Querétaro Intercontinental Airport

Querétaro Intercontinental Airport Aeropuerto Intercontinental de Querétaro
IATA: QRO ICAO: MMQT
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Gobierno del Estado
Serves	Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
Location	Colón and El Marqués
Opened	28 November 2004 (2004-11-28)
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°W / 20.617361; -100.185667Coordinates: 20°37′02.5″N 100°11′08.4″W / 20.617361°N 100.185667°W / 20.617361; -100.185667 [1]
Website	www.aiq.com.mx
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 3,500 11,482 Concrete
Statistics (2020)
Total passengers 506,140 Ranking in Mexico 22nd 3
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[]

Typical plane at the airport.

Check-in counters at the airport.

International arrivals area.

Main corridor of the airport.

• 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[]

Busiest domestic routes at Querétaro International Airport (2020)^[4]

Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airline
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[]

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

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