Morelia International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Morelia); officially Aeropuerto Internacional General Francisco J. Mujica(General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport) (IATA: MLM, ICAO: MMMM) is an international airport located in Álvaro Obregón, Michoacán, Mexico. It serves the Metropolitan Area of Morelia, Michoacán, and is the largest airport in the state of Michoacán. In addition to providing domestic flights within Mexico, it serves as a gateway for international travel, connecting Central Mexico to multiple destinations in the United States.
The airport began its operations in 1984, initially offering only one daily flight using a DC-9 aircraft to Mexico City. Over the years, it has been served by various airlines, including Aero California, Aero Sudpacífico, Aeromar, Aviacsa, Avolar, Líneas Aéreas Azteca, Continental (now United), Mexicana, TAESA, and TAR. In 2019, the airport underwent expansion efforts to enhance its capabilities. During the same year, Volaris established a crew base at the airport to support its growing number of flight routes connecting Morelia to destinations within Mexico and the United States.[3]
Facilitiesedit
The airport is located at an elevation of 1,839 metres (6,033 ft) above mean sea level. It has a single runway, designated as 05/23, which measures 3,408 metres (11,181 ft) in length and is surfaced with asphalt.
The commercial aviation apron covers an area of 40,284 square metres (433,610 sq ft) and includes nine stands for receiving narrow-body aircraft. The general aviation apron has a total area of 12,060 square metres (129,800 sq ft) and offers twelve stands for fixed-wing aircraft along with two heliports for private aviation and occasional use by third-level commercial aviation.[4]
The passenger terminal is a single-story building that accommodates both arrivals and departures for domestic and international flights. It features a departure concourse with four gates without jetbridges, a VIP lounge, check-in areas, security zones, baggage claim areas, an arrivals hall, car rental services, taxi stands, and various retail stores. Adjacent to the terminal, other facilities include a hotel,[5] parking areas, civil aviation hangars, and designated spaces for general aviation.
^The official statistics combine both O'Hare and Midway airports.
Accidents and incidentsedit
9 September 1978 - A de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter of Lineas Aéreas del Centro flying scheduled service to the old Morelia Airport from Mexico City, crashed shortly after takeoff from Mexico City International Airport. There were 18 fatalities among the 21 passengers.[8] The aircraft was also damaged beyond repair.[9]
20 October 2002 - Aerolíneas Internacionales Flight 888, a Boeing 727-100 scheduled to fly from Morelia to León/Guanajuato, allegedly encountered 9 small, spherical UFOs prior to its 10AM takeoff roll. As reported by the crew and a witness on the ground, the sighting lasted around 10 minutes, with said objects maneuvering simultaneously. After the objects moved away, the flight was able to continue without further incident.[10][11]
19 September 2010 - Aeroméxico Flight 6531, bound to Morelia from Las Vegas, suffered a fuel leak. The Boeing 737-700 returned to Las Vegas for an emergency landing. There were no fatalities among the 102 passengers.[12]
^ ab"Aeroméxico flight from AICM to Morelia returns: Sectur Michoacán". CB Digital (in Spanish). April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
^"Estadística operacional por origen-destino / Traffic Statistics by City Pairs" (in Spanish). Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
^ "List of Mexican Disasters". Blogspot. December 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2016. [unreliable source?]
^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
^Valencia, Henry Rivera (4 September 2015). Secretos AlienÃgenas - Gobiernos - Vaticano. ISBN9781329533455.
^"El Universal - - Avistan Ovnis en aeropuerto de Morelia".
^"Incident: Aeromexico B737 at Las Vegas on Sep 19th 2010, fuel leak". avherald.com. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
External linksedit
Media related to General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
Official website
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
Morelia Airport information at Great Circle Mapper
Aeronautical chart and airport information for MMMM at SkyVector
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Morelia International Airport Spanish Aeropuerto Internacional de Morelia officially Aeropuerto Internacional General Francisco J Mujica General Francisco J Mujica International Airport IATA MLM ICAO MMMM is an international airport located in Alvaro Obregon Michoacan Mexico It serves the Metropolitan Area of Morelia Michoacan and is the largest airport in the state of Michoacan In addition to providing domestic flights within Mexico it serves as a gateway for international travel connecting Central Mexico to multiple destinations in the United States Morelia International AirportAeropuerto Internacional de MoreliaIATA MLMICAO MMMMSummaryAirport typePublicOperatorGrupo Aeroportuario del PacificoServesMorelia Michoacan MexicoLocationAlvaro Obregon Michoacan MexicoOpened1984Time zoneCST UTC 06 00 Elevation AMSL1 839 m 6 033 ftCoordinates19 51 00 N 101 01 32 W 19 85000 N 101 02556 W 19 85000 101 02556Websitewww wbr aeropuertosgap wbr com wbr mx wbr en wbr morelia 3 wbr htmlMapMLMLocation of the airport in MichoacanShow map of MichoacanMLMMLM Mexico Show map of MexicoRunwaysDirection Length Surfacem ft05 23 3 408 11 181 AsphaltStatistics 2023 Total passengers1 384 300Ranking in Mexico23rd 3Source Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico 1 The airport also supports various tourism flight training and general aviation activities It is named in honor of former Governor of Michoacan Francisco Jose Mugica and it is operated by Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico In 2022 the airport reached the million passenger milestone for the first time traffic increased to 1 384 300 passengers in 2023 1 ranking as the eighth busiest airport in Mexico for international passenger traffic 2 Contents 1 History 2 Facilities 3 Airlines and destinations 3 1 Passenger 3 2 Destinations map 4 Statistics 4 1 Passengers 4 2 Busiest routes 5 Accidents and incidents 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory edit nbsp Passenger terminal airside rampThe airport began its operations in 1984 initially offering only one daily flight using a DC 9 aircraft to Mexico City Over the years it has been served by various airlines including Aero California Aero Sudpacifico Aeromar Aviacsa Avolar Lineas Aereas Azteca Continental now United Mexicana TAESA and TAR In 2019 the airport underwent expansion efforts to enhance its capabilities During the same year Volaris established a crew base at the airport to support its growing number of flight routes connecting Morelia to destinations within Mexico and the United States 3 Facilities editThe airport is located at an elevation of 1 839 metres 6 033 ft above mean sea level It has a single runway designated as 05 23 which measures 3 408 metres 11 181 ft in length and is surfaced with asphalt The commercial aviation apron covers an area of 40 284 square metres 433 610 sq ft and includes nine stands for receiving narrow body aircraft The general aviation apron has a total area of 12 060 square metres 129 800 sq ft and offers twelve stands for fixed wing aircraft along with two heliports for private aviation and occasional use by third level commercial aviation 4 The passenger terminal is a single story building that accommodates both arrivals and departures for domestic and international flights It features a departure concourse with four gates without jetbridges a VIP lounge check in areas security zones baggage claim areas an arrivals hall car rental services taxi stands and various retail stores Adjacent to the terminal other facilities include a hotel 5 parking areas civil aviation hangars and designated spaces for general aviation Airlines and destinations editPassenger edit AirlinesDestinationsAeromexico ConnectMexico City resumes June 20 2024 6 Mexico City AIFA ends June 19 2024 6 American AirlinesDallas Fort WorthUnited ExpressHouston IntercontinentalViva AerobusChicago O Hare Monterrey TijuanaVolarisCancun Chicago Midway Chicago O Hare Fresno Los Angeles Oakland San Jose CA Tijuana nbsp Check in area nbsp Departures concourse nbsp American Airlines Airbus A320 at MLM nbsp United Express ERJ175LR at MLM nbsp Volaris A319 and Aeromexico Connect Embraer 170 parked at the gates nbsp Volaris A319 at MLM nbsp Volaris A319 at MLM nbsp Volaris A319 at MLM nbsp Volaris is the largest operator at Morelia International AirportDestinations map edit nbsp nbsp Morelia nbsp Tijuana nbsp Monterrey nbsp Cancun nbsp Mexico City AIFAclass notpageimage Domestic destinations from Morelia International Airport Red Year round destination Blue Future destination Green Seasonal destination nbsp nbsp Los Angeles nbsp Oakland nbsp San Jose nbsp Fresno nbsp Dallas Fort Worth nbsp Houston Intercontinental nbsp Chicago O Hare nbsp Chicago Midwayclass notpageimage International destinations from Morelia International Airport Red Year round destination Blue Future destination Green Seasonal destination nbsp MLM destinations in 2016Statistics editPassengers edit Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki org Morelia Airport Passengers See Wikidata query Busiest routes edit Busiest routes from Morelia International Airport 2023 7 Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline1 nbsp Baja California Tijuana 294 083 nbsp Viva Aerobus Volaris2 nbsp United States Chicago O Hare and Midway a 104 910 nbsp Viva Aerobus Volaris3 nbsp Mexico City Mexico City 54 398 nbsp 9 Aeromexico Connect4 nbsp United States Los Angeles 37 977 nbsp 1 Volaris5 nbsp United States Dallas 37 255 nbsp American Airlines American Eagle6 nbsp United States Oakland 34 036 nbsp 2 Volaris7 nbsp United States San Jose 25 124 nbsp 1 Volaris8 nbsp United States Fresno 25 049 nbsp 1 Volaris9 nbsp Quintana Roo Cancun 25 044 nbsp Volaris10 nbsp United States Houston 21 611 nbsp 2 United Express11 nbsp Nuevo Leon Monterrey 18 877 nbsp Viva Aerobus12 nbsp Baja California Mexicali 17 201 nbsp 2 VolarisNotes The official statistics combine both O Hare and Midway airports Accidents and incidents edit9 September 1978 A de Havilland Canada DHC 6 Twin Otter of Lineas Aereas del Centro flying scheduled service to the old Morelia Airport from Mexico City crashed shortly after takeoff from Mexico City International Airport There were 18 fatalities among the 21 passengers 8 The aircraft was also damaged beyond repair 9 20 October 2002 Aerolineas Internacionales Flight 888 a Boeing 727 100 scheduled to fly from Morelia to Leon Guanajuato allegedly encountered 9 small spherical UFOs prior to its 10AM takeoff roll As reported by the crew and a witness on the ground the sighting lasted around 10 minutes with said objects maneuvering simultaneously After the objects moved away the flight was able to continue without further incident 10 11 19 September 2010 Aeromexico Flight 6531 bound to Morelia from Las Vegas suffered a fuel leak The Boeing 737 700 returned to Las Vegas for an emergency landing There were no fatalities among the 102 passengers 12 See also editList of the busiest airports in Mexico List of airports in Mexico List of airports by ICAO code M List of busiest airports in North America List of the busiest airports in Latin America Transportation in Mexico Tourism in Mexico Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico Morelia International Film Festival Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve Morelia CathedralReferences edit a b GAP Traffic Report 2023 PDF Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico January 2024 Retrieved 1 February 2024 Estadistica Operacional de Aeropuertos Statistics by Airport Agencia Federal de Aviacion Civil Retrieved 1 February 2024 V de Volaris Magazine May 2019 by HCP Media Issuu Archived from the original on 17 June 2019 About the airport hotel aeropuerto morelia a b Aeromexico flight from AICM to Morelia returns Sectur Michoacan CB Digital in Spanish April 2024 Retrieved 11 April 2024 Estadistica operacional por origen destino Traffic Statistics by City Pairs in Spanish Agencia Federal de Aviacion Civil January 2024 Retrieved 1 February 2024 List of Mexican Disasters Blogspot December 2009 Retrieved 9 January 2016 unreliable source Accident description Aviation Safety Network January 2016 Retrieved 9 January 2016 Valencia Henry Rivera 4 September 2015 Secretos AlienAgenas Gobiernos Vaticano ISBN 9781329533455 El Universal Avistan Ovnis en aeropuerto de Morelia Incident Aeromexico B737 at Las Vegas on Sep 19th 2010 fuel leak avherald com Retrieved 4 March 2020 External links edit nbsp Media related to General Francisco J Mujica International Airport at Wikimedia Commons Official website Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico Morelia Airport information at Great Circle Mapper Aeronautical chart and airport information for MMMM at SkyVector Current weather for MMMM at NOAA NWS Accident history for MLM at Aviation Safety Network Tourism in MoreliaPortals nbsp Mexico nbsp Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title General Francisco Mujica International Airport amp oldid 1218357394, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
