Saltillo Airport


Plan de Guadalupe International Airport, also known as Saltillo Airport, is an airport located at Ramos Arizpe in the state of Coahuila in Mexico. It serves the metropolitan area of Saltillo–Ramos Arizpe, also served by nearby Monterrey's Monterrey International Airport and Del Norte International Airport.
The international category was given back in 1987, when the runway was expanded to receive aircraft such as the Boeing 757, and the new terminal was opened with four boarding gates, a modern ticketing area, customs, migration, baggage claim areas, and a cafeteria.
On November 21, 2017, Aeroméxico Connect ended its single commercial service to Mexico City, but they returned on January 15, 2018.. The flight to Mexico City was cancelled again from November 29th, 2019.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring. A second runway that is now closed was designated 03/21 and had an asphalt surface measuring.
It handled 42,533 passengers in 2018, and 33,122 passengers in 2019.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Cargo

Accidents

On July 6, 2008, USA Jet Airlines flight 199, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15, crashed at 2:15 a.m. as the freighter approached the airport. The flight originated in Hamilton, Ontario and stopped in Shreveport, Louisiana en route to Saltillo. The crash killed the pilot and injured the co-pilot, suffering severe burns.