Durango International Airport

General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional General Guadalupe Victoria, IATA: DGO, ICAO: MMDO), also known as Durango International Airport, is located northeast of Durango, Durango, Mexico. It is named after Guadalupe Victoria, the first President of Mexico.

Not to be confused with Durango–La Plata County Airport.

Durango International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Durango
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
ServesDurango, Durango, Mexico
Elevation AMSL1,860 m / 6,102 ft
Coordinates24°07′27″N 104°31′53″W
Map
DGO
DGO
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 2,900 9,514 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Total passengers527,004
Ranking in Mexico33rd 1
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte

In 2008 the terminal building of Durango Airport was expanded and completely remodeled. Among the renovations of the terminal building, the construction of a national and international waiting room overlooking the Apron, the extension of the main terminal building, the establishment of two baggage claim carrousels; National and international. In 2009 the apron was expanded and runway 03/21 was fully resurfaced as were the taxiways, this with the purpose of increasing its operating capacity.

In 2018, the airport handled 418,914 passengers, and in 2019 it handled 527,004 passengers.[1]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
Aeroméxico Connect Mexico City
American EagleDallas/Fort Worth
TAR Aerolineas Ciudad Juárez, Guadalajara
VivaAerobus Mexico City, Monterrey
Volaris Chicago–Midway, Dallas/Fort Worth (suspended),[2] Guadalajara (suspended),[2] Los Angeles (suspended),[2] Mexico City, Tijuana

Statistics

Top destinations
Busiest domestic routes from Durango International Airport (2019)[3]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  Mexico City, Mexico City 113,855 Aeroméxico Connect, Volaris
2  Baja California, Tijuana 54,322 Aeroméxico Connect, Volaris
3  Nuevo León, Monterrey 19,053 TAR, VivaAerobus
4  Jalisco, Guadalajara 15,844 TAR, Volaris
5  Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez 4,425 TAR
6  Querétaro, Querétaro 988 TAR
7  Chihuahua, Chihuahua 49
8  Jalisco, Puerto Vallarta 29 2

Incidents and accidents

See also

References
  1. "Estadística operacional por origen-destino / Traffic Statistics by City Pairs".
  2. "We are ready to fly with you". Volaris. January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  3. "Traffic Statistics by Airline" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  4. "Mexico plane crash: All 103 people on board survive". BBC News. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  5. "Aeromexico plane crash reported near Durango, Mexico". 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  6. "Airliner crashes after take-off in Mexico". 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018 – via www.bbc.com.
  7. "Se desploma avión en cercanías del aeropuerto de Durango". Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
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