Hermosillo International Airport

Hermosillo International Airport (IATA: HMO, ICAO: MMHO), also known by its ceremonial name, General Ignacio L. Pesqueira International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional General Ignacio L. Pesqueira), is an international airport located in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. The airport handles several domestic flights and as well a flight to the U.S. city of Phoenix.

General Ignacio Pesqueira García International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional General Ignacio Pesqueira García
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
LocationHermosillo, Sonora
Hub forAéreo Servicio Guerrero
Elevation AMSL627 ft / 191 m
Coordinates29°05′45″N 111°02′52″W
Map
HMO
Location of airport in Mexico
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 7,546 2,300 Asphalt
11/29 (Closed) 3,609 1,100 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Total Passengers1,840,477
Ranking in Mexico11th
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico

Information
View of terminal

The facility is composed of one main runway (5/23), taxiways, hangars, and a commercial terminal which has capacity for 9 or more aircraft.

The airport normally serves as the primary alternate airport for flights headed to Tijuana International Airport, therefore, it is not unusual to see planes otherwise headed to Tijuana being diverted to Hermosillo (or vice versa) due to unfavorable weather at Tijuana or other technical problems. The airport's runways and taxiways were recently widened during the early 2000s so as to handle heavy aircraft that may divert to Hermosillo. Aeroméxico has had to divert its Boeing 787 to Hermosillo on several occasions.

The airport is also a military base, denominated BAM-18, handling Mexican Air Force's flights.

The airport is named after Ignacio Pesqueira, a general who helped the Mexican army resist the French during the 19th century invasion.

It handled 1,708,963 passengers in 2018, and 1,840,477 passengers in 2019.[1]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
AeroméxicoMexico City
Aeroméxico Connect Monterrey (suspended)[2]
Aéreo Servicio GuerreroGuaymas, Guerrero Negro, Nogales, Puerto Peñasco
American EaglePhoenix–Sky Harbor
Calafia AirlinesCiudad Obregón, Guaymas, Guerrero Negro, La Paz
InterjetMexico City (suspended)[3]
TARChihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Culiacán, Mazatlán, Mexicali, Querétaro
VivaAerobusCancún, Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey
Seasonal: San José del Cabo
Volaris Chihuahua (suspended),[4] Ciudad Juárez (suspended),[4] Guadalajara, León/El Bajío, Mérida (suspended),[4] Mexicali (begins July 3, 2020),[5] Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta (begins July 3, 2020),[5] Tijuana
Seasonal: Phoenix–Sky Harbor

Cargo
AirlinesDestinations
AmeriflightEl Paso, Phoenix–Sky Harbor
DHL AviationPhoenix–Sky Harbor
EstafetaMexico City, San Luis Potosi, Tijuana
TUM AeroCarga Guadalajara, Tijuana, Toluca

Busiest Routes
Busiest domestic routes at Hermosillo International Airport (2019)[6]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  Mexico City, Mexico City 410,210 Aeroméxico, Interjet, VivaAerobus, Volaris
2  Jalisco, Guadalajara 193,501 VivaAerobus, Volaris
3  Nuevo León, Monterrey 99,127 Aeroméxico Connect, VivaAerobus
4  Baja California, Tijuana 85,448 Volaris
5  Chihuahua, Chihuahua 21,272 3 TAR, Volaris
6  Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez 19,582 1 TAR, Volaris
7  Yucatán, Mérida 12,960 Volaris
8  Baja California Sur, La Paz 10,543 2 Calafia Airlines
9  Sinaloa, Culiacán 9,410 4 TAR
10  Baja California, Mexicali 8,555 1 TAR

See also

References
  1. "Traffic Report". Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. December 2019. Retrieved Jan 30, 2020.
  2. "Safety Precautions: COVID-19". Aeroméxico. April 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  3. "Interjet limits its operation to 6 destinations". EnElAire (in Spanish). May 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  4. "Routes that we are operating". Volaris. June 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  5. "Volaris S20 Domestic Network Expansion". Routesonline. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  6. "Traffic Statistics by Airline" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.


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