Plan de Guadalupe International Airport
Encyclopedia
Plan de Guadalupe International Airport is an airport
located at Ramos Arizpe
in the state of Coahuila
in Mexico
. It handles national and international air traffic from the metropolitan area of Saltillo
and Ramos Arizpe
.
This airport receives few flights a day due to its proximity to Monterrey's General Mariano Escobedo International Airport
and Del Norte International Airport
.
The international category was given back in 1987, when the runway was expanded to receive aircraft such as the Boeing 757
, and the new terminal was opened with four boarding gates, a modern ticketing area, customs, migration, baggage claim areas, and a cafeteria.
of 4778 feet (1,456 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 17/35 with an asphalt
surface measuring 2897 by 45 m (9,504.6 by 147.6 ). A second runway that is now closed was designated 03/21 and had an asphalt
surface measuring 1058 by 45 m (3,471.1 by 147.6 ).
flight 199, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15
, crashed at 2:15 a.m. as the freighter approached the airport. The flight originated in Hamilton, Ontario
and stopped in Shreveport, Louisiana
en-route to Saltillo. The crash killed the pilot and injured the co-pilot, suffering severe burns.
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 Ramos Arizpe
Ramos Arizpe
Ramos Arizpe is a city and seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name in the Mexican state of Coahuila. Ramos Arizpe is located 11 km from the state capital of Saltillo. It is part of the Saltillo metropolitan area. The city reported a population of 48,228 in the 2005 census; the...
in the state of Coahuila
Coahuila
Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico...
in 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...
. It handles national and international air traffic from the metropolitan area of Saltillo
Saltillo
Saltillo is the capital city of the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila and the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name. The city is located about 400 km south of the U.S. state of Texas, and 90 km west of Monterrey, Nuevo León....
and Ramos Arizpe
Ramos Arizpe
Ramos Arizpe is a city and seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name in the Mexican state of Coahuila. Ramos Arizpe is located 11 km from the state capital of Saltillo. It is part of the Saltillo metropolitan area. The city reported a population of 48,228 in the 2005 census; the...
.
This airport receives few flights a day due to its proximity to Monterrey's General Mariano Escobedo International Airport
General 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...
and Del Norte International Airport
Del Norte International Airport
Del Norte International Airport is an airport located in Apodaca, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, working as a secondary airport for Mexico's third largest city, Monterrey....
.
The international category was given back in 1987, when the runway was expanded to receive aircraft such as the Boeing 757
Boeing 757
The Boeing 757 is a mid-size, narrow-body twin-engine jet airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Passenger versions of the twinjet have a capacity of 186 to 289 persons and a maximum range of , depending on variant and cabin configuration...
, and the new terminal was opened with four boarding gates, a modern ticketing area, customs, migration, baggage claim areas, and a cafeteria.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 4778 feet (1,456 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
designated 17/35 with an asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
surface measuring 2897 by 45 m (9,504.6 by 147.6 ). A second runway that is now closed was designated 03/21 and had an asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
surface measuring 1058 by 45 m (3,471.1 by 147.6 ).
Airlines and destinations
Cargo airlines
Accidents
On July 6, 2008, USA Jet AirlinesUSA Jet Airlines
USA Jet Airlines is an American air carrier with its headquarters on the grounds of Willow Run Airport and in Van Buren Township, Michigan. USA Jet operates on-demand air charter passenger and freight flights out of Willow Run Airport as well as aircraft on a government contract out of Kirtland...
flight 199, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15
McDonnell Douglas DC-9
The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 is a twin-engine, single-aisle jet airliner. It was first manufactured in 1965 with its maiden flight later that year. The DC-9 was designed for frequent, short flights. The final DC-9 was delivered in October 1982.The DC-9 was followed in subsequent modified forms by...
, crashed at 2:15 a.m. as the freighter approached the airport. The flight originated in Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
and stopped in Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport is the third largest city in Louisiana. It is the principal city of the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana and is the 109th-largest city in the United States....
en-route to Saltillo. The crash killed the pilot and injured the co-pilot, suffering severe burns.