Durango International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Durango
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
ServesDurango, Durango, Mexico
Time zoneCST (UTC-06:00)
Elevation AMSL1,860 m / 6,102 ft
Coordinates24°07′27″N 104°31′53″W / 24.12417°N 104.53139°W / 24.12417; -104.53139
Websitewww.oma.aero/en/passengers/durango/
Map
DGO is located in Durango
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Location of the airport in Durango
DGO is located in Mexico
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DGO (Mexico)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 2,900 9,514 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Total passengers485,524
Ranking in Mexico37th Steady
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 2021, the airport handled 446,030 passengers, and in 2022 it handled 485,524 passengers.[2]

Facilities

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

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Aeroméxico Connect Mexico City, Mexico City–AIFA
American AirlinesDallas/Fort Worth
TAR Ciudad Juárez, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Monterrey, Puerto Vallarta
Viva Aerobus Mexico City–AIFA (begins July 5, 2024),[3] Monterrey (resumes April 18, 2024)[4]
Volaris Chicago–Midway, Tijuana

Destination maps

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

Passengers

Durango Airport Passengers. See Wikidata query.

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. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Passenger's Traffic" (PDF). Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (in Spanish). January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Viva Aerobus Bets Big on AIFA: 17 New Routes". Aviacionline. September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Viva Aerobus announces the greatest growth in the aerial history of Monterrey". EnElAire (in Spanish). September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Mexico plane crash: All 103 people on board survive". BBC News. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Aeromexico plane crash reported near Durango, Mexico". Newsweek. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Airliner crashes after take-off in Mexico". BBC News. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "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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