Monterrey International Airport

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General Mariano Escobedo International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional Mariano Escobedo
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IATA: MTYICAO: MMMY
MTY is located in Mexico
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Location of airport in Mexico
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
Serves Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
Location Apodaca, Nuevo Leon
Elevation AMSL 1,280 ft / 390 m
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 9,843 3,000 Asphalt
16/34 5,909 1,801 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Total Passengers 8,461,917 Increase 18.7%
Ranking in Mexico 4th Steady
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte

Monterrey International Airport, ceremonial name General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (IATA: MTYICAO: MMMY), is an international airport located in Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico. Together with Del Norte International Airport, the airport handles domestic and international operations for the city of Monterrey and its metropolitan area.

There are almost 300 daily flights to more than 35 destinations in Mexico and the United States. It is considered as the country's fourth most important airport in terms of passengers handled and operations per year, after Mexico City, Cancún and Guadalajara.

The airport serves as a hub for Aeroméxico/Aeroméxico Connect,[1] Magnicharters, VivaAerobus, and Volaris and a focus city for Interjet. Airport terminals were renovated and expanded in 2003 and 2007.

It's also one of the fastest growing airports in Mexico: in 2015, the airport handled 8,461,917 passengers, a 18.7% increase from previous year.[2]

Terminal configurations

  • Terminal A, consists of a building comprising check-in facilities, baggage claiming, shopping areas, restaurants, customs, airport and airline offices, as many other services, while the satellite building connected via underground tunnels comprises all the VIP and waiting lounges, migration among other services as well as obviously the boarding gates. The Satellite building, is divided into two concourses, North Concourse for domestic flights (Gates A1-A15), while South Concourse comprises all the international flights that operate into the airport (Gates B3-B8). Several flights are delayed day by day due to the lack of free contact and even remote positions, as the ones capable of handling large aircraft such as the Boeing 767. Nevertheless, Terminal C and Terminal B work as a relief system for this terminal. There are future plans to remodel and expand the Satellite building, adding at least 4 new jetways and 3 remote positions.
  • Terminal B, considered as the second most modern air facility in the country (only behind the Mexico City's Terminal 2), it was opened on September 2010. The terminal comprise 8 gates, 6 of which are equipped with jetways and 2 apron-doors which might be used by Aeroméxico's feeder airline Aeroméxico Connect. The terminal house all operations of the Sky Team member airlines, similar to Terminal 2 in Mexico City International Airport. The airport terminal is able to handle up to 2 million passengers per year, and allows the airport to free some slots for new airlines to operate into Terminal A.
  • Terminal C, inaugurated on November 30, 2006, houses the operations from low cost carrier serving the airport, VivaAerobus. This terminal works completely independent to Terminal A, opposite to Terminal B functionality.
  • Air Cargo Terminal, recently launched the "Air Cargo Terminal", which has 6 hectares (15 acres) for operations. Courier companies operating nationally and abroad, notably FedEx, DHL, UPS, Estafeta.

Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte, the airport company operating this airport, has its headquarters in the air cargo zone.[3]

Facilities

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Diagram of the Monterrey Airport terminals

The airport resides at an elevation of 1280 feet (390 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 11/29 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,000 by 45 metres (9,843 ft × 148 ft). A second runway which is rarely used is designated 16/34 and also has an asphalt surface with a stretch of 1,801 by 30 metres (5,909 ft × 98 ft). The main runway, 11/29, has an ILS approach system and has its own VHF omnidirectional radio range (VOR) and DME station. It is also capable of handling aircraft such as the Boeing 747-400, but due to the lack of remote positions, this airport is mainly used by smaller aircraft. In September 2014, Monterrey commenced its first intercontinental flight in years when Aeromexico begins flying its Boeing 787 Dreamliner four days a week to Tokyo-Narita as a fuel stop to flights between Mexico City International Airport and Tokyo-Narita. Aeromexico stated that the flight will last while Tijuana International Airport, the usual gateway to Mexico from Asia, makes improvements to its runway. Monterrey was selected due to its importance to the country's economy and for being a popular business destination.

  • Terminal A: 9 contact positions, 12 remote positions
  • Terminal B: 6 contact positions, 7 remote positions
  • Terminal C: 8 remote positions
    • VivaAerobus has its corporate headquarters in the Cargo Zone of Terminal C[4]
  • Number of jetways: 9 (Terminal A), 6 (Terminal B)
  • Number of baggage claiming carousels: 4

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

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North Gate of Terminal A.
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South Gate of Terminal A.
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Airport's Terminal B.
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Airport's Terminal B.
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Airport's Terminal B.
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Main corridor at the Monterrey International Airport's Terminal B.
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Airport's Terminal C.
Airlines Destinations Terminal
Aeroméxico Las Vegas, Mexico City
Seasonal: Cancún
B
Aeroméxico Connect Aguascalientes, Cancún, Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Culiacán, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Houston-Intercontinental, León/El Bajío, Los Mochis, Mazatlán, Mérida, Mexico City, Miami, New York-JFK, Puebla, Puerto Vallarta, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Tampico, Tijuana, Toluca/Mexico City, Veracruz
Seasonal: Ciudad del Carmen
B
Aeroméxico Express Mérida, Tampico, Veracruz, Villahermosa B
American Airlines Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami A
American Eagle Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami A
Copa Airlines Panama City A
Delta Air Lines Seasonal: Detroit B
Delta Connection Atlanta, Detroit, Los Angeles B
Interjet Cancún, Ciudad Juárez, Guadalajara, Havana, Houston-Intercontinental, Las Vegas, León/El Bajío, Mexico City, Toluca/Mexico City, San Antonio A
Magnicharters Acapulco, Cancún, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Las Vegas, Mazatlán, Orlando, San José del Cabo, Puerto Vallarta A
TAR Aerolineas Chihuahua, Durango, Mazatlán, Puerto Vallarta, Queretaro, Tampico A
United Express Chicago-O'Hare, Houston-Intercontinental A
VivaAerobus Acapulco, Cancún, Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Culiacán, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Houston-Intercontinental, La Paz, León/El Bajío, Mazatlán, Mérida, Mexico City, Oaxaca, Puerto Vallarta, Querétaro, San José del Cabo, Tampico, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Veracruz, Villahermosa A, C
Volaris Acapulco, Cancún, Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Culiacán, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, León/El Bajío (begins March 1, 2016),[5] Mazatlán, Mérida, Mexico City, Oaxaca, Puebla, Puerto Vallarta, Querétaro, San José del Cabo, Tampico, Tijuana, Toluca/Mexico City (resumes March 3, 2016),[5] Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Veracruz A

Cargo

Airlines Destinations
Amerijet International Mexico City
AeroUnion Los Angeles, Mexico City
DHL Aviation
operated by ABX Air
Cincinnati
Estafeta Chihuahua, San Luis Potosí
FedEx Memphis
MasAir Mexico City
Regional Cargo Mexico City, Querétaro
UPS Austin

Busiest routes

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Terminal A main airport corridor.
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Terminal A Airport Corridor.
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Tunnel to the Gates at Terminal A.
Busiest domestic routes from Monterrey International Airport (2014)[6]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airlines
1  Distrito Federal (México), Mexico City 1,357,819 Steady Aeroméxico, Interjet, VivaAerobus, Volaris
2  Quintana Roo, Cancún 713,454 Steady Aeroméxico, Interjet, Magni, VivaAerobus, Volaris
3  Jalisco, Guadalajara 261,067 Steady Aeroméxico, Interjet, VivaAerobus, Volaris
4  Sonora, Hermosillo 82,671 Increase 1 Aeroméxico, VivaAerobus, Volaris
5  Chihuahua, Chihuahua 82,561 Increase 1 Aeroméxico, VivaAerobus, Volaris
6  México (state), Toluca 78,202 Decrease 2 Aeroméxico, Interjet
7  Tamaulipas, Tampico 75,842 Increase 3 Aeroméxico, TAR, VivaAerobus, Volaris
8  Guanajuato, León 75,030 Steady Aeroméxico, Interjet, Viva Aerobus
9  Veracruz, Veracruz 72,980 Decrease 2 Aeroméxico, Interjet, Viva Aerobus, Volaris
10  Sinaloa, Culiacán 66,970 Decrease 1 Aeroméxico, VivaAerobus, Volaris
11  Querétaro, Querétaro 66,453 Increase 5 Aeroméxico, TAR, VivaAerobus, Volaris
12  Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez 60,395 Decrease 1 Aeroméxico, Interjet, VivaAerobus, Volaris
13  Tabasco, Villahermosa 60,051 Steady Aeroméxico, Interjet, VivaAerobus, Volaris
14  Jalisco, Puerto Vallarta 58,312 Steady Aeroméxico, Magnicharters, TAR, VivaAerobus, Volaris
15  Baja California, Tijuana 54,506 Decrease 3 Aeroméxico, Volaris
Busiest international routes from Monterrey International Airport (2014)[7]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airlines
1  United States, Houston 143,814 Increase 1 Aeromexico, Interjet, United
2  United States, Dallas 128,112 Decrease 1 American
3  United States, Atlanta 61,225 Steady Delta
4  United States, Las Vegas 44,722 Steady Aeroméxico, Interjet, Magni, VivaAerobus
5  United States, Chicago 28,151 Increase 1 Aeroméxico, United
6  United States, San Antonio 24,709 Decrease 1 Aeroméxico, Interjet, Viva Aerobus
7  Panama, Panama City 14,412 Increase 1 Copa
8  Japan, Tokyo 11,472 Aeroméxico
9  United States, Detroit 8,933 Decrease 2 Delta
10  United States, Orlando 3,311 Decrease 1 Magni
11  United States, New York 1,316 Aeroméxico
12  United States, Charlotte 140
13  Cuba, Havana 116 Decrease 2
14  United States, Kansas City 62
15  United States, Austin 1

Accidents and incidents

  • On February 11, 2010, Click Mexicana Flight 7222, operated by Fokker 100 XA-SHJ suffered an undercarriage malfunction on approach to Quetzalcóatl International Airport, Nuevo Laredo. A low fly-past confirmed that both main gears had not deployed. The aircraft diverted to Monterrey. It was substantially damaged in the landing, having departed the runway and spun through 180°.[8]
  • On April 13, 2010 an Aerounion – Aerotransporte de Carga Union Airbus A-300B4-200, registration XA-TUE performing a freight flight, AeroUnion Flight 302 from Mexico (Mexico) to Monterrey (Mexico) with 5 crew, crashed on approach to land on General Mariano Escobedo International Airport's runway 11. The aircraft came to rest on a highway at around 23:30L (04:30Z Apr 14). All on board perished, 1 person in a truck on the highway was also reported killed, the airplane was destroyed after a large fire broke out.[9]
  • On November 24, 2010 a Mexican Air Force AN-32 cargo flight crashed when taking off from General Mariano Escobedo International Airport for a flight to Mexico City. All 5 crew members died.
  • On December 9, 2012, a Learjet 25 carrying Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera and 4 other passengers, and 2 crew, crashed 7 minutes after take-off, while on its way to Toluca. All seven occupants died.[10]

See also

References

  1. "Aeromexico increases its connectivity to provide additional benefits to all of its clients", Press Release, Aeromexico, May 7, 2014
  2. http://ir.oma.aero/ES/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=949237
  3. "Contact Us." Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte. Retrieved on February 18, 2011. "Headquarters Aeropuerto Internacional de Monterrey, Zona de Carga Aérea Carretera Miguel Alemán Km. 24 S/N Apodaca, NL., México. CP 66600."
  4. "Contact." VivaAerobus. Retrieved on August 29, 2010. "HEADQUARTERS: Aeropuerto de Monterrey, Terminal C, Zona de carga Carretera Miguel Alemán Km. 24 Apodaca, Nuevo León, México C.P. 66600"
  5. 5.0 5.1 http://www.volaris.com/es/sobre-volaris/sala-de-prensa/2015/volaris-increases-monterrey-connectivity/
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