Torreón International Airport

Francisco Sarabia International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional De Torreón Francisco Sarabia
Torreón International Airport
Summary
Airport type Military/Public
Operator Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
Serves Torreón, Coahuila /
Gómez Palacio, Durango
Location Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico
Elevation AMSL 3,688 ft / 1,124 m
Coordinates 25°34′05″N 103°24′38″W / 25.56806°N 103.41056°W / 25.56806; -103.41056Coordinates: 25°34′05″N 103°24′38″W / 25.56806°N 103.41056°W / 25.56806; -103.41056
Map
TRC
TRC
TRC
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,505 8,218 Asphalt
13/31 2,750 9,022 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Total passengers 618,930
Ranking in Mexico 27th Increase 1
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte

Francisco Sarabia International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional De Torreón Francisco Sarabia, IATA: TRC, ICAO: MMTC), also known as Torreón International Airport, is an international airport located in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico. It handles the national and international air traffic of the Comarca Lagunera, including Gómez Palacio and Lerdo in the state of Durango.

The management of this airport is the responsibility of Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMA). Passenger traffic has grown over 25% in during the last decade. As a result, the airport terminal has recently been expanded and refurbished to significantly improve its image and services: new areas of documentation, a second floor for boarding gates and waiting areas, a VIP lounge and new, multi-purpose business areas.

It handled 646,898 passengers in 2016, and 618,930 passengers in 2017.

The airport was named in honor of Francisco Sarabia Tinoco, a pioneer of commercial aviation in Mexico.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Aeroméxico Seasonal: Mexico City
Aeroméxico Connect Mexico City
American Eagle Dallas/Fort Worth
Interjet Mexico City
TAR Aerolineas Ciudad Juárez, Guadalajara, Querétaro
VivaAerobus Cancún, Mexico City
Volaris Guadalajara, Tijuana

Statistics

Top destinations

Busiest domestic Routes at Torreón International Airport (2017)[1]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  Distrito Federal (México), Mexico City 234,990 Steady Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, VivaAerobus
2  Jalisco, Guadalajara 29,463 Steady Volaris
3  Baja California, Tijuana 10,395 Increase 1 Volaris
4  Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez 6,240 Increase 2 TAR
5  Querétaro, Querétaro 5,615 Increase 3 TAR
6  Nuevo León, Monterrey 5,333 Decrease 1 Aeroméxico Connect
7  Chihuahua, Chihuahua 571 Decrease 4 TAR
8  Guanajuato, León 446 Decrease 1
9  Sinaloa, Los Mochis 207 Increase 4
10  Tamaulipas, Reynosa 135 Increase 7

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Operational Statistics of Airports in the ASA Network" (in Spanish). Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares. January 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.


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