Bajío International Airport, officially known as Aeropuerto Internacional de Guanajuato (Guanajuato International Airport) (IATA: BJX, ICAO: MMLO), is an international airport located in Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic for the area that includes the city of León and the state capital, Guanajuato. Guanajuato International Airport is an important connecting point for some flights from Mexico City to the United States.
The general director announced plans to build a cargo terminal and to construct of a second runway. The facility replaced the San Carlos Airport which is now part of the urban center of León. In late 2015, work began on the construction of a parallel taxiway that would run the length of the runway. In August 2016, the airport opened its first and only VIP lounge, while in January 2017, work began on the modernization of the entire terminal, including expansion of the departures level as well as relocation of the customs and immigration checkpoint. Work was completed in mid-2018.
It is one of the ten busiest airports in Mexico; it handled 1,387,700 passengers in 2020 and 2,119,000 passengers in 2021, an increase of 52.7% from previous year.[1]
Domestic destinations from Bajío International Airport Red = Year-round destination Blue = Future destination Green = Seasonal destination Italic = Suspended destination
International destinations from Bajío International Airport Red = Year-round destination Blue = Future destination Green = Seasonal/charter destination Italic = Suspended passenger destination
On 17 September 2021, a VivaAerobúsAirbus A320-200, registered XA-VAP, experienced an engine failure shortly after takeoff from El Bajío. The aircraft landed safely after circling the airport and burning fuel for 25 minutes.[4]
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Bajio International Airport officially known as Aeropuerto Internacional de Guanajuato Guanajuato International Airport IATA BJX ICAO MMLO is an international airport located in Silao Guanajuato Mexico It handles national and international air traffic for the area that includes the city of Leon and the state capital Guanajuato Guanajuato International Airport is an important connecting point for some flights from Mexico City to the United States Guanajuato International AirportAeropuerto Internacional del BajioIATA BJXICAO MMLOSummaryAirport typePublicOperatorGrupo Aeroportuario del PacificoServesLeon GuanajuatoLocationSilao GuanajuatoElevation AMSL5 956 ft 1 815 mCoordinates20 59 36 N 101 28 51 W 20 99333 N 101 48083 W 20 99333 101 48083Website 1 MapBJXLocation of airport in MexicoRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m13 31 11 480 3 499 AsphaltStatistics 2021 Total passengers2 119 000Ranking in Mexico8thSource Grupo Aeroportuario del PacificoThe general director announced plans to build a cargo terminal and to construct of a second runway The facility replaced the San Carlos Airport which is now part of the urban center of Leon In late 2015 work began on the construction of a parallel taxiway that would run the length of the runway In August 2016 the airport opened its first and only VIP lounge while in January 2017 work began on the modernization of the entire terminal including expansion of the departures level as well as relocation of the customs and immigration checkpoint Work was completed in mid 2018 It is one of the ten busiest airports in Mexico it handled 1 387 700 passengers in 2020 and 2 119 000 passengers in 2021 an increase of 52 7 from previous year 1 Airport terminal Airport s gate Volaris Airbus A319 at the airport Airport s landside Waiting room Departures area Contents 1 Airlines and destinations 1 1 Destinations map 2 Statistics 2 1 Passengers 2 2 Top destinations 3 Services 3 1 Car rental 4 Accidents and incidents 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksAirlines and destinations EditAirlinesDestinationsAeromexicoMexico CityAeromexico ConnectMexico City MonterreyAmerican AirlinesDallas Fort WorthUnited AirlinesHouston IntercontinentalUnited ExpressHouston Intercontinental Seasonal Chicago O HareVivaAerobusCancun Chicago O Hare Ciudad Juarez Houston Intercontinental Merida Monterrey San Antonio TijuanaVolarisCancun Chicago Midway Chicago O Hare Fresno Los Angeles Merida Mexicali Oakland Puerto Vallarta Sacramento San Jose CA San Jose del Cabo TijuanaDestinations map Edit Destinations map Leon Del Bajio Monterrey Mexico City Tijuana Cancun Puerto Vallarta Mexicali Ciudad Juarez San Jose del Cabo Hermosillo Meridaclass notpageimage Domestic destinations from Bajio International Airport Red Year round destination Blue Future destination Green Seasonal destination Italic Suspended destination Dallas Fort Worth Las Vegas Chicago O Hare Houston Intercontinental San Antonio Los Angeles Oakland Fresno Chicago Midway San Jose Sacramentoclass notpageimage International destinations from Bajio International Airport Red Year round destination Blue Future destination Green Seasonal charter destination Italic Suspended passenger destinationStatistics EditPassengers Edit Bajio airport passengers See Wikidata query Top destinations Edit Busiest domestic routes at Del Bajio International Airport 2021 2 Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline1 Baja California Tijuana 277 080 VivaAerobus Volaris2 Quintana Roo Cancun 162 576 VivaAerobus Volaris3 Mexico City Mexico City 134 388 Aeromexico Aeromexico Connect4 Nuevo Leon Monterrey 57 514 VivaAerobus5 Chihuahua Ciudad Juarez 50 587 VivaAerobus6 Jalisco Puerto Vallarta 26 265 Volaris7 Baja California Sur San Jose del Cabo 20 127 Volaris8 Baja California Mexicali 15 250 VolarisBusiest international routes at Leon International Airport 2021 2 Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline1 United States Chicago Midway and O Hare Note 1 58 652 2 United Express VivaAerobus Volaris2 United States Houston 87 395 United Airlines VivaAerobus3 United States Dallas 61 878 2 American Airlines4 United States Los Angeles 25 089 Volaris5 United States Oakland 24 022 Volaris6 United States Sacramento 11 210 Volaris7 United States Fresno 10 356 1 Volaris8 United States San Jose 9 192 1 Volaris9 United States San Antonio 8 027 Viva Aerobus10 United States Kansas City 45Notes The official statistics include both Midway and O Hare airports Services EditCar rental Edit Veico Car Rental 3 City Car RentalAccidents and incidents EditOn 17 September 2021 a VivaAerobus Airbus A320 200 registered XA VAP experienced an engine failure shortly after takeoff from El Bajio The aircraft landed safely after circling the airport and burning fuel for 25 minutes 4 See also Edit Mexico portal Aviation portalList of the busiest airports in MexicoReferences Edit Traffic Report PDF Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico January 2022 Retrieved January 11 2022 a b Statistics Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes in Spanish January 2022 Retrieved February 4 2022 Veico Car Rental VivaAerobus suffers engine failure shortly after take off Mexican airport 19 September 2021 External links EditGuanajuato International Airport This article about a Mexican airport is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bajio International Airport amp oldid 1133350924, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
