General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport
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General Francisco Mujica International Airport or Morelia International Airport is an international airport
located in Álvaro Obregón
, Michoacán
, Mexico
, near Morelia
. It handles national and international air traffic of the city of Morelia. The airport is named after former governor of Michoacán Francisco J. Mújica. Morelia international airport is the largest airport in the state of Michoacan. The longest route from Morelia is Los Angeles, served by Volaris
, while the shortest route is Mexico City
, served by Aeromar
and Aeromexico Connect.
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 in Álvaro Obregón
Álvaro Obregón, Michoacán
Álvaro Obregón is located in the center zone of the Mexican state of Michoacán.This town limits with the state of Guanajuato to the north, with Querendaro and Indaparapeo to the east, with Charo to the south, with Tarimbaro to the west and with Cuitzeo to the northwest. It is also home to Morelia's...
, Michoacán
Michoacán
Michoacán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 113 municipalities and its capital city is Morelia...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, near Morelia
Morelia
Morelia is a city and municipality in the north central part of the state of Michoacán in central Mexico. The city is in the Guayangareo Valley and is the capital of the state. The main pre-Hispanic cultures here were the P'urhépecha and the Matlatzinca, but no major cities were founded in the...
. It handles national and international air traffic of the city of Morelia. The airport is named after former governor of Michoacán Francisco J. Mújica. Morelia international airport is the largest airport in the state of Michoacan. The longest route from Morelia is Los Angeles, served by Volaris
Volaris
Concesionaria Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A. de C.V., operating as Volaris, is a low-cost airline from Mexico, and the country's second largest airline after Aeroméxico, thus being a leading competitor in the Mexican domestic market, with a market share of around 13-14% of domestic...
, while the shortest route is Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, served by Aeromar
Aeromar
For the Dominican Republic airline, see Aeromar Líneas Aéreas DominicanasTransportes Aeromar, S.A. de C.V, doing business as Aeromar, is an airline based in Hangar 7 of Zone D of the General Aviation Terminal at Mexico City International Airport in Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City, Mexico. Aeromar...
and Aeromexico Connect.