls: 3 (L1, L2, L3)
  • Hotel service: 287 rooms (NH)
  • Parking service: 3,000 vehicles
  • Space per passenger in T2: 22 sq meters
  • Number of baggage claiming carousels: 15
  • Premium Lounges in T2: Club Diamante (Aeromar), Salón Premier (Aeroméxico), Salón Premier Internacional T2 (Aeroméxico), Riedel Wine Room (Aeroméxico) , Travel Pass Elite Lounge (Banamex) , Centurion American Express Lounge (American Express).
  • Platform surface: 426,000 sq meters
  • Inter-terminal Aerotrén capacity: 7,800 daily passengers

Terminal 2 is now housing all Aeroméxico flights out of the airport, becoming the airline's main distribution center. Although the terminal was intended to be served by all-SkyTeam member airlines, Air France and KLM decided to remain at Terminal 1.

The airport houses a wide variety of lodging options for its passengers, including hotels inside Terminal 1 (the Hilton Hotel, the Camino Real and the Fiesta Inn), as well as a NH Hotel at Terminal 2.

Airlines and destinations

External façade of Terminal 2.
Terminal 2 Hall L2 in the foreground, Hall L1 in the far background.
Terminal 2 Hall L3 Entrance.
Terminal 2 Hall L3 Check-in Counters.
Terminal 2 - AeroMéxico aircraft parked at North Concourse.
AeroMéxico Boeing 777-200ER is taking off from Mexico City airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport.
An Aeroméxico Connect Embraer ERJ-145 landing.
A Volaris A319 parked at Terminal 1 on a rainy day.
AirlinesDestinationsTerminal/
Concourse
Aerolíneas ArgentinasBuenos Aires-Ezeiza1
AeromarAcapulco, Aguascalientes, Ciudad Victoria, Colima, Durango, Huatulco, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Lázaro Cárdenas, Manzanillo, Matamoros, Minatitlán/Coatzacoalcos, Morelia, Nuevo Laredo, Piedras Negras, Poza Rica, Puerto Escondido, Reynosa, Saltillo, San Luis Potosí, Tepic, Veracruz, Xalapa
Seasonal: San Antonio		21
AeroméxicoBarcelona, Bogotá, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Cancún, Caracas, Chicago-O'Hare, Fresno, Guadalajara, Havana, Las Vegas, Lima, Los Angeles, Madrid, Miami, Monterrey, Montréal-Trudeau, New York-JFK, Orlando, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, San Antonio, San Francisco, San José de Costa Rica, San José del Cabo, Santiago de Chile, São Paulo-Guarulhos, Shanghai-Pudong, Tijuana, Tokyo-Narita
Seasonal: Denver, Houston-Intercontinental, Ontario		2 North
AeroméxicoCancún, Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Culiacán, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Mérida, Mexicali, Monterrey, Oaxaca, San José del Cabo, Tijuana, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Villahermosa
Seasonal: Acapulco, Ciudad del Carmen, Mazatlán, Puerto Vallarta, Reynosa, Torreón/Gómez Palacio, Veracruz 		2 South
Aeroméxico ConnectGuatemala City, Houston-Intercontinental, Mérida, Miami, San Antonio, San Pedro Sula 2 North
Aeroméxico ConnectAcapulco, Aguascalientes, Campeche, Chihuahua, Ciudad del Carmen, Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Obregón, Colima, Culiacán, Durango, Guadalajara, Huatulco, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, La Paz, León/El Bajío, Los Mochis, Matamoros, Mazatlán, Mérida, Mexicali, Minatitlán/Coatzacoalcos, Monterrey, Morelia, Nuevo Laredo, Oaxaca, Poza Rica, Puerto Vallarta, Reynosa, San José del Cabo, San Luis Potosí, Tampico, Tapachula, Tijuana, Torreón/Gómez Palacio, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Veracruz, Villahermosa, Zacatecas
2 South
Air CanadaToronto-Pearson, Vancouver1
Air EuropaMadrid1
Air FranceParis-Charles de Gaulle1
AirTran AirwaysOrange County [begins June 3, 2012], San Antonio [begins May 24, 2012][4]1
Alaska AirlinesLos Angeles1
American AirlinesChicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami1
AviancaBogotá1
British AirwaysLondon-Heathrow1
Copa AirlinesPanama City2 North
Copa Airlines ColombiaBogotá2 North
Cubana de AviaciónHavana1
Delta Air LinesAtlanta, Detroit, New York-JFK, Salt Lake City2 North
IberiaMadrid1
InterjetAcapulco, Cancún, Chetumal, Chihuahua, Ciudad del Carmen, Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Obregón, Cozumel, Culiacán, Guadalajara, Guatemala City, Havana, Hermosillo, Huatulco, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Mérida, Monterrey, Puerto Vallarta, San Antonio, San José del Cabo, Tampico, Tijuana, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Veracruz, Villahermosa1
KLMAmsterdam1
LAN AirlinesSantiago de Chile2 North
LAN PerúLima2 North
LufthansaFrankfurt, Munich [5]1
MagnichartersCancún, Huatulco, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Mérida, Puerto Vallarta, San José del Cabo
Seasonal: Manzanillo		1
TACA AirlinesSan Salvador1
TACA Airlines operated by LacsaGuatemala City, San José de Costa Rica1
TACA PerúLima1
TAM AirlinesSão Paulo-Guarulhos1
United AirlinesChicago-O'Hare, Houston-Intercontinental, Los Angeles, Newark, San Francisco, Washington-Dulles
Seasonal: Denver		1
United Express operated by ExpressJet AirlinesHouston-Intercontinental1
US AirwaysCharlotte, Phoenix1
VivaAerobusCampeche, Cancún, Ciudad Juárez, Guadalajara, Huatulco, Mazatlán, Mérida, Monterrey, Oaxaca, Puerto Escondido, Tampico, Torreón/Gómez Palacio, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Villahermosa1
VolarisCancún, Chicago-Midway, Chihuahua, Culiacán, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, La Paz, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Mexicali, Monterrey, Oakland, San Diego, San José del Cabo, Tijuana, Zacatecas1

Notes
  • ^1 Aeromar has remote positions, just north of Terminal 2.

Other services.

Cargo airlines

As of November 2011, Mexico City airport is served by 18 cargo airlines flying directly to Europe, Central, North and South America. Over 393,000 metric tonnes pass through the airport in 2010, making it the second busiest by cargo traffic in Latin America, after El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá. Most passenger airlines, such as AeroMéxico and KLM use the airport to carry hold cargo on passenger flights, though most cargo is transported by all-cargo airlines. The following airlines operate the following scheduled destinations.

AirlinesDestinations
ABX AirCincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Los Angeles, San José de Costa Rica
AeroUnion Chicago-O'Hare, Guadalajara, Los Angeles
Air France Cargo Guadalajara, Houston-Intercontinental, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Porto
Amerijet International Miami
Atlas AirHuntsville
Atlas Air operated
by Emirates SkyCargo		Huntsville
CargoluxAtlanta, Guadalajara, Houston-Intercontinental, Luxembourg, Miami, New York-JFK
Centurion Air Cargo Bangor (ME), Miami
Cielos AirlinesLima
DHL Express operated
by Astar Air Cargo		Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Miami
DHL de GuatemalaGuatemala City
EstafetaMérida, San Luis Potosí, Villahermosa
Florida West International AirwaysBogotá, Miami
Lufthansa Cargo Chicago O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Frankfurt
MasAir Bogotá, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Campinas-Viracopos, Caracas, Guadalajara, Guayaquil, Lima, Los Angeles, Manaus, Medellín-Córdova, Miami, Quito, Santiago de Chile
Tampa Cargo Bogotá
UPS Airlines Louisville
World Airways Milan-Malpensa

Airlines providing on-demand cargo services

Other facilities

Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares, a government-owned corporation that operates airports in Mexico, has its headquarters on the airport property.[6] The Aeromar headquarters are located in Hangar 7 in Zone D of the General Aviation Terminal of the airport.[7][8] Aviacsa has its headquarters in Hangar 1 in Zone C.[9]

Traffic statistics

Year Total passengers[10] % change Aircraft movements % change Cargo [TM] % change
2006 24,727,296 Increase 2.5 355,593 Increase 6.9 - -
2007 25,881,662 Increase 4.7 378,161 Increase 6.3 - -
2008 26,210,217 Increase 1.3 366,561 Decrease 3.1 376,095.71 -
2009 24,243,056 Decrease 7.5 348,306 Decrease 5.0 321,133.44 Decrease 14.61
2010 24,130,535 Decrease 0.46 339,898 Decrease 2.4 393,075.87 Increase 22.40
2011 [Jan-Oct]
21,466,128		 Increase 6.71 288,189 Increase 0.80 336,891.85 Increase 4.72

Operations

In 2010, Benito Juárez was the busiest airport in Latin America by aircraft movements with 27.3% more operations than El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá and 35.5% more than Guarulhos Airport in São Paulo. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2010, the airport had 339,898 aircraft operations, an average of 931 operations per day.

Busiest international routes at Mexico City International Airport [2010][11]
Rank City Passengers Rank change Carriers
1 Los Angeles, CA, USA 665,399 Steady Aeroméxico, Alaska, United, Volaris
2 Houston, TX, USA 621,097 Increase2 Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, ExpressJet Airlines, United
3 New York, NY, USA (JFK and Newark airports) 1 590,506 Decrease1 Aeroméxico, Delta, United
4 Miami, FL, USA 553,836 Decrease1 Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, American
5 Madrid, Spain 496,443 Steady Aeroméxico, Air Europa, Iberia
6 Dallas, TX, USA 404,351 Steady American
7 Paris, France 386,259 Steady Aeroméxico, Air France
8 Chicago, IL, USA 310,838 Steady Aeroméxico, American, United
9 Atlanta, GA, USA 269,571 Increase2 Delta
10 Panama City, Panama 267,889 Decrease1 Copa
11 Bogotá, Colombia 253,483 Increase3 Aeroméxico, Avianca, Copa Airlines Colombia
12 San Francisco, CA, USA 237,148 Decrease2 Aeroméxico, United
13 Frankfurt, Germany 215,922 Steady Lufthansa
14 San José, Costa Rica 211,408 Increase1 Aeroméxico, LACSA
15 Lima, Peru 210,628 Increase9 Aeroméxico, LAN Perú, TACA Perú
16 São Paulo, Brazil 196,396 Increase3 Aeroméxico, TAM Airlines
17 Amsterdam, Netherlands 177,627 Increase1 KLM
18 Phoenix, AZ, USA 173,614 Increase9 US Airways
19 Las Vegas, NV, USA 167,256 Decrease2 Aeroméxico, Volaris
20 Santiago de Chile, Chile 161,807 Increase2 Aeroméxico, LAN
21 Guatemala City, Guatemala 157,273 Decrease9 Aeroméxico, TACA, Interjet
22 Havana, Cuba 153,980 Decrease2 Aeroméxico, Cubana, Interjet
23 Toronto, Canada 145,180 Decrease7 Air Canada
24 Buenos Aires, Argentina 128,748 Decrease3 Aerolíneas Argentinas, Aeroméxico
25 London, United Kingdom 126,732 Decrease2 British Airways

Notes
  • ^1 Official statistics include JFK and Newark airports.

Busiest domestic routes at Mexico City International Airport [2010]
Rank City Passengers Rank change Carriers
1 Quintana Roo Cancún, Quintana Roo 1,973,959 Steady Aeroméxico, Interjet, Magni, VivaAerobus, Volaris
2 Nuevo León Monterrey, Nuevo León 1,837,278 Steady Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, VivaAerobus, Volaris
3 Jalisco Guadalajara, Jalisco 1,628,333 Steady Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, VivaAerobus, Volaris
4 Baja California Tijuana, Baja California 824,865 Steady Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, Volaris
5 Yucatán Mérida, Yucatán 755,921 Steady Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, Magni, VivaAerobus
6 Chiapas Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas 596,567 Steady Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, VivaAerobus
7 Tabasco Villahermosa, Tabasco 518,667 Steady Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, VivaAerobus
8 Veracruz Veracruz, Veracruz 433,227 Steady Aeromar, Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet
9 Sonora Hermosillo, Sonora 428,656 Steady Aeroméxico, Interjet, Volaris
10 Jalisco Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco 370,790 Increase1 Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, Magni
11 Guerrero Acapulco, Guerrero 358,185 Decrease1 Aeromar, AeroMéxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet
12 Baja California Sur Los Cabos, Baja California Sur 338,306 Increase1 Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, Magni, Volaris
13 Tamaulipas Tampico, Tamaulipas 332,108 Decrease1 Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, VivaAerobus
14 Chihuahua (state) Chihuahua, Chihuahua 317,052 Increase5 Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, Volaris
15 Oaxaca Oaxaca, Oaxaca 316,627 Decrease1 Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, VivaAerobus
16 Chihuahua (state) Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua 305,852 Decrease1 Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, VivaAerobus
17 Oaxaca Bahías de Huatulco, Oaxaca 300,159 Decrease1 Aeromar, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, Magni, VivaAerobus
18 Sinaloa Culiacán, Sinaloa 294,714 Steady Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, Volaris
19 Guanajuato León/El Bajío, Guanajuato 233,362 Increase2 Aeroméxico Connect
20 Coahuila Torreón/Gómez Palacio, Coahuila 230,791 Decrease3 Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, VivaAerobus
21 Guerrero Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Guerrero 217,276 Decrease1 Aeromar, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, Magni
22 Campeche Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche 214,147 Steady Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet
23 Baja California Mexicali, Baja California 200,680 Steady Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Volaris
24 Chiapas Tapachula, Chiapas 181,337 Increase? Aeroméxico Connect
25 Sinaloa Mazatlan, Sinaloa 180,091 Steady Aeroméxico Connect, VivaAerobus

Inter-terminal transportation

Mexico City airport inter-terminal transit.

Terminal 2 is connected to Terminal 1 by the Aerotrén monorail system in which only connecting passengers with hand baggage are allowed to use with their boarding pass. Technical and cabin crew can also use it. Normal operation hours are from 5:00 am to 11:00 pm, every day of the year, and the first run always begins from T2 to T1; the last run of the day is to T2. The distance between the terminals is 3 km. and the Airtrain's speed is 45 km. per hour. The Airtrain journey, once the doors are fully closed therefore takes approximately 4 minutes and 40 seconds between stations in both directions. Also, if you arrive as a train is leaving the maximum waiting period for the next train is 11 minutes. Also there is a land service between terminals called "inter-terminal transportation". These buses are located at entrance no. 6 of Terminal 1 and entrance no. 4 of Terminal 2.

Ground transportation

Individuals aircraft spotting from a spot adjacent the taxiways.

Metro and bus services

The airport is served by the Terminal Aérea Metro station, which belongs to Line 5 of the subway, running from Pantitlán station to Politécnico station. It is located just outside the T1's national terminal.Terminals 1 and 2 have two land terminals operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Different bus lines operate from here [3], and provide continuous transportation services to the main cities located around Mexico City, such as Córdoba, Cuernavaca, Pachuca, Puebla, Querétaro, Tlaxcala and Toluca. The Terminal 1 land terminal is located in front of the international area vehicular ramp and its facilities include various services for the comfort of the passengers. Among others, it offers VIP lounges, internet, resting, reading and meeting halls. The Terminal 2 land terminal is located at gate D, between entrance 4 and the national arrival passenger exit, and its facilities include resting halls and a fast food area.


Metrobús (Line 4 under construction)

Service Destinations [departing from the airport] Operator
Metro San Lázaro, TAPO bus station, Historic Centre, Metro Buenavista, Buenavista Station Metrobus, a government-owned corporation.

Authorized taxis

Taxis are in operation in Terminals 1 and 2 and there are two models of service: Ordinary service in a sedan type vehicle for 4 passengers. Executive service in 8 passengers vans. At present there are 5 taxi groups in operation. These are the only taxis authorized by the Ministry of Communications and Transport (SCT) of the Federal Government. The Terminal 1 taxi boarding areas are located at entrances 1 and 10; and in Terminal 2, boarding areas are located at entrances 3 and 4. Taxi rates are registered under the SCT and include passenger insurance, civil liability and medical expenses for all occupants. To receive the taxi service you must purchase the corresponding ticket previously at the authorized sale points located within the airport.


Parking

T1 National parking lot is located on Av. Capitán Carlos León in front of entrances 1 and 2 of the terminal building, in the national arrivals zone . It has the capacity of 1,971 vehicles which are permanently monitored by a modern security and surveillance system, by way of closed circuit TV cameras. T1 International parking lot is located on Av. Capitán Carlos León in front of the international area of the terminal building, on one side of the long-distance bus terminal. It has a capacity of 2,106 vehicles. An additional parking option for Terminal 1 airport users is Parking Lot 06, located on Sonora street in front of the taxi rank. Because of its location, it is a useful alternative for those visiting the airport customs, loading area, customs agencies and some airline offices. The new AICM Terminal 2 parking lot is located on one side of the Terminal's great central patio. It has the capacity of 2,437 vehicles.

Accidents and incidents

  • On 10 April 1968, Douglas R4D-3 XA-GEV of Aerovías Rojas crashed on approach, killing all eighteen people on board. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled passenger flight, which was the airline's inaugural flight from Aguascalientes International Airport to Mexico City.[12]
  • On October 31, 1979, Western Airlines Flight 2605 crash-landed. The crew of the DC-10 had landed on the wrong runway and the jetliner hit construction vehicles that were on the closed runway. There were 78 fatalities (including one on the ground) and 14 survivors.
  • An Aero California DC-9-15 overran in 2006, during an intense storm at the airport. There were no victims, but the aircraft was scrapped. However, a woman died later due to a heart attack.[citation needed]
  • On September 9, 2009, hijacked Aeroméxico Flight 576 landed at Mexico City International Airport from Cancun International Airport.
  • On September 13, 2009, Lufthansa Cargo McDonnell-Douglas MD-11 D-ALCO was damaged in a heavy landing. Post landing inspection revealed that there were wrinkles in the fuselage skin and the nose gear was bent.[13] According to a Lufthansa spokesman, the aircraft will be repaired and returned into full service.[14]

See also

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References

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