General Rafael Buelna International Airport
| General Rafael Buelna International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional General Rafael Buelna | |||||||||||
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  MZT | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte | ||||||||||
| Location | Mazatlán, Sinaloa | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 38 ft / 12 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°09′40.88″N 106°15′57.86″W / 23.1613556°N 106.2660722°W | ||||||||||
| Website | official website | ||||||||||
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Source: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte | |||||||||||
General Rafael Buelna International Airport (IATA: MZT, ICAO: MMMZ), also known as Mazatlán International Airport, is located in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico. This airport is the most important in Sinaloa for its international operations, and second to Culiacan International Airport for its domestic operations. It has one terminal with two concourses. It is located on the southeastern edge of the city and it's one of four airports in Mexico which has an Area Control Center (Centro Mazatlán/Mazatlán Center); the other ones being Mexico City International Airport, Monterrey International Airport and Mérida International Airport. Mazatlán Center controls air traffic over the northwest part of the country.
In 2014, the airport handled 789,234 passengers, and in 2015, the airport handled 853,409 passengers.
Facilities
- Contact positions: 4
- False Contact positions: 4
- Remote positions: 7
- Number of jetways: 4
- Number of baggage claiming carousels: 4
- Food court (Floor & Upper Level)
- Customs (Arrivals area)
- Taxi & car rentals (Arrivals area)
- Duty Free (Main corridor)
- Parking area
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations | Concourse |
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| Aeromar | Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Los Mochis | A |
| Aeroméxico | Seasonal: Mexico City | A |
| Aeroméxico Connect | Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Los Mochis, Mexico City, Tijuana | A |
| Alaska Airlines | Los Angeles, Seattle/Tacoma | B |
| American Airlines | Dallas/Fort Worth, Phoenix–Sky Harbor | B |
| American Eagle | Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles | B |
| Aéreo Calafia | Cabo San Lucas, La Paz | A |
| Aéreo Servicio Guerrero | San José del Cabo | A |
| Delta Air Lines | Los Angeles Seasonal: Minneapolis/St. Paul | B |
| Enerjet | Vancouver | B |
| Interjet | Mexico City | A |
| Magni | Monterrey Seasonal: San José del Cabo | A |
| Sun Country Airlines | Seasonal:[1] Minneapolis/St. Paul | B |
| Sunwing Airlines | Toronto-Pearson Seasonal: Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna, Vancouver | B |
| TAR | Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Guadalajara, La Paz, Monterrey | A |
| VivaAerobus | La Paz, Mexico City, Monterrey | A |
| Volaris | Mexico City, Monterrey, Tijuana | A |
| WestJet | Seasonal: Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver | B |
View of Concourse B.
A terminal map of MZT.
Busiest routes
| Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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| 1 |  Distrito Federal (México), Mexico City |
183,527 |  |
Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, VivaAerobus, Volaris |
| 2 |  Nuevo León, Monterrey |
42,220 | |
Magni, TAR, VivaAerobus, Volaris |
| 3 |  Baja California, Tijuana |
32,970 | |
Aeroméxico Connect, Volaris |
| 4 |  Baja California Sur, La Paz |
11,245 | |
Aéreo Calafia, TAR, VivaAerobus |
| 5 | Baja California Sur, Los Cabos |
9,394 |  2 |
Aéreo Servicio Guerrero, Magni |
| 6 |  Jalisco, Guadalajara |
3,863 | |
Aeromar, Aeroméxico Connect, TAR |
| 7 |  Chihuahua, Chihuahua |
2,700 | 2 |
TAR |
| 8 | Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez |
826 | |
TAR |
| 9 |  Guerrero, Acapulco |
174 | 2 |
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| 10 |  Guanajuato, León |
99 |
| Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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| 1 |  United States, Los Angeles |
38,241 | 1 |
Alaska Airlines, American Eagle, Delta Air Lines |
| 2 | United States, Phoenix–Sky Harbor |
34,782 |  1 |
American Airlines, US Airways |
| 3 | United States, Dallas |
14,184 | 1 |
American Airlines, American Eagle |
| 4 | United States, Minneapolis |
11,689 | 1 |
Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines |
| 5 |  Canada, Calgary |
7,921 | 1 |
Sunwing Airlines, WestJet |
| 6 | Canada, Edmonton |
6,849 | 1 |
Sunwing Airlines, WestJet |
| 7 | Canada, Toronto |
3,657 | 1 |
Sunwing Airlines |
| 8 | Canada, Vancouver |
3,642 | 1 |
Enerjet, Sunwing Airlines, WestJet |
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.suncountry.com/reservations/routemap.shtml
- ↑ "Air Operational Statistics". Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Airports in Sinaloa. |
- Mazatlan International Airport
- The Airport Guide: General Rafael Buelna Intl (MZT/MMMZ)
- Current Weather: Current weather at MMMZ from NOAA
- World Aero Data: General Rafael Buelna Intl (MMMZ)
- FlightAware U.S. airport activity to/from: General Rafael Buelna Int'l (MMMZ)
- A-Z World Airports: General Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT/MMMZ)
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