Hermosillo International Airport


Hermosillo International Airport, also known by its ceremonial name, General Ignacio L. Pesqueira International Airport, is an international airport located in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. The airport handles several domestic flights and as well a flight to the U.S. city of Phoenix.

Information

The facility is composed of one main runway, 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 Tijuana International Airport, 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 during the early 2000s so as to handle heavy aircraft that may divert to Hermosillo. Aeroméxico has had to divert its Boeing 787 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 1,708,963 passengers in 2018, and 1,840,477 passengers in 2019.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Cargo

Busiest Routes