San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport formerly was an airport

Airport

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 located 18 kilometres (11 mi) from the city of San Cristóbal de las Casas

San Cristóbal de las Casas

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 in the state of Chiapas

Chiapas

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, Mexico

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. It was operated by Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares

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 (Airports and Auxiliary Services), a corporation of the federal government. It was also known as Corazón de María Airport.

The airport covered an area of 165 hectares (407.7 acre) and had a 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) long runway

Runway

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, making it suitable for landing Boeing 737

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 or McDonnell Douglas DC-9

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-32 aircraft. In 2009, it served 1,249 passengers. This airport was little used because the Angel Albino Corzo International Airport

Angel Albino Corzo International Airport

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 (serving Tuxtla Gutierrez

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) is located only 50 minutes away.

The Airport was closed in July 2010 due to structural terrain failures.