Monterrey International Airport

Monterrey International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional de Monterrey
General Mariano Escobedo International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional Mariano Escobedo
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
Serves Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Location Apodaca, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Hub for
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL 1,280 ft / 390 m
Coordinates 25°46′42″N 100°06′23″W / 25.77833°N 100.10639°W / 25.77833; -100.10639Coordinates: 25°46′42″N 100°06′23″W / 25.77833°N 100.10639°W / 25.77833; -100.10639
Map
MTY
MTY
MTY
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
16/34 1,801 5,909 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Total Passengers 9,771,630 Increase 6.46%
Ranking in Mexico 4th Steady
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte

Monterrey International Airport, (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Monterrey, IATA: MTY, ICAO: MMMY), ceremonial name General Mariano Escobedo International Airport, is an international airport located in Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico. Together with Del Norte International Airport, the airport handles domestic and international operations for the city of Monterrey and its metropolitan area.

There are almost 300 daily flights to more than 35 destinations in Mexico and the United States. It is the country's fourth busiest airport and is the busiest in northern Mexico. Only Mexico City, Cancún, and Guadalajara serve more passengers per year than Monterrey International Airport.

The airport serves as a hub for Aeroméxico,[1] Magnicharters, and VivaAerobus, and a focus city for Interjet and Volaris. Airport terminals were renovated and expanded in 2003 and 2007.

It's also one of the fastest growing airports in Mexico: in 2016, the airport handled 9,178,533 passengers, and in 2017 it handled 9,771,630 passengers.[2]

Terminal configurations

  • Terminal A, consists of a building comprising check-in facilities, baggage claiming, shopping areas, restaurants, customs, airport and airline offices, as many other services, while the satellite building connected via underground tunnels comprises all the VIP and waiting lounges, migration among other services as well as obviously the boarding gates. The Satellite building, is divided into two concourses, North Concourse for domestic flights (Gates A1-A15), while South Concourse comprises all the international flights that operate into the airport (Gates B3-B8). Several flights are delayed day by day due to the lack of free contact and even remote positions, as the ones capable of handling large aircraft such as the Boeing 767. Nevertheless, Terminal C and Terminal B work as a relief system for this terminal. There are future plans to remodel and expand the Satellite building, adding at least 4 new jetways and 3 remote positions.
  • Terminal B, considered as the second most modern air facility in the country (only behind the Mexico City's Terminal 2), it was opened on September 2010. The terminal comprise 8 gates, 6 of which are equipped with jetways and 2 apron-doors which might be used by Aeroméxico's feeder airline Aeroméxico Connect. The terminal house all operations of the Sky Team member airlines, similar to Terminal 2 in Mexico City International Airport. The airport terminal is able to handle up to 2 million passengers per year, and allows the airport to free some slots for new airlines to operate into Terminal A.
  • Terminal C, inaugurated on November 30, 2006, houses the operations from low cost carrier serving the airport, VivaAerobus. This terminal works completely independent to Terminal A, opposite to Terminal B functionality.
  • Air Cargo Terminal, recently launched the "Air Cargo Terminal", which has 6 hectares (15 acres) for operations. Courier companies operating nationally and abroad, notably FedEx, DHL, UPS, Estafeta.

Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte, the airport company operating this airport, has its headquarters in the air cargo zone.[3]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 1280 feet (390 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 11/29 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,000 by 45 metres (9,843 ft × 148 ft). A second runway which is rarely used is designated 16/34 and also has an asphalt surface with a stretch of 1,801 by 30 metres (5,909 ft × 98 ft). The main runway, 11/29, has an ILS approach system and has its own VHF omnidirectional radio range (VOR) and DME station. It is also capable of handling aircraft such as the Boeing 747-400, but due to the lack of remote positions, this airport is mainly used by smaller aircraft. In September 2014, Monterrey commenced its first intercontinental flight in years when Aeromexico begins flying its Boeing 787 Dreamliner four days a week to Tokyo-Narita as a fuel stop to flights between Mexico City International Airport and Tokyo-Narita. Aeromexico stated that the flight will last while Tijuana International Airport, the usual gateway to Mexico from Asia, makes improvements to its runway. Monterrey was selected due to its importance to the country's economy and for being a popular business destination.

  • Terminal A: 9 contact positions, 12 remote positions
  • Terminal B: 6 contact positions, 7 remote positions
  • Terminal C: 8 remote positions
    • VivaAerobus has its corporate headquarters in the Cargo Zone of Terminal C[4]
  • Number of jetways: 9 (Terminal A), 6 (Terminal B)
  • Number of baggage claiming carousels: 4

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Aeroméxico Mexico City^1
Aeroméxico Connect Cancún, Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Detroit, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Las Vegas, León/El Bajío, Los Angeles, Mérida, Mexico City, New York–JFK, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Tijuana, Veracruz
Seasonal: Denver, Orlando[5]
American Eagle Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami
Calafia Airlines Culiacán, La Paz
Copa Airlines Panama City
Delta Air Lines Atlanta, Detroit
Interjet Aguascalientes, Cancún, Ciudad Obregón, Guadalajara, Havana, Houston–Intercontinental, Las Vegas, Mexico City, San Antonio, Toluca/Mexico City
Magnicharters Acapulco, Cancún, Chihuahua, Huatulco, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Las Vegas, Mazatlán, Orlando, Puerto Vallarta, San José del Cabo
Seasonal: Cozumel, Palenque, Punta Cana, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Varadero
TAR Durango, Guadalajara, Querétaro, Tampico
Seasonal:[6] Aguascalientes
United Express Chicago–O'Hare, Houston-Intercontinental
VivaAerobus Acapulco, Cancún, Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Obregón, Culiacán, Durango (begins November 14, 2018),[7] Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Houston–Intercontinental, La Paz, León/El Bajío, Mazatlán, Mérida, Mexicali, Mexico City, Morelia, Oaxaca, Puebla, Puerto Vallarta, Querétaro, San José del Cabo, Tampico, Tijuana, Toluca/Mexico City (begins October 19, 2018),[8] Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Veracruz, Villahermosa
Seasonal: Huatulco, Las Vegas, Los Angeles (begins December 13, 2018)[9]
Volaris Cancún, Cozumel, Guadalajara, Huatulco, Mazatlán, Mérida, Mexicali, Mexico City, Puebla, Puerto Vallarta, Tijuana
Notes
  • ^1 Monterrey is a fuel stopover for the outbound leg of the flight from Mexico City to Seoul-Incheon, because of Mexico City's high altitude. The plane operates nonstop to Mexico City on the return flight, therefore Monterrey is not a destination served by Incheon Airport.

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Amerijet International Mexico City
AeroUnion Los Angeles, Mexico City
DHL Aviation
operated by ABX Air 		Cincinnati
Estafeta Chihuahua, San Luis Potosí
FedEx Memphis
MasAir Mexico City
Regional Cargo Mexico City, Querétaro
UPS Austin

Busiest routes

Diagram of the Monterrey Airport terminals
North Gate of Terminal A.
Airport's Terminal B.
Airport's Terminal C.
Busiest domestic routes from Monterrey International Airport (2017)
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airlines
1  Distrito Federal (México), Mexico City 1,592,559 Steady Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, VivaAerobus, Volaris
2  Quintana Roo, Cancún 549,191 Steady Aeroméxico, Interjet, Magni, VivaAerobus, Volaris
3  Jalisco, Guadalajara 360,664 Steady Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, TAR, VivaAerobus, Volaris
4  Baja California, Tijuana 143,658 Increase 1 Aeroméxico Connect, Viva Aerobus, Volaris
5  Guanajuato, León 138,616 Decrease 1 Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, Viva Aerobus
6  Querétaro, Querétaro 120,643 Increase 2 Aeroméxico Connect, TAR, Viva Aerobus
7  México (state), Toluca 119,007 Increase 2 Interjet
8  Chihuahua, Chihuahua 116,538 Increase 1 Aeroméxico Connect, Magni, VivaAerobus
9  Sonora, Hermosillo 110,510 Decrease 3 Aeroméxico Connect, VivaAerobus
10  Jalisco, Puerto Vallarta 109,411 Increase 2 Magni, VivaAerobus, Volaris
11  Veracruz, Veracruz 105,253 Decrease 1 Aeroméxico Connect, Viva Aerobus
12  Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez 97,966 Increase 1 Aeroméxico Connect, VivaAerobus
13  Yucatán, Mérida 95,646 Decrease 2 Aeroméxico Connect, VivaAerobus, Volaris
14  Tamaulipas, Tampico 72,827 Increase 1 TAR, VivaAerobus
15  Tabasco, Villahermosa 71,777 Increase 1 VivaAerobus
Busiest international routes from Monterrey International Airport (2017)[10]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airlines
1  United States, Houston 167,008 Steady Interjet, United Express, VivaAerobus
2  United States, Dallas 93,204 Steady American Airlines
3  United States, Atlanta 70,815 Steady Aeroméxico Connect, Delta Air Lines, Delta Connection
4  United States, Chicago 50,982 Steady Aeroméxico, United Express, Volaris
5  United States, Las Vegas 37,715 Steady Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, Magni, VivaAerobus
6  United States, Detroit 35,931 Increase 5 Aeroméxico Connect, Delta Air Lines
7  United States, New York 26,146 Steady Aeroméxico Connect
8  United States, San Antonio 21,697 Decrease 2 Interjet
9  United States, Miami 17,213 Increase 1 American Airlines
10  Panama, Panama City 13,243 Decrease 2 Copa Airlines
11  United States, Los Angeles 7,212 Increase 6 Aeroméxico Connect
12  Cuba, Havana 7,161 Decrease 3 Interjet
13  United States, Denver 6,155 Decrease 1 Aeroméxico Connect, Volaris
14  South Korea, Seoul 5,730 Aeroméxico
15  Dominican Republic, Punta Cana 906 Magni

Accidents and incidents

  • On February 11, 2010, Click Mexicana Flight 7222, operated by Fokker 100 XA-SHJ suffered an undercarriage malfunction on approach to Quetzalcóatl International Airport, Nuevo Laredo. A low fly-past confirmed that both main gears had not deployed. The aircraft diverted to Monterrey. It was substantially damaged in the landing, having departed the runway and spun through 180°.[11]
  • On April 13, 2010 an Aerounion – Aerotransporte de Carga Union Airbus A-300B4-200, registration XA-TUE performing a freight flight, AeroUnion Flight 302 from Mexico (Mexico) to Monterrey (Mexico) with 5 crew, crashed on approach to land on General Mariano Escobedo International Airport's runway 11. The aircraft came to rest on a highway at around 23:30L (04:30Z Apr 14). All on board perished, 1 person in a truck on the highway was also reported killed, the airplane was destroyed after a large fire broke out.[12]
  • On November 24, 2010 a Mexican Air Force AN-32 cargo flight crashed when taking off from General Mariano Escobedo International Airport for a flight to Mexico City. All 5 crew members died.
  • On December 9, 2012, a Learjet 25 carrying Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera and 4 other passengers, and 2 crew, crashed 7 minutes after take-off, while on its way to Toluca. All seven occupants died.[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Aeromexico increases its connectivity to provide additional benefits to all of its clients", Press Release, Aeromexico, May 7, 2014
  2. ↑ "Passenger's Traffic". Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte. January 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Contact Us." Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte. Retrieved on February 18, 2011. "Headquarters Aeropuerto Internacional de Monterrey, Zona de Carga Aérea Carretera Miguel Alemán Km. 24 S/N Apodaca, NL., México. CP 66600."
  4. ↑ "Contact Archived September 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.." VivaAerobus. Retrieved on August 29, 2010. "HEADQUARTERS: Aeropuerto de Monterrey, Terminal C, Zona de carga Carretera Miguel Alemán Km. 24 Apodaca, Nuevo León, México C.P. 66600"
  5. ↑ "New seasonal route Monterrey - Orlando" (in Spanish). Aeroméxico. May 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  6. ↑ "More options to travel to Aguascalientes". Transportes Aéreos Regionales. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Postpone inaugural Durango-Monterrey flight" (in Spanish). El Siglo de Durango. October 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Viva Aerobus will land in Toluca with two routes" (in Spanish). A21. July 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Viva Aerobus launches four new routes" (in Spanish). EnElAire. September 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Operational Statistics of Airports in the ASA Network" (in Spanish). Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares. January 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  11. ↑ Hradecky, Simon. "Accident: Click Mexicana F100 at Monterrey on Feb 11th 2010, landed without main gear". Aviation Herald. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
  12. ↑ "6 muertos in Monterrey".
  13. ↑ Planas, Roque (December 9, 2012). "Jenni Rivera Dies In Plane Crash Leaving No Survivors". Huffington Post.
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