Hermosillo International Airport
| General Ignacio Pesqueira García International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional General Ignacio Pesqueira García | |||||||||||||||
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| IATA: HMO – ICAO: MMHO | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Hermosillo, Sonora | ||||||||||||||
| Hub for | Aeromexico,[1] Aéreo Servicio Guerrero | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 627 ft / 191 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°05′45″N 111°02′52″W / 29.09583°N 111.04778°W | ||||||||||||||
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  HMO Location of airport in Mexico | |||||||||||||||
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Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico | |||||||||||||||
Hermosillo International Airport (IATA: HMO, ICAO: MMHO), also known by its ceremonial name, General Ignacio L. Pesqueira International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional General Ignacio L. Pesqueira), is an international airport located in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. The airport handles several domestic flights as well as flights to the U.S. cities of Los Angeles and Phoenix. It is a focus city for Aeromexico Connect,[1] handling around 50 daily commercial flights to destinations within Mexico and the United States.
Information
The facility is composed of one main runway (5/23), one alternate runway which is currently closed (11/29), taxiways, hangars, and a commercial terminal which has capacity for 9 or more aircraft.
The airport normally serves as the primary alternate airport for flights headed to General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport in Tijuana, therefore, it is not unusual to see planes otherwise headed to Tijuana being diverted to Hermosillo due to unfavorable weather at Tijuana or other technical problems. The airport's runways and taxiways were recently widened so as to handle heavy aircraft that may divert to Hermosillo. Aeromexico has had to divert its Boeing 777 to Hermosillo on several occasions.
The airport is also a military base, denominated BAM-18, handling Mexican Air Force's flights.
The airport is named after Ignacio Pesqueira, a general who helped the Mexican army resist the French during the 19th century invasion.
It handled 1,326,200 passengers in 2014, and 1,349,300 passengers in 2015.[2]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Ameriflight | El Paso, Phoenix–Sky Harbor |
| DHL Aviation | Phoenix–Sky Harbor |
| Estafeta | Mexico City, San Luis Potosi, Tijuana |
Busiest Routes
| Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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| 1 |  Distrito Federal (México), Mexico City |
304,379 |  |
Aeroméxico, Interjet, Volaris |
| 2 |  Jalisco, Guadalajara |
108,612 | |
Aeromar, Aeroméxico Connect, VivaAerobus, Volaris |
| 3 |  Nuevo León, Monterrey |
97,140 | |
Aeroméxico Connect, VivaAerobus, Volaris |
| 4 |  Baja California, Tijuana |
54,684 | |
Aeroméxico Connect, Volaris |
| 5 | Baja California, Mexicali |
23,468 | |
Aeroméxico Connect |
| 6 |  Sinaloa, Culiacán |
21,671 | |
Aeroméxico Connect, TAR |
| 7 |  Baja California Sur, La Paz |
15,594 |  4 |
Aéreo Calafia, TAR |
| 8 |  Chihuahua, Chihuahua |
15,364 |  1 |
Aeroméxico Connect, TAR |
| 9 | Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez |
2,392 | |
Aeroméxico Connect, TAR |
| 10 |  Coahuila, Torreón |
623 | Aeroméxico Connect |
See also
References
- 1 2 "Aeromexico increases its connectivity to provide additional benefits to all of its clients", Press Release, Aeromexico, May 7, 2014
- ↑ "Annual Report (in Spanish)" (PDF). Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. January 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Air Operational Statistics". Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
External links
- Hermosillo International Airport
- Airport information for MMHO at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.