Querétaro Intercontinental Airport

Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Intercontinental de Querétaro, IATA: QRO, ICAO: MMQT) is an international airport located in the municipalities of Colón and El Marqués, Querétaro, Mexico. It handles the national and international air traffic of the city of Querétaro and can also be used as an alternate airport to Mexico City International Airport.

Querétaro Intercontinental Airport

Aeropuerto Intercontinental de Querétaro
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGobierno del Estado
ServesQuerétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
LocationColón and El Marqués
OpenedNovember 28, 2004 (2004-11-28)
Hub forTAR
Elevation AMSL6,290 ft / 1,969 m
Coordinates20°37′02.5″N 100°11′08.4″W [1]
Websitewww.aiq.com.mx
Map
QRO
QRO
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 3,500 11,482 Concrete
Statistics (2019)
Total passengers1,175,000
Ranking in Mexico19th
Source: Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil[2]

It replaced the Ing. Fernando Espinoza Gutiérrez International Airport, which is no longer operational, in 2004.

The headquarters of regional airline TAR is located here.[3] On 31 August 2012, Aeroméxico announced that it will be building a maintenance base at Querétaro International Airport, and the construction for the new terminal will start shortly.

It's one of the fastest growing airports in the country, handling 1,175,000 passengers in 2019, an increase of 14.74% from previous year.[2]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
Aeroméxico Connect Detroit (resumes August 1, 2020)[4] Mexico City, Monterrey (suspended)[4]
Seasonal: Tijuana
American Eagle Dallas/Fort Worth
Magni Seasonal: Cancún
TAR Acapulco, Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Durango, Guadalajara, Huatulco, Hermosillo, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Mazatlán, Mérida, Monclova, Monterrey, Puerto Vallarta, Saltillo, San Luis Potosí, Tampico, Toluca/Mexico City, Torreón/Gómez Palacio, Veracruz
United Express Houston–Intercontinental
VivaAerobus Cancún, Monterrey
Volaris Cancún (suspended),[5] Chicago–O'Hare (suspended),[5] Chihuahua (suspended),[5] Guadalajara (suspended),[5] Puerto Vallarta (suspended),[5] Tijuana

Cargo
AirlinesDestinations
AeroUnion Los Angeles
Air Atlanta Icelandic Frankfurt-Hahn, Greenville
Cargojet Dallas/Fort Worth, Hamilton
DHL Aviation Cincinnati, Guadalajara
FedEx Express Memphis
TUM AeroCarga Toluca/Mexico City
UPS Airlines Louisville

Ground transportation information
Typical plane at the airport.
Check-in counters at the airport.
International arrivals area.
Main corridor of the airport.
  • Taxi: Travelers wishing to take a taxi or van to Querétaro (around US$25) and other cities can take the Airport taxi. Some travelers have arranged for a ride beforehand with one of the many shuttle services listed on San Miguel de Allende and Guanajuato tourist websites. Average price about $30 to 40 per person.
  • Car Rentals: Hertz and Budget have rental counters at the airport.
  • Intercity Bus: Cheaper method to travel to other cities will be Autobus. Primera Plus (http://www.primeraplus.com.mx) used to have a ticket counter at the airport, which has been closed for a while. Airport taxi from the Airport to Querétaro Centro (central bus station) is about $20. From Centro, travelers can take another bus to any part of Mexico.

Other facilities

Regional Cargo has its headquarters on the airport property and in Colón. Universidad Nacional Aeronáutica en Querétaro has a facility on the grounds of the airport. On 31 August 2012, Aeromexico and Delta Air Lines announced that they will be building a maintenance base at Querétaro International airport.

Busiest routes
Busiest domestic routes at Querétaro International Airport (2019)[6]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  Nuevo León, Monterrey 153,800 Aeroméxico Connect, TAR, Viva Aerobus
2  Quintana Roo, Cancún 75,179 1 Magni, Viva Aerobus, Volaris
2  Mexico City, Mexico City 63,215 1 Aeroméxico Connect
4  Baja California, Tijuana 29,453 Aeroméxico Connect, Volaris
5  Jalisco, Guadalajara 23,170 TAR, Volaris
6  Chihuahua, Chihuahua 21,930 TAR, Volaris
7  Jalisco, Puerto Vallarta 11,877 4 TAR, Volaris
8  Coahuila, Torreón 7,145 1 TAR
9  Guerrero, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo 4,867 1 TAR
10  Oaxaca, Huatulco 3,551 1 TAR
Busiest international routes at Querétaro International Airport (2019)[6]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  United States, Houston-Intercontinental 75,678 United Express
2  United States, Dallas/Fort Worth 43,329 American Eagle
3  United States, Atlanta 19,113 Aeroméxico Connect
4  United States, Detroit 17,081 1 Aeroméxico Connect
5  United States, Chicago-O'Hare 12,947 1 Volaris
6  United States, San Antonio 120 1

References
  1. "Instalaciones". AIQ.com.mx (in Spanish). Aeropuerto Intercontinental de Querétaro. Retrieved 19 May 2018. Coordenadas 20°37’2.5485”N y 100°11’8.4133”W
  2. "Estadística Operacional de Aeropuertos / Statistics by Airport". Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  3. Mexico. "TAR Aerolineas". LinkedIn. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  4. "Safety Precautions: COVID-19". Aeroméxico. June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  5. "Routes that we are operating". Volaris. June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  6. "Traffic Statistics by Airline" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.



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