Torreón International Airport
Francisco Sarabia International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional De Torreón Francisco Sarabia Torreón International Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||||||
| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Torreón, Coahuila / Gómez Palacio, Durango | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,688 ft / 1,124 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°34′05″N 103°24′38″W / 25.56806°N 103.41056°W | ||||||||||||||
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Francisco Sarabia International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional De Torreón Francisco Sarabia, IATA: TRC, ICAO: MMTC), also known as Torreón International Airport, is an international airport located in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico. It handles the national and international air traffic of the Comarca Lagunera, including Gómez Palacio and Lerdo in the state of Durango.
The management of this airport is the responsibility of Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMA). Passenger traffic has grown over 25% in during the last decade. As a result, the airport terminal has recently been expanded and refurbished to significantly improve its image and services: new areas of documentation, a second floor for boarding gates and waiting areas, a VIP lounge and new, multi-purpose business areas.
It handled 646,898 passengers in 2016, and 618,930 passengers in 2017.
The airport was named in honor of Francisco Sarabia Tinoco, a pioneer of commercial aviation in Mexico.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aeroméxico | Seasonal: Mexico City |
| Aeroméxico Connect | Mexico City |
| American Eagle | Dallas/Fort Worth |
| Interjet | Mexico City |
| TAR Aerolineas | Ciudad Juárez, Guadalajara, Querétaro |
| VivaAerobus | Cancún, Mexico City |
| Volaris | Guadalajara, Tijuana |
Statistics
Top destinations
| Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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| 1 |  Distrito Federal (México), Mexico City
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234,990 | 
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Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, VivaAerobus |
| 2 |  Jalisco, Guadalajara
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29,463 |
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Volaris |
| 3 |  Baja California, Tijuana
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10,395 |  1
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Volaris |
| 4 |  Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez
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6,240 | 2
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TAR |
| 5 |  Querétaro, Querétaro
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5,615 | 3
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TAR |
| 6 |  Nuevo León, Monterrey
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5,333 |  1
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Aeroméxico Connect |
| 7 | Chihuahua, Chihuahua
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571 | 4
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TAR |
| 8 |  Guanajuato, León
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446 | 1
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| 9 |  Sinaloa, Los Mochis
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207 | 4
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| 10 |  Tamaulipas, Reynosa
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135 | 7
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Gallery
See also
References
- ^ "Operational Statistics of Airports in the ASA Network" (in Spanish). Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares. January 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
External links
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