Torreón International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Torreón
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/public
OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
ServesLa Laguna, e.g.:Torreón, Coahuila, Gómez Palacio, Durango
LocationTorreón, Coahuila, Mexico
Time zoneCST (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL1,124 m / 3,688 ft
Coordinates25°34′05″N 103°24′38″W / 25.56806°N 103.41056°W / 25.56806; -103.41056
Websitewww.oma.aero/en/passengers/torreon/
Map
TRC is located in Coahuila
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Location of the airport in Coahuila
TRC is located in Mexico
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TRC (Mexico)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 1,467 4,813 Asphalt
13/31 2,755 9,039 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Total passengers670,245
Ranking in Mexico29th Decrease 2
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte[1]

Torreón International Airport or Torreón/Gómez Palacio International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Torreón); officially Aeropuerto Internacional De Torreón Francisco Sarabia (Francisco Sarabia International Airport) (IATA: TRC, ICAO: MMTC), is an international airport located in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico. It handles the national and international air traffic of the La Laguna Metropolitan Area, which includes Torreón, Coahuila, and the cities of Gómez Palacio and Lerdo in Durango.

The airport also supports a variety of tourism, flight training, executive and general aviation activities. Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMA) is the operator of the airport, and it was named in honor of Francisco Sarabia, a pioneer of commercial aviation in Mexico. In 2022, the airport served 670,245 passengers.[2]

Facilities

The airport is situated within the Torreón urban area, 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) to the east of the city center, at an elevation of 1,124 metres (3,688 ft) above sea level. The passenger terminal offers a range of services typical of a regional airport, including check-in facilities for both domestic and international flights, VIP lounges,[3] parking areas, car rental services, taxi stands, and a departure concourse with 2 gates, one of which is equipped with a jet bridge. The terminal underwent renovations in both 2003 and 2023.[4] The apron has 7 stands capable of accommodating narrow-body aircraft.

Torreón Airport features two runways. The main runway, Runway 13/31, is 2,755 metres (9,039 ft) in length, while Runway 08/26 is 1,467 metres (4,813 ft) long and is primarily used for smaller aircraft.

Additionally, the Mexican Air Force's Air Force Station No. 3 (Spanish: Estación Aérea Militar N.º 3) (E.A.M. No. 3) is located at Torreón Airport. It currently does not have any active squadrons assigned to it. The station includes an aviation platform of 5,400 square metres (58,000 sq ft), 1 hangar, and other facilities for accommodating Air Force personnel.

Airlines and destinations

Passengers

AirlinesDestinations
Aeroméxico Mexico City
Aeroméxico Connect Mexico City
Aerus Monterrey[5]
American Eagle Dallas/Fort Worth
TAR Ciudad Juárez, Querétaro
Viva Aerobus Cancún, Mexico City, San Antonio (begins June 1, 2024),[6] San José del Cabo
Volaris Guadalajara, Tijuana

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Aeronaves TSM Culiacán, Querétaro
TUM AeroCarga Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Toluca/Mexico City
Aerial view of the airport
Passenger terminal and control tower
Arrivals hall
Aeromexico Connect Embraer E190 at TRC
Aeromexico Embraer ERJ-145 at TRC

Destination maps

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

Statistics

Passengers

Torreón Airport Passengers. See Wikidata query.

Busiest routes

Busiest domestic routes at Torreón International Airport (2020)[7]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  Mexico City, Mexico City 116,832 Steady Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, VivaAerobús, Volaris
2  Baja California, Tijuana 9,663 Increase 2 Volaris
3  Quintana Roo, Cancún 9,337 Steady VivaAerobús
4  Jalisco, Guadalajara 8,611 Decrease 2 Volaris
5  Querétaro, Querétaro 2,070 Steady TAR
6  Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez 1,739 Steady TAR

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 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Aeroméxico Salón Premier".
  4. ↑ "Aeropuerto Internacional de Torreón proyecta primera etapa de ampliación" (in Spanish).
  5. ↑ "Aerus announces two new routes leaving from Monterrey". Milenio (in Spanish). November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "More International Routes: Viva Aerobus will inaugurate the Torreón – San Antonio flight". Transponder1200 (in Spanish). October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Traffic Statistics by Airline" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
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