Querétaro Intercontinental Airport
Querétaro Intercontinental Airport Aeropuerto Intercontinental de Querétaro | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Gobierno del Estado | ||||||||||
Serves | Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico | ||||||||||
Location | Colón and El Marqués | ||||||||||
Opened | 28 November 2004 | ||||||||||
Hub for | TAR | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 6,290 ft / 1,969 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 20°37′02.5″N 100°11′08.4″W / 20.617361°N 100.185667°WCoordinates: 20°37′02.5″N 100°11′08.4″W / 20.617361°N 100.185667°W [1] | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
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Source: Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil[2] |
Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Intercontinental de Querétaro, IATA: QRO, ICAO: MMQT) is an international airport located in the municipalities of Colón and El Marqués, Querétaro, Mexico. It handles the national and international air traffic of the city of Querétaro and can also be used as an alternate airport to Mexico City International Airport.
It replaced the Ing. Fernando Espinoza Gutiérrez International Airport, which is no longer operational, in 2004.
The headquarters of regional airline TAR is located here.[3]
It's one of the fastest growing airports in the country, handling 1,175,000 passengers in 2019, and 506,140 passengers in 2020.[2]
Airlines and destinations[]
Passenger[]
Cargo[]
Ground transportation information[]
- Taxi: Travelers wishing to take a taxi or van to Querétaro (around US$25) and other cities can take the Airport taxi. Some travelers have arranged for a ride beforehand with one of the many shuttle services listed on San Miguel de Allende and Guanajuato tourist websites. Average price about $30 to 40 per person.
- Car Rentals: Hertz and Budget have rental counters at the airport.
- Intercity Bus: Cheaper method to travel to other cities will be Autobus. Primera Plus (http://www.primeraplus.com.mx) used to have a ticket counter at the airport, which has been closed for a while. Airport taxi from the Airport to Querétaro Centro (central bus station) is about $20. From Centro, travelers can take another bus to any part of Mexico.
Other facilities[]
Regional Cargo has its headquarters on the airport property and in Colón. Universidad Nacional Aeronáutica en Querétaro has a facility on the grounds of the airport. On 31 August 2012, Aeromexico and Delta Air Lines announced that they will be building a maintenance base at Querétaro International airport.[citation needed]
Statistics[]
Passengers[]
See source Wikidata query and sources.
Busiest routes[]
Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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1 | Nuevo León, Monterrey | 58,167 | Aeroméxico Connect, TAR, VivaAerobús | |
2 | Quintana Roo, Cancún | 49,733 | Magni, VivaAerobús, Volaris | |
3 | Mexico City, Mexico City | 27,736 | Aeroméxico Connect | |
4 | Baja California, Tijuana | 19,137 | Aeroméxico Connect, Volaris | |
5 | Jalisco, Guadalajara | 7,106 | TAR, Volaris | |
6 | Chihuahua, Chihuahua | 6,162 | TAR, Volaris | |
7 | Jalisco, Puerto Vallarta | 5,503 | TAR, Volaris | |
8 | Coahuila, Torreón | 2,274 | TAR | |
9 | Sinaloa, Mazatlán | 1,418 | 9 | TAR |
10 | Yucatán, Mérida | 1,176 | 2 | TAR |
References[]
- ^ "Instalaciones". AIQ.com.mx (in Spanish). Aeropuerto Intercontinental de Querétaro. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
Coordenadas 20°37’2.5485”N y 100°11’8.4133”W
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Estadística Operacional de Aeropuertos / Statistics by Airport". Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ Mexico. "TAR Aerolineas". LinkedIn. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ "Traffic Statistics by Airline" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Querétaro International Airport. |
- Official website (in Spanish)
- Airport information for MMQT at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- Accident history for QRO at Aviation Safety Network
- 2004 establishments in Mexico
- Airports established in 2004
- Airports in Querétaro
- Buildings and structures in Querétaro
- Transportation in Querétaro
- Mexican airport stubs