Culiacán International Airport
Federal de Bachigualato International Airport Culiacán International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMA) | ||||||||||
| Location | Culiacán | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 108 ft / 33 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°45′52″N 107°28′28″W / 24.76444°N 107.47444°W | ||||||||||
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Federal Bachigualato International Airport (IATA: CUL, ICAO: MMCL) Is an international airport located at Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic of the city of Culiacán.
The airport, being the most important domestic gateway in the state of Sinaloa, and the second on international operations after Mazatlán International Airport, second before Los Mochis International Airport has undergone major construction comprising of a new terminal layout and a new boarding system. It has two jetways. In 2009, Culiacán airport handled 1,062,893 passengers
It is handled by Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte.
Facilities
- Contact positions: 5
- Remote positions: 3
- Number of jetways: 2
- Number of baggage claiming carousels: 4
- Food court (Upper Level)
- Customs (Arrivals area)
- Taxi & car rentals (Arrivals area)
- Duty Free (1st floor and 2nd Floor)
- Parking area
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aero Pacífico | Chihuahua, San José del Cabo |
| Aeroméxico | Mexico City Seasonal: Tijuana |
| Aeroméxico Connect | Guadalajara, Hermosillo, La Paz, Mexicali, Mexico City, Monterrey, Tijuana Seasonal: Chihuahua, Los Angeles |
| Aéreo Calafia | Ciudad Constitución, La Paz, Loreto, San José del Cabo |
| Aéreo Servicio Guerrero | San José del Cabo |
| Interjet | México City |
| VivaAerobus | Guadalajara, La Paz, Mexico City [begins March 1], Monterrey, Tijuana, San José del Cabo |
| Volaris | Guadalajara, Mexico City [begins February 1], Tijuana, Toluca |
Cargo Airlines
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Estafeta | San Luis Potosi, Tijuana |
Traffic Statistics
| Rank | City | Passengers |
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| 1 |  Mexico City, D.F.
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407,431 |
| 2 |  Tijuana, Baja California
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141,234 |
| 3 |  Monterrey, Nuevo León
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109,089 |
| 4 |  Guadalajara, Jalisco
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89,722 |
Gallery
Incidents and accidents
- On July 5, 2007, a twin-engined Sabreliner cargo jet failed to take off from the airport due to a loss of control resulting from a tire blowout and slid off the runway onto a highway. Three people died on board the plane and six on the ground, five more were injured.[2]
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See also
External links
References
- ^ http://dgac.sct.gob.mx/index.php?id=467
- ^ Plane crashes into cars in Mexico, kills nine - Reuters AlertNet - Published July 5, 2007, obtained same date.
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