Hermosillo International Airport

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General Ignacio Pesqueira García International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional General Ignacio Pesqueira García
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Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
LocationHermosillo, Sonora
Hub forAéreo Servicio Guerrero
Focus city forTAR
Elevation AMSL627 ft / 191 m
Coordinates29°05′45″N 111°02′52″W / 29.09583°N 111.04778°W / 29.09583; -111.04778
Map
HMO is located in Mexico
HMO
HMO
Location of airport in Mexico
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 7,546 2,300 Asphalt
11/29 (Closed) 3,609 1,100 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Total Passengers1,559,900
Ranking in Mexico11th Steady
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico

Hermosillo International Airport (IATA: HMO, ICAO: MMHO), also known by its ceremonial name, General Ignacio L. Pesqueira International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional General Ignacio L. Pesqueira), 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[]

View of terminal

The current airport was inaugurated in the year 1982, to replace the former airfield previously located in an area known as La Manga.[1]

The facility is composed of one main runway (5/23), 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 (or vice versa) 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.

Aeroméxico operated a hub out of Hermosillo for many years The hub connected cities throughout Mexico and at times, also offered flights to the U.S. cities of Los Angeles and Phoenix.[2] The hub was eventually downsized to a focus city, with it ultimately closing in 2017.[3]

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 984,200 passengers in 2020, and 1,559,900 passengers in 2021.[4]

Airlines and destinations[]

Passenger[]

AirlinesDestinations
AeroméxicoMexico City
Aéreo Servicio GuerreroGuaymas, Guerrero Negro, Nogales, Puerto Peñasco
American EaglePhoenix–Sky Harbor
Seasonal: Dallas/Fort Worth
Calafia AirlinesCiudad Obregón, Guaymas, Guerrero Negro, La Paz
TARChihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Culiacán, La Paz, Mazatlán, Mexicali, Monterrey, Puerto Vallarta, Querétaro
VivaAerobúsCancún, Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey, San José del Cabo
Volaris Guadalajara, Mexico City, Tijuana
Seasonal: Phoenix–Sky Harbor

Cargo[]

AirlinesDestinations
AmeriflightPhoenix–Sky Harbor
DHL AviationPhoenix–Sky Harbor
EstafetaMexico City, San Luis Potosi, Tijuana
TUM AeroCarga Guadalajara, Tijuana, Toluca

Statistics[]

Passengers[]

Hermosillo Airport Passengers. See source Wikidata query.

Busiest Routes[]

Busiest domestic routes at Hermosillo International Airport (2020)[5]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  Mexico City, Mexico City 219,815 Steady Aeroméxico, Interjet, VivaAerobús, Volaris
2  Jalisco, Guadalajara 107,135 Steady Interjet, VivaAerobús, Volaris
3  Nuevo León, Monterrey 49,015 Steady Aeroméxico Connect, VivaAerobús
4  Baja California, Tijuana 45,360 Steady Interjet, Volaris
5  Chihuahua, Chihuahua 6,280 Steady TAR, Volaris
6  Baja California Sur, La Paz 6,253 Increase 2 Calafia Airlines, TAR
7  Baja California Sur, San José del Cabo 6,066 Increase 4 VivaAerobús
8  Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez 5,320 Decrease 2 TAR, Volaris
9  Sinaloa, Culiacán 4,121 Steady TAR
10  Baja California, Mexicali 3,252 Steady TAR, Volaris

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Aeropuertos de Hermosillo | Casa de las Ideas".
  2. ^ "Delta, Aeromexico File Antitrust Immunity Application".
  3. ^ "Volaris le quita el trono a Aeroméxico".
  4. ^ "Traffic Report" (PDF). Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. January 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  5. ^ "Traffic Statistics by Airline" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.

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