Bajío International Airport
Bajío International Airport, officially known as Aeropuerto Internacional de Guanajuato (Guanajuato International Airport) (IATA: BJX, ICAO: MMLO) is an international airport located in Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic of the area that includes the city of León and the state capital, Guanajuato. Guanajuato International Airport is an important connecting point for some flights from Mexico City to the United States. The general interior director announced plans to build a cargo terminal and for the construction of a second runway. The facility replaced the San Carlos Airport which is now part of the urban center of León. In late 2015, work began in the construction of a taxiway to be running parallel to the whole length of the runway. In August 2016, the airport opened its first and only VIP lounge, while in January 2017, work began in the modernization of the whole terminal, including expansion of the departures level as well as relocation of the customs and immigration check. Work was completed in mid 2018.
Guanajuato International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional del Bajío | |||||||||||
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Summary | |||||||||||
Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico | ||||||||||
Serves | The State of Guanajuato including León's metropolitan area | ||||||||||
Location | Silao, Guanajuato | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 5,956 ft / 1,815 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 20°59′36″N 101°28′51″W | ||||||||||
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BJX Location of airport in Mexico | |||||||||||
Runways | |||||||||||
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Statistics (2019) | |||||||||||
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Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico |
It is one of the ten busiest airports in Mexico; it handled 2,746,824 passengers in 2019, an increase of 18.21% from previous year.[1]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Aeroméxico | Seasonal: Mexico City |
Aeroméxico Connect | Detroit (resumes August 1, 2020),[2] Los Angeles, Mexico City, Monterrey (suspended)[2] Seasonal: Tijuana |
American Eagle | Dallas/Fort Worth |
Interjet | Mexico City (resumes July 1, 2020)[3] |
Magnicharters | Cancún |
United Airlines | Houston–Intercontinental |
VivaAerobus | Cancún, Ciudad Juárez, Monterrey, Tijuana Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare |
Volaris | Cancún, Chicago–Midway (suspended),[4] Chicago–O'Hare (suspended),[4] Ciudad Juárez (suspended),[4] Dallas/Fort Worth (suspended),[4] Fresno (suspended),[4] Hermosillo, Las Vegas, Los Angeles (suspended),[4] Mérida (suspended),[4] Mexicali (suspended),[4] Mexico City (suspended),[4] Oakland (suspended),[4] Puerto Vallarta (suspended),[4] Sacramento (suspended),[4] San Jose (CA) (suspended),[4] San José del Cabo (suspended),[4] Tijuana |
Statistics
Top destinations
Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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1 | 317,573 | Aeroméxico Connect, VivaAerobus, Volaris | ||
2 | 265,596 | Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, Volaris | ||
3 | 172,520 | Magni, VivaAerobus, Volaris | ||
4 | 141,634 | Aeroméxico Connect, VivaAerobus | ||
5 | 70,096 | VivaAerobus, Volaris | ||
6 | 34,753 | Volaris | ||
7 | 26,994 | Volaris | ||
8 | 15,666 | Volaris | ||
9 | 14,551 | Volaris | ||
10 | 223 |
Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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1 | 72,413 | United Airlines | ||
2 | 60,954 | Aeromexico Connect, Volaris | ||
3 | 48,475 | American Eagle | ||
4 | 44,259 | VivaAerobus, Volaris | ||
5 | 22,233 | Volaris | ||
6 | 18,573 | Aeroméxico Connect | ||
7 | 16,268 | Aeroméxico Connect | ||
8 | 14,133 | Volaris | ||
9 | 13,944 | Volaris | ||
10 | 1,684 | Volaris |
- Notes
- The official statistics include both Midway and O'Hare airports.
References
- "GAP Traffic Report". Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- "Safety Precautions: COVID-19". Aeroméxico. June 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- "We keep traveling together, it's up to 90% off". Interjet (in Spanish). June 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- "Routes that we are operating". Volaris. June 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- "Traffic Statistics by Airline" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
External links
- Guanajuato International Airport
- Airport information for MMLO at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.