Culiacán International Airport

Bachigualato Federal International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Federal de Bachigualato, IATA: CUL, ICAO: MMCL), commonly named Culiacán International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de Culiacán), is an international airport located at Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. It handles the national and international air traffic of the city of Culiacán.

Culiacán International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Culiacán
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
ServesCuliacán and Navolato
LocationBachigualato, Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Focus city forVivaAerobús
Volaris
Elevation AMSL108 ft / 33 m
Coordinates24°45′52″N 107°28′28″W
WebsiteOfficial website
Map
CUL is located in Sinaloa
CUL
CUL
CUL is located in Mexico
CUL
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 2,300 7,546 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Total Passengers2,426,003
Ranking in Mexico10th Steady
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte

The airport is among the Top 10 busiest airports in Mexico, and the busiest in domestic traffic and second busiest for international operations in the state of Sinaloa. It is currently handled by Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte, having undergone major construction consisting of a new terminal layout and a new boarding system. It has two jetways.

In 2021, Culiacán airport moved 1,970,211 passengers, and 2,426,003 in 2022.[1]

Bachigualato Federal International Airport is named after the neighborhood of Bachigualato, where the airport is located.

In favorable weather, flights from the Baja California peninsula and north arrive to runway 02, and flights from the rest of the country to runway 20.

The state executive announced plans to expand the airport and the construction of a second runway to support Boeing 777 landings.

Facilities
Culiacán International Airport only offers domestic flights.
Culiacán Airport Terminal map.
  • Number of gates: 5
  • Contact positions: 5
  • Remote positions: 3
  • Number of jetways: 2
  • Number of halls: 2 (Domestic & International)
  • Number of baggage claiming carousels: 4 (Domestic & International gates)
  • Food court and bar (Upper Level)
  • Check-in area: (Boarding area & Ticket sales)
  • Customs (Arrivals area)
  • Taxi & car rentals (Main road & Domestic arrivals area)
  • Duty Free (Floor Level & Upper Lever)
  • Hotel service (offices):
    • Lucerna Hotel
    • Fideicomiso
  • Parking area
  • Aeroméxico offices (Floor Level & Country Courts)
  • VivaAerobus offices (Floor Level)
  • Volaris offices (Floor Level)

Terminals

The CIA (Culiacán International Airport) has two terminals.

Main Terminal

The Main Terminal is used for all commercial flights, domestic and international. It has two jetways and 3 remote positions.

Terminal expansion

From February to November 2012, the airport began the work of expansion to the terminal building. The work consists of improve the operation, the airport functionality and the passenger comfort, with an expansion of 3,000m², including: the new terminal lobby and the growth in outpatient, remodeling of 2,500m² for passengers, reconfiguration of check-in point on upper level with 3 simultaneous check-in lines, the construction of a vertical circulation core in the front façade including a panoramic elevator, the growth of the waiting lounge area, the shopping area redesign and a projection of an image of modernity in its façade and inside it.

General Aviation Terminal

The General Aviation Terminal (also known as the Private Aviation Terminal) is located next to the Main Terminal. The Terminal is used for private planes, and helicopters.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
Aeroméxico Mexico City
Aeroméxico Connect Mexico City
Aero Pacífico San José del Cabo
Calafia Airlines La Paz, Loreto
TAR Chihuahua, Hermosillo, La Paz, Mexicali, Monterrey
Viva Aerobus Cancún, Guadalajara, La Paz, Mexico City, Monterrey, San José del Cabo, Tijuana
Seasonal: Chihuahua
Volaris Cancún, Guadalajara, Mexicali, Mexico City, Mexico City–AIFA (begins July 11, 2023),[2] Phoenix–Sky Harbor, San José del Cabo, Tijuana

Destinations map
Destinations map
Domestic destinations from Culiacán International Airport
Red = Year-round destination
Blue = Future destination
Green = Seasonal destination
Italic = Suspended destination

Cargo
AirlinesDestinations
Estafeta San Luis Potosí, Tijuana

Statistics

Passengers
Culiacán Airport Passengers. See Wikidata query.

Busiest routes
Busiest routes at Culiacán International Airport (2022)[3]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  Baja California, Tijuana 489,715 Steady VivaAerobús, Volaris
2  Mexico City, Mexico City 271,173 Steady Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, VivaAerobús, Volaris
3  Jalisco, Guadalajara 147,776 Steady VivaAerobús, Volaris
4  Baja California Sur, San José del Cabo 80,651 Steady Aero Pacífico, VivaAerobús, Volaris
5  Baja California, Mexicali 78,212 Steady Calafia Airlines, TAR, Volaris
6  Nuevo León, Monterrey 62,356 Steady Calafia Airlines, TAR, VivaAerobús
7  Baja California Sur, La Paz 33,015 Steady Calafia Airlines, TAR, VivaAerobús
8  Quintana Roo, Cancún 18,124 Increase 2 VivaAerobús, Volaris
9  United States, Phoenix 7,734 New entry American Eagle
10  Chihuahua, Chihuahua 7,494 Decrease 1 TAR, VivaAerobús
11  Sonora, Hermosillo 7,143 Decrease 1 TAR

Accidents and incidents
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  • On July 5, 2007, a twin-engine Sabreliner cargo jet failed to take off from the airport due to a loss of control resulting from a tire blowout and slid off the runway onto a highway. Three people died on board the plane and six on the ground; five more were injured.[4]
  • On April 24, 2012, a Cessna 182 registered XBMPN for private use crashed in the airport few seconds after took off. The plane was heading to Chihuahua Airport and at the time of the crash the plane carried only the pilot who resulted with only minor injuries. The aircraft remained in some trees at the end of the runway, still on airport property.[5]
  • On January 5, 2023, an Aeromexico Embraer E190 operating a passenger flight to Mexico City International Airport was hit by gunfire from members of a drug cartel. There were no injuries amongst the passengers or crew on board. A Mexican Air Force 737-800 was also shot at. [6]

See also

References
  1. "Passenger's Traffic" (PDF). Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (in Spanish). January 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  2. "Governor Rocha announces two new air routes from Mazatlán and Culiacán". El Economista (in Spanish). April 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  3. "Estadística operacional por origen-destino / Traffic Statistics by City Pairs" (in Spanish). Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. January 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  4. "Plane crashes in Sinaloa, 9 dead (in Spanish)". La Jornada. July 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  5. "Plane plummets in Culiacán Airport (in Spanish)". Linea Directa Portal. April 2012. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  6. "Drug Cartel Members Shoot At Mexican Army And Aeromexico Aircraft At Culiacan International Airport". Simple Flying. January 5, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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