Ponciano Arriaga International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional Ponciano Arriaga
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
ServesSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Hub forEstafeta Carga Aérea
Time zoneCST (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL1,839 m / 6,033 ft
Coordinates22°15′16″N 100°55′51″W / 22.25444°N 100.93083°W / 22.25444; -100.93083
Websitewww.oma.aero/en/passengers/san-luis-potosi/index.php
Map
SLP is located in San Luis Potosí
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Location of the airport in San Luis Potosí
SLP is located in Mexico
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SLP (Mexico)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 993 3,258 Asphalt
14/32 3,007 9,867 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Total passengers633,364
Ranking in Mexico31st Decrease 2
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte[1]

San Luis Potosí 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, within the state of San Luis Potosí, Mexico. It serves the Greater San Luis Potosi Metropolitan Area. In addition to national and international 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.[2]

Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMA) is the operator of the airport. It was named after Ponciano Arriaga, a Mexican constitutional lawyer from San Luis Potosí who supported the government of Benito Juárez. As of 2022, SLP is the 8th busiest airport in Mexico for cargo traffic, and it served 633,364 passengers during that year, as indicated by data published by its owner and operator.[3]

Facilities

The airport features a primary runway designated as 14/32, measuring 3,007 metres (9,865 ft) in length. Additionally, there is a smaller runway, 04/22, with a length of 993 metres (3,258 ft), primarily used for general aviation and with limited utilization. Estafeta, a cargo airline, manages numerous daily domestic cargo flights from its dedicated cargo facilities located to the north of the passenger terminal. The commercial aviation apron features five narrowbody aircraft parking positions.

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 VIP Lounge and five gates, one of which has a jetbridge.[4] The terminal can accommodate up to 300 people.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Aeroméxico Mexico City
Aeroméxico Connect Mexico City
AerusCiudad Victoria (begins January 22, 2024),[5] Monterrey[6]
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
Passenger terminal airside
Check-in area
Terminal concourse
Arrivals hall
Aeromexico Connect Embraer E190 at SLP
American Eagle CRJ-900 at SLP

Destinations map

Domestic destinations from San Luis Potosí International Airport
Red = Year-round destination
Blue = Future destination
Green = Seasonal destination
International destinations from San Luis Potosí International Airport
Red = Year-round destination
Blue = Future destination
Green = Seasonal/charter destination

Statistics

Passengers

San Luis Potosí Airport Passengers. See Wikidata query.

Busiest routes

Busiest domestic routes at San Luis Potosí International Airport (2020)[7]
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

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. ↑ "Estafeta History".
  3. ↑ "Passenger's Traffic" (PDF). Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (in Spanish). January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "OMA PREMIUM LOUNGE".
  5. ↑ "Aurus retuns to Ciudad Victoria". HoyTamaulipas (in Spanish). December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Aerus announces two new routes leaving from Monterrey". Milenio (in Spanish). November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Traffic Statistics by Airline" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
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