Federal de Bachigualato International Airport
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Federal Bachigualato International Airport Is an international airport
located at Culiacán
, Sinaloa
, Mexico
. It handles national and international air traffic of the city of Culiacán.
The airport, being the most important domestic gateway in the state of Sinaloa, and the second on international operations after Mazatlán International Airport
, second before Los Mochis International Airport
has undergone major construction consisting of a new terminal layout and a new boarding system. It has two jetways. In 2010, Culiacán airport handled 1,059,904 passengers
It is handled by Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte. This airport used to be operated by Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico
.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located at Culiacán
Culiacán
Culiacán is a city in northwestern Mexico, the largest city in the state of Sinaloa as well as its capital and capital of the municipality of Culiacán. With 675,773 inhabitants in the city , and 858,638 in the municipality, it is the largest city in the state of Sinaloa...
, Sinaloa
Sinaloa
Sinaloa officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 18 municipalities and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales....
, Mexico
Mexico
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. It handles national and international air traffic of the city of Culiacán.
The airport, being the most important domestic gateway in the state of Sinaloa, and the second on international operations after Mazatlán International Airport
General Rafael Buelna International Airport
General Rafael Buelna International Airport , also known as Mazatlán International Airport, is located in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico. This airport is the most important in Sinaloa for its international operations, and second to Culiacan International Airport for its domestic operations. It has one...
, second before Los Mochis International Airport
Federal del Valle del Fuerte International Airport
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has undergone major construction consisting of a new terminal layout and a new boarding system. It has two jetways. In 2010, Culiacán airport handled 1,059,904 passengers
It is handled by Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte. This airport used to be operated by Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico is a private airport operator holding group in Mexico. It is a federal government-owned corporation with its own equity capital and legal identity...
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Facilities
- Contact positions: 5
- Remote positions: 3
- Number of jetways: 2
- Number of baggage claiming carousels: 4
- Food court (Upper Level)
- Customs (Arrivals area)
- Taxi & car rentals (Arrivals area)
- Duty Free (1st floor and 2nd Floor)
- Parking area
Airlines and destinations
Cargo Airlines
Traffic Statistics
| Rank | City | Passengers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tijuana, Baja California |
147,623 |
| 2 | Mexico City, D.F. Mexico City International Airport Benito Juárez International Airport , in Venustiano Carranza, one of the sixteen boroughs into which Mexico's Federal District is divided, is a commercial airport that serves Mexico City, the capital of Mexico... |
146,994 |
| 3 |  Guadalajara, Jalisco |
70,714 |
| 4 |  Monterrey, Nuevo LeónGeneral Mariano Escobedo International Airport General Mariano Escobedo International Airport is an international airport located in Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico. Together with Del Norte International Airport, General Mariano Escobedo International Airport handles domestic and international operations for the city of Monterrey and its... |
62,069 |
Incidents and accidents
- On July 5, 2007, a twin-engined Sabreliner cargo jet failed to take off from the airport due to a loss of control resulting from a tire blowout and slid off the runway onto a highway. Three people died on board the plane and six on the ground, five more were injured.