Aguascalientes International Airport

Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo, IATA: AGU, ICAO: MMAS), also known as Aguascalientes International Airport, serves Aguascalientes, the capital city of the state of Aguascalientes in Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic for the city of Aguascalientes. The airport was named after Jesús Terán Peredo, an Aguascalientes governor from 1855 to 1857, and one of the first persons to recognize Benito Juárez as Mexico's president.

Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
ServesAguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico
Elevation AMSL6,112 ft / 1,863 m
Coordinates21°42′20″N 102°19′04″W
Map
AGU
AGU
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17/35 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
04/22
(Closed)		 1,060 3,478 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Total Passengers847,975
Ranking in Mexico25th 3
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico

Its commercial facilities consist of a sole terminal, with four contact positions plus three remotes used by non-mainline carriers. The terminal has been recently remodeled and expanded to meet the growing demand. The airport is now able to handle 1.5 million passengers, although it only handled 0.4 million during 2012. Several amenities have been recently opened, such as the introduction of a new restaurant on the upper level of the airport, new check-in counters, among many others. The airport has become one of the most important terminals in the Central-West region of Mexico.

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 6,112 feet (1,863 m) above mean sea level. It has one active runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,000 by 45 metres (9,843 ft × 148 ft). A former runway designated 04/22 is now closed; it had an asphalt surface measuring 1,060 by 30 metres (3,478 ft × 98 ft).[1]

It handled 855,669 passengers in 2018, and 847,975 passengers in 2019. The decrease was caused by the suspension of operations by Interjet.[2]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Aeroméxico Seasonal: Mexico City
Aeroméxico Connect Mexico City
American Eagle Dallas/Fort Worth
Magni Seasonal: Cancún
TAR Aerolineas Monterrey, Puerto Vallarta
United Express Houston–Intercontinental
Viva Aerobus Seasonal: Cancún (begins July 13, 2020)
Volaris Cancún, Chicago–Midway (suspended),[3] Los Angeles (suspended),[3] Mexico City (suspended),[3] Puerto Vallarta (suspended),[3] Tijuana

Busiest routes
Map Terminal.
Busiest Domestic Routes at Aguascalientes International Airport (2019)[4]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  Mexico City, Mexico City 201,213 Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Volaris
2  Baja California, Tijuana 85,345 Volaris
3  Quintana Roo, Cancún 29,995 Magni, Volaris
4  Jalisco, Puerto Vallarta 9,624 TAR
5  Nuevo León, Monterrey 734 TAR
6  Jalisco, Guadalajara 24 3
7  Guanajuato, León 12 3

References
  1. Airport information for MMAS from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. "Traffic Report" (Web). Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. December 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  3. "Routes that we are operating". Volaris. June 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  4. "Traffic Statistics by Airline" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
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