Mazatlán International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Mazatlán
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
ServesMazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Time zoneMST (UTC-07:00)
Elevation AMSL12 m / 39 ft
Coordinates23°09′41″N 106°15′58″W / 23.16139°N 106.26611°W / 23.16139; -106.26611
Websitewww.oma.aero/en/passengers/mazatlan/
Map
MZT is located in Sinaloa
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Location of the airport in Sinaloa
MZT is located in Mexico
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MZT (Mexico)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,700 8,858 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Total passengers1,450,944
Ranking in Mexico15th Steady
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte[1]

Mazatlán International Airport, (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Mazatlán); officially Aeropuerto Internacional General Rafael Buelna (General Rafael Buelna International Airport) (IATA: MZT, ICAO: MMMZ) is an international airport located in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico. It serves as the primary international gateway to Mazatlán, a popular Mexican tourist destination, offering flights to and from Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The airport also facilitates various tourism-related activities, flight training, and general aviation. Owned by Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMA), it is named after Rafael Buelna, a military figure who played a significant role in the Mexican Revolution.

Mazatlán Airport is the busiest in Sinaloa for international passengers and ranks second to Culiacán International Airport for domestic operations. It serves as a gateway in a heavily traveled air corridor connecting mainland Mexico to the Baja California peninsula. In 2021, the airport handled 1,106,071 passengers, and this number increased to 1,450,944 in 2022, representing a 31.18% growth, according to Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte.[2]

Facilities

The airport is situated 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southeast of Mazatlán, with an elevation of 12 metres (39 ft) above mean sea level. It has a single runway, designated as 08/26, which is 2,700 metres (8,900 ft) long and surfaced with asphalt. The commercial aviation apron features ten parking positions intended for narrow-body aircraft, located around two terminal satellites. Additionally, the general aviation apron provides parking spaces and heliports for private aviation.

Passenger terminal

The passenger terminal accommodates both arrival and departure services for domestic and international flights within a two-story main building and two satellite terminals. The ground floor of the main building includes check-in areas and an arrivals section featuring customs and immigration facilities, a baggage claim area, and an arrivals hall. Here, passengers can access car rental services, taxi stands, snack bars, and souvenir shops. The upper floor of the main building houses the security checkpoint and a departure area equipped with a food court, duty-free shops, a VIP lounge, and a transit zone. The gates are located in two satellite buildings, designated A and B, which are connected to the main terminal via a walkway.[3]

Satellite A serves domestic flights and features waiting areas with shops and food stands. It has four gates: gates 7 and 9 are located on the top floor and are equipped with jet bridges, while gates 6, 8, and 10 are located on the ground floor, where passengers board their aircraft directly from the apron. Airlines operating from this satellite include Aeromexico, Aeromexico Connect, Viva Aerobus, Volaris, TAR, Magni, Calafia Airlines, and Aero Servicio Guerrero.

Satellite B serves international flights, primarily from U.S. American and Canadian airlines. It features sitting areas, food stands, and duty-free shops. This Satellite also features four gates (gates 1-5), with two of them equipped with jet bridges. Airlines operating from Satellite B include Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, American Eagle, Sun Country Airlines, United Express, and Westjet.

Other facilities

Terminal map

Adjacent to the terminal, other facilities include civil aviation hangars, cargo and logistics and courier companies, and designated spaces for general aviation. The parking facility provides both short-term and long-term parking spaces.

Mazatlán Area Control Center (ACC) is one of four Area Control Centres in Mexico, with the others being the Mexico City ACC, Monterrey ACC, and Mérida ACC.[4] It operates under the Mexican Airspace Navigation Services, (Spanish: Servicios a la Navegación en el Espacio Aéreo Mexicano). Mazatlán ACC provides air traffic control services to aircraft within the Mazatlán Flight Data Region (FDRG). This region includes the entire Baja California Peninsula, the Gulf of California, the northern Pacific Coast of Mexico, the states of Sonora and Sinaloa, and western sections of Chihuahua, Durango, and Nayarit. It shares its boundaries with six other Area Control Centers. To the east, it is adjacent to the Monterrey ACC and Mexico ACC, while to the north, it borders the Los Angeles ARTCC and Albuquerque ARTCC. To the west, it borders the Oakland Oceanic ARTCC (KZAK) and Mazatlán Oceanic (MMFO) Flight Information Regions (FIR).[5][6]

Additionally, the Mazatlan Oceanic Air Control Center (ICAO: MMFO) is located at the Mazatlán Airport. This center is responsible for providing air traffic control services within its Flight Information Region (FIR), which is one of two FIRs in Mexico, covering a significant portion of the North Pacific Ocean and spanning 2,856,498 square kilometres (1,102,900 sq mi).[7] Its borders include the Oakland Oceanic ARTCC (KZAK) to the West, the Mexico FIR (MMFR) to the east, and the Central American FIR (MHTG) to the south.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Aéreo Servicio Guerrero San José del Cabo
Aeroméxico Mexico City
Aeroméxico Connect Mexico City
Alaska Airlines Los Angeles
Seasonal: San Francisco
American Airlines Dallas/Fort Worth, Phoenix–Sky Harbor
American Eagle Los Angeles
Calafia Airlines Cabo San Lucas, La Paz
Magni Monterrey, San José del Cabo
Seasonal: Chihuahua
Mexicana de Aviación Mexico City–AIFA[8]
Señor Air Cabo San Lucas[9]
Sun Country Airlines Seasonal: Minneapolis/St. Paul
Sunwing Airlines Seasonal: Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna, Montréal–Trudeau, Regina, Saskatoon, Toronto–Pearson, Vancouver, Winnipeg
TAR Ciudad Juárez, Hermosillo, La Paz, Querétaro
United Express Seasonal: Houston–Intercontinental
Viva Aerobus Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, La Paz, Mexico City, Mexico City–AIFA, Monterrey, Tijuana
Volaris León/El Bajío, Mexico City, Tijuana
Seasonal: Monterrey
WestJet Seasonal: Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver


Destinations map

Domestic destinations from Mazatlán International Airport
Red = Year-round destination
Blue = Future destination
Green = Seasonal destination
International destinations from Mazatlán International Airport
Red = Year-round destination
Blue = Future destination
Green = Seasonal destination

Statistics

Passengers

Mazatlán Airport Passengers. See Wikidata query.

Busiest routes

Busiest domestic routes at Mazatlán International Airport (2022)[10]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  Mexico City, Mexico City 256,338 Steady Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, VivaAerobús, Volaris
2  Baja California, Tijuana 176,802 Steady VivaAerobús, Volaris
3  Nuevo León, Monterrey 77,581 Steady Magni, VivaAerobús, Volaris
4  Baja California Sur, La Paz 18,171 Increase 2 Aeromar, Calafia Airlines, TAR, VivaAerobús
5  Chihuahua, Chihuahua 15,940 Steady Magni, TAR, VivaAerobús
6  Baja California Sur, Cabo San Lucas 11,610 Steady Calafia Airlines
7  Querétaro, Querétaro 6,109 Increase 1 TAR
8  Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez 5,596 Decrease 1 TAR
9  Jalisco, Guadalajara 3,089 New entry Aeromar
10  Jalisco, Puerto Vallarta 816
Busiest international routes at Mazatlán International Airport (2022)[10]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  United States, Phoenix–Sky Harbor 38,213 Steady American Airlines, American Eagle
2  United States, Los Angeles 32,591 Steady Alaska Airlines, American Eagle
3  United States, Dallas/Fort Worth 20,349 Steady American Airlines, American Eagle
4  Canada, Calgary 10,881 Steady WestJet
5  Canada, Vancouver 7,044 Increase 3 WestJet
6  United States, Minneapolis/St. Paul 6,693 Decrease 1 Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines
7  Canada, Edmonton 5,068 Decrease 1 Swoop
8  Canada, Toronto 3,414 New entry Sunwing Airlines
9  United States, San Francisco 2,786 New entry Alaska Airlines
10  Canada, Saskatoon 1,841 New entry Sunwing Airlines

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 11 January 2023.
  3. "SERVICES".
  4. "Air Traffic Control Services".
  5. "ATFM Regional Implementation Progress in the CAR Region" (PDF).
  6. "Seminario/taller CAR/SAM para la implantación de sistemas avanzados de vigilancia y automatización" (PDF).
  7. "MMFO Mazatlan Oceanic FIR".
  8. "These Are Our Destinations". Mexicana (in Spanish). October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  9. "Señor Air Destinations". Señor Air. November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  10. 1 2 "Estadística operacional por origen-destino / Traffic Statistics by City Pairs" (in Spanish). Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
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