Federal de Bachigualato International Airport
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| Federal de Bachigualato International Airport Culiacán International Airport |
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IATA: CUL – ICAO: MMCL
 CUL
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military/Public | ||
| Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMA) | ||
| Location | Culiacán | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 108 ft / 33 m | ||
| Coordinates | 24°45′52″N 107°28′28″W / 24.76444°N 107.47444°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 02/20 | 7,546 | 2,300 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Total Passengers | 1,059,904 | ||
| Source: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte | |||
Federal Bachigualato International Airport (IATA: CUL, ICAO: MMCL) 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.
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[edit] 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
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aero Pacífico | Chihuahua, San José del Cabo |
| Aeroméxico | Mexico City |
| Aeroméxico Connect | Ciudad Juarez, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, La Paz, Mexicali, Mexico City, Monterrey, Tijuana Seasonal: Chihuahua, Los Angeles |
| Aéreo Calafia | Ciudad Constitución, La Paz, Loreto, San José del Cabo |
| Aéreo Servicio Guerrero | San José del Cabo |
| Interjet | México City, Monterrey |
| VivaAerobus | Guadalajara, La Paz, Monterrey, Tijuana, San José del Cabo |
| Volaris | Guadalajara, Mexico City, Tijuana |
[edit] Cargo Airlines
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Estafeta | San Luis Potosi, Tijuana |
[edit] Traffic Statistics
| Rank | City | Passengers |
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| 1 |  Tijuana, Baja California |
147,623 |
| 2 |  Mexico City, D.F. |
146,994 |
| 3 |  Guadalajara, Jalisco |
70,714 |
| 4 |  Monterrey, Nuevo León |
62,069 |
| 5 |  La Paz, Baja California Sur |
38,912 |
| 6 |  Hermosillo, Sonora |
30,784 |
| 7 |  Toluca, Estado de México |
28,548 |
| 8 | Los Cabos, Baja California Sur |
12,701 |
| 9 | Mexicali, Baja California |
7,349 |
[edit] Gallery
[edit] 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.[2]
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Wikinews has related news: Nine dead as plane crashes into cars in Mexico |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Airport information for MMCL at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- Info about MMCL at OMA official Page.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.sct.gob.mx/transporte-y-medicina-preventiva/aeronautica-civil/estadistica/estadistica-historica-1992-2010/estadistica-mensual-operativa/
- ^ Plane crashes into cars in Mexico, kills nine - Reuters AlertNet - Published July 5, 2007, obtained same date.
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