Bachigualato Federal International Airport

Culiacán International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional de Culiacán

IATA: CULICAO: MMCL

CUL
Location of airport in Mexico

Summary
Airport type Military/Public
Operator Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
Serves Culiacán and Navolato
Location Bachigualato, Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Hub for
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL 108 ft / 33 m
Coordinates 24°45′52″N 107°28′28″W / 24.76444°N 107.47444°W / 24.76444; -107.47444
Website official website
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
02/20 7,546 2,300 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Total Passengers 1,432,315
Ranking in Mexico 10th Decrease
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte

Federal of Bachigualato International Airport or commonly named Culiacán International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Federal de Bachigualato or Aeropuerto Internacional de Culiacán), (IATA: CUL, ICAO: MMCL) is an international airport located at Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. It handles the 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 consisting of a new terminal layout and a new boarding system. It has two jetways.

In 2014, Culiacán airport handled 1,307,717 passengers, and in 2015 it handled 1,432,315 passengers.[1]

It is handled by Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte. This airport used to be operated by Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico.

Bachigualato Federal International Airport is named after the neighborhood of Bachigualato, where the airport is located.

In favorable weather, flights from the Baja California peninsula and north arrive to runway 02, and flights from the rest of the country to runway 20.

The state executive announced plans to expand the airport and the construction of a second runway to support Boeing 777 landings.

Facilities

Airport's new façade.
Airport's ticket counters.
Culiacán Airport Terminal map.
Airport's main corridor.
Culiacán International Airport.
Jetway.

Terminals

The CIA (Culiacán International Airport) has only 2 terminals.

Main Terminal

It's the main building used for the commercial flights, domestics and foreigners. With two crystal jetways and 3 remote positions, there's space for operate all domestics flights. The only international destination from this airport is to Los Angeles-LAX with Aeroméxico Connect.

Terminal Expansion

From February to November 2012, the airport began the work of expansion to the terminal building. The work consists of improve the operation, the airport functionality and the passenger comfort, with an expansion of 3,000m², including: the new terminal lobby and the growth in outpatient, remodeling of 2,500m² for passengers, reconfiguration of check-in point on upper level with 3 simultaneous check-in lines, the construction of a vertical circulation core in the front façade including a panoramic elevator, the growth of the waiting lounge area, the shopping area redesign and a projection of an image of modernity in its façade and inside it.

General Aviation Terminal

The General Aviation Terminal (also known as the Private Aviation Terminal) is located next to the Main Terminal. The Terminal is used for private planes, and helicopters.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinationsPosition
Aero PacíficoSan José del CaboRemote
AeroméxicoMexico City, Tijuana
Seasonal: Guadalajara
A
Aeroméxico ConnectHermosillo, Mexico City, Monterrey
Seasonal: Chihuahua, Los Angeles
A / B / Remote
Aeroméxico ExpressGuadalajaraRemote
Aéreo CalafiaCabo San Lucas, La Paz, Mexicali Remote
InterjetMexico City, Tijuana A / Remote
TARChihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Hermosillo, La Paz Remote
VivaAerobusGuadalajara (begins July 2, 2016),[2] La Paz, Monterrey, San José del CaboRemote
VolarisGuadalajara, La Paz, Mexicali (begins June 16, 2016),[3] Mexico City, Monterrey, Phoenix–Sky Harbor (begins May 27, 2016),[4] San José del Cabo, Tijuana A / B / Remote

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
EstafetaSan Luis Potosí, Tijuana

Busiest routes

Busiest domestic routes at Culiacán International Airport (2015)[5]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  Distrito Federal (México), Mexico City 250,245 Steady Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, Volaris
2  Baja California, Tijuana 245,784 Steady Interjet, Volaris
3  Nuevo León, Monterrey 73,457 Steady Aeroméxico Connect, VivaAerobus, Volaris
4  Jalisco, Guadalajara 52,094 Steady Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Express, Volaris
5  Baja California Sur, Los Cabos 29,838 Increase 2 Aero Pacífico, VivaAerobus, Volaris
6  Sonora, Hermosillo 24,570 Decrease 1 Aeroméxico Connect, TAR
7  Baja California Sur, La Paz 23,001 Decrease 1 Aéreo Calafia, TAR, VivaAerobus, Volaris
8  Chihuahua, Chihuahua 1,980 Steady Aeroméxico Connect, TAR
9  Sinaloa, Los Mochis 245 Increase 1
9  Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes 190

Accidents and incidents

Wikinews has related news: Nine dead as plane crashes into cars in Mexico

See also

References

  1. http://ir.oma.aero/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=949236
  2. "VivaAerobus has new routes for you (in Spanish)". Viva Aerobus. January 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  3. "Volaris booking page". Volaris.com. April 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  4. "Volaris launches new route Culiacán-Phoenix". EnElAire. March 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  5. "Air Operational Statistics". Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  6. "Plane crashes in Sinaloa, 9 dead (in Spanish)". La Jornada. July 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  7. "Plane plummets in Culiacán Airport (in Spanish)". Linea Directa Portal. April 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2013.

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