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Ponciano Arriaga International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional Ponciano Arriaga
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
LocationSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí
Hub forEstafeta Carga Aérea
Elevation AMSL6,035 ft / 1,839 m
Coordinates22°15′16″N 100°55′51″W / 22.25444°N 100.93083°W / 22.25444; -100.93083
Websitehttps://www.oma.aero/en/passengers/san-luis-potosi/index.php
Map
SLP is located in San Luis Potosí
SLP
SLP
Location of airport in San Luis Potosí
SLP is located in Mexico
SLP
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SLP (Mexico)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 3,259 993 Asphalt
14/32 9,867 3,007 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Total passengers633,364
Ranking in Mexico31st Decrease 2
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte[1]

San Luis Potosi International Airport, (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de San Luis Potosí); officially Aeropuerto Internacional Ponciano Arriaga (Ponciano Arriaga International Airport) (IATA: SLP, ICAO: MMSP) is an international airport located in the municipality of San Luis Potosí, on the border with the municipality of Soledad de Graciano Sánchez, in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. It serves the Greater San Luis Potosi Metropolitan Area. In 2022, the airport served 633,364 passengers, according to data published by its owner and operator Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte.[2]

In addition to passenger traffic, San Luis Potosí Airport accommodates logistics and courier companies as well as industries involved in auto parts, steel, textiles, and furniture. Since 2005 it has served as the cargo airline Estafeta's main hub.[3] SLP is currently the 8th busiest airport in Mexico by cargo traffic. The airport was named after Ponciano Arriaga, a Mexican constitutional lawyer from San Luis Potosí who supported the government of Benito Juárez.

Facilities

The airport features a single terminal that caters for both domestic and international flights. The terminal building contains a check-in hall, a common baggage claim hall, a large retail area with food and retail outlets as well as waiting areas located on the ground floor. The upper level contains a security area and a departure concourse with a Premium Lounge,[4] five gates, one of which has a jetbridge. The terminal can accommodate up to 300 people and five narrowbody aircraft during peak hours.

The airport has a main runway 14/32 which is 3,007 m (9,867 ft) long. A smaller (993 m (3,259 ft)) runway 04/22 is barely used for general aviation. Estafeta handles numerous domestic cargo flights every day from its cargo facilities with capacity for 6 aircraft located north of the passenger terminal.

Airlines and destinations

Passengers

SLP terminal building
Check-in counters
Terminal concourse
Arrivals hall
Aeromexico Connect Embraer ERJ-190, Ponciano Arriaga International Airport.
AirlinesDestinations
Aeroméxico Mexico City
Aeroméxico Connect Mexico City
American Airlines Dallas/Fort Worth
Magnicharters Seasonal: Cancún
TAR Puerto Vallarta
United Airlines Houston–Intercontinental
United Express Houston–Intercontinental
Volaris Cancún, Tijuana

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Estafeta Cancún, Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Colima, Culiacán, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, La Paz, Mérida, Mexico City, Monterrey, Tijuana, Villahermosa
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Domestic destinations from San Luis Potosí International Airport
Red = Year-round destination
Blue = Future destination
Green = Seasonal destination
Italic = Suspended destination
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International destinations from San Luis Potosí International Airport
Red = Year-round destination
Blue = Future destination
Green = Seasonal/charter destination
Italic = Suspended passenger destination
AirlinesDestinations
Estafeta Cancún, Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Colima, Culiacán, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, La Paz, Mérida, Mexico City, Monterrey, Tijuana, Villahermosa

Statistics

Passengers

San Luis Potosí Airport Passengers. See Wikidata query.

Busiest routes

Busiest domestic routes at San Luis Potosí International Airport (2020)[5]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  Mexico City, Mexico City 52,295 Steady Aeroméxico Connect, Volaris
2  Quintana Roo, Cancún 33,154 Steady Magni, VivaAerobús, Volaris
3  Baja California, Tijuana 15,532 Increase 1 Volaris
4  Nuevo León, Monterrey 5,066 Decrease 1 Aeroméxico Connect, VivaAerobús
5  Jalisco, Puerto Vallarta 1,630 Steady TAR
6  Jalisco, Guadalajara 44 TAR
7  Querétaro, Querétaro 9 Increase TAR

Incidents and accidents

See also

References

  1. ^ "OMA reports 2.3 million passenger traffic in December 2022" (PDF; 292 KB). oma.aero. Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte S.A.B. de C.V. 2023-01-05. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  2. ^ "Passenger's Traffic" (PDF). Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (in Spanish). January 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  3. ^ "Estafeta History".
  4. ^ "OMA PREMIUM LOUNGE".
  5. ^ "Traffic Statistics by Airline" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.


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