Durango International Airport
Durango International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Durango | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte | ||||||||||
| Serves | Durango, Durango, Mexico | ||||||||||
| Time zone | CST (UTC-06:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,860 m / 6,102 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°07′27″N 104°31′53″W / 24.12417°N 104.53139°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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  DGO Location of the airport in Durango  DGO DGO (Mexico) | |||||||||||
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Source: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte.[1] | |||||||||||
Durango International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Durango); officially Aeropuerto Internacional General Guadalupe Victoria (General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport) (IATA: DGO, ICAO: MMDO) is an international airport situated in the city of Durango, Mexico. It manages national and international air traffic in the metropolitan area of Durango and the entire state of Durango. It also supports various tourism, flight training, executive, and general aviation activities. Operated by Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMA), the airport is named after Guadalupe Victoria, the first President of Mexico. In 2022, the airport handled 485,524 passengers, and in 2023 it handled 513,246 passengers.[1]
Facilities
[edit]The airport is situated 17 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of the city center, at an elevation of 1,860 metres (6,100 ft) above sea level. It features one runway measuring 2,900 metres (9,500 ft) in length. The apron has four stands capable of accommodating narrow-body aircraft.
The passenger terminal offers typical services for a regional airport, including check-in facilities for both domestic and international flights, a VIP lounge, parking areas, car rental services, taxi stands, and a departure concourse with three gates providing direct access to the apron, allowing passengers to board their planes by walking to the aircraft. In 2008, the terminal building was expanded, and the apron and runway 03/21 were fully resurfaced, along with the taxiways.
Additionally, the airport hosts logistics and courier companies and features a dedicated general aviation terminal supporting various activities such as tourism, flight training, executive aviation, and general aviation.
Airlines and destinations
[edit]Passenger
[edit]Destination maps
[edit]Domestic destinations from Durango International Airport Red = Year-round destination Blue = Future destination Green = Seasonal destination |
International destinations from Durango International Airport Red = Year-round destination Blue = Future destination Green = Seasonal destination |
Statistics
[edit]Passengers
[edit] | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Busiest routes
[edit]| Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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| 1 |  Mexico City, Mexico City
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93,012 | 
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Aeroméxico Connect |
| 2 |  Baja California, Tijuana
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85,397 |
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Volaris |
| 3 |  United States, Dallas/Fort Worth
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30,869 |
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American Airlines |
| 4 | United States, Chicago-Midway
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17,207 |
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Volaris |
| 5 |  State of Mexico, Mexico City-AIFA
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9,436 | 
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Aeroméxico Connect |
| 6 |  Jalisco, Guadalajara
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3,466 |  1
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TAR |
| 7 |  Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez
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2,880 | 1
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TAR |
| 8 |  Nuevo León, Monterrey
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916 |
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TAR |
| 9 |  Sonora, Hermosillo
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519 |
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TAR |
| 10 |  Sinaloa, Mazatlán
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154 | 3
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TAR |
Incidents and accidents
[edit]- On 31 July 2018, Aeroméxico Connect Flight 2431, an Embraer 190 XA-GAL en route to Mexico City, crashed after take-off. The plane was carrying 99 passengers and 4 crew members.[3] There were no fatalities[4][5][6]
See also
[edit]- List of the busiest airports in Mexico
- List of airports in Mexico
- List of airports by ICAO code: M
- List of busiest airports in North America
- List of the busiest airports in Latin America
- Transportation in Mexico
- Tourism in Mexico
- Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
References
[edit]- ^ a b "OMA's December 2023 Total Passenger Traffic" (PDF; 292 KB). oma.aero. Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte S.A.B. de C.V. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Estadística operacional por origen-destino / Traffic Statistics by City Pairs" (in Spanish). Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Mexico plane crash: All 103 people on board survive". BBC News. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "Aeromexico plane crash reported near Durango, Mexico". Newsweek. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Airliner crashes after take-off in Mexico". BBC News. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Se desploma avión en cercanías del aeropuerto de Durango". Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
External links
[edit]- Official Website
- Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for MMDO at SkyVector
- Current weather for MMDO at NOAA/NWS
- Durango Airport information at Great Circle Mapper
- Accident history for DGO at Aviation Safety Network
