Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport

Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport
IATA: AGU – ICAO: MMAS AGU Location of airport in Mexico
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
Location		Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes
Elevation AMSL		ft / 1,863 m
Coordinates		21°42′20″N 102°19′04″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
17/35	9,843	3,000	Asphalt
04/22 (Closed)	3,478	1,060	Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Total Passengers			328,500
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico

Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (IATA: AGU, ICAO: MMAS), also known as Aguascalientes International Airport, is an international airport located in Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic of the city of Aguascalientes. The airport was named after Jesús Terán Peredo, an Aguascalientes governor from 1855 to 1857, and one of the first persons to recognize Benito Juárez as Mexico's President.

The commercial facilities of the airport consist on a sole terminal, which comprises 4 contact positions plus 3 remotes used by non-mainline carriers. The terminal has been recently remodeled and expanded in order to meet the growing demand. The airport is now able to handle 1.5 million passengers, although it only handled 0.3 million during 2009. Several amenities have been recently opened, such as the introduction of a new restaurant on the upper level of the airport,new check-in counters, among many others. The airport has become one of the most important terminals in the Central-West region of the country.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Aeromar	Mexico City
Aeroméxico Connect	Mexico City
American Eagle	Dallas/Fort Worth
United Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines	Houston-Intercontinental
Volaris	Cancún [begins March 31, 2012], Los Angeles, Tijuana

External links

• Aguascalientes International Airport
• World Aero Data: Jesus Teran Intl (MMAS)
• FlightAware U.S. airport activity to/from: Jesus Teran Int'l (MMAS)