Bajío International Airport

Bajío International Airport, officially known as Aeropuerto Internacional de Guanajuato (Guanajuato International Airport) (IATA: BJX, ICAO: MMLO), is an international airport located in Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic for the area that includes the city of León and the state capital, Guanajuato. Guanajuato International Airport is an important connecting point for some flights from Mexico City to the United States.

Guanajuato International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional del Bajío
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
ServesLeón, Guanajuato
LocationSilao, Guanajuato
Elevation AMSL5,956 ft / 1,815 m
Coordinates20°59′36″N 101°28′51″W
Website
Map
BJX is located in Mexico
BJX
BJX
Location of airport in Mexico
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 11,480 3,499 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Total passengers2,603,200
Ranking in Mexico9th Decrease 1
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico

The general director announced plans to build a cargo terminal and to construct of a second runway. The facility replaced the San Carlos Airport which is now part of the urban center of León. In late 2015, work began on the construction of a parallel taxiway that would run the length of the runway. In August 2016, the airport opened its first and only VIP lounge, while in January 2017, work began on the modernization of the entire terminal, including expansion of the departures level as well as relocation of the customs and immigration checkpoint. Work was completed in mid-2018.

It is one of the ten busiest airports in Mexico; it handled 2,119,000 passengers in 2021 and 2,603,200 passengers in 2022, an increase of 22.9% from previous year.[1]

Airport terminal
Airport's gate
Volaris Airbus A319 at the airport
Airport's landside.
Waiting room.
Departures area.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Aeroméxico Mexico City
Aeroméxico Connect Mexico City, Monterrey
American AirlinesDallas/Fort Worth
United Airlines Houston–Intercontinental
United ExpressHouston–Intercontinental

Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare

VivaAerobúsCancún, Chicago–O'Hare, Ciudad Juárez, Houston–Intercontinental, Mérida, Monterrey, San Antonio, Tijuana
VolarisCancún, Chicago–Midway, Chicago–O'Hare, Fresno, Los Angeles, Mérida, Mexicali, Oakland, Puerto Vallarta, Sacramento, San Jose (CA), San José del Cabo, Tijuana

Destinations map
Destinations map
Domestic destinations from Bajío International Airport
Red = Year-round destination
Blue = Future destination
Green = Seasonal destination
Italic = Suspended destination
International destinations from Bajío International Airport
Red = Year-round destination
Blue = Future destination
Green = Seasonal/charter destination
Italic = Suspended passenger destination

Statistics

Passengers
Bajío airport passengers. See Wikidata query.

Top destinations
Busiest domestic routes at Bajío International Airport (2022)[2]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  Baja California, Tijuana 370,725 Steady VivaAerobús, Volaris
2  Mexico City, Mexico City 158,731 Increase 1 Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect
3  Quintana Roo, Cancún 158,421 Decrease 1 VivaAerobús, Volaris
4  Nuevo León, Monterrey 105,698 Steady VivaAerobús
5  Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez 63,581 Steady VivaAerobús
6  Jalisco, Puerto Vallarta 31,037 Steady Volaris
7  Baja California, Mexicali 17,653 Increase 1 Volaris
8  Baja California Sur, San José del Cabo 16,868 Decrease 1 Volaris
9  Yucatán, Mérida 3,245 New entry Volaris
10  Querétaro, Querétaro 66 New entry
Busiest international routes at Bajío International Airport (2022)[2]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  United States, Dallas 91,902 Increase 2 American Airlines
2  United States, Houston 91,331 Increase 1 United Airlines, VivaAerobús
3  United States, Chicago (Midway and O'Hare)[Note 1] 65,973 Decrease 2 United Express, VivaAerobús, Volaris
4  United States, Oakland 28,244 Increase 1 Volaris
5  United States, Los Angeles 27,683 Decrease 1 Volaris
6  United States, Sacramento 14,981 Steady Volaris
7  United States, San Jose 13,816 Increase 1 Volaris
8  United States, San Antonio 10,612 Increase 1 Viva Aerobus
9  United States, Fresno 9,315 Decrease 2 Volaris
10  United States, Harlingen 59 New entry
Notes
  1. The official statistics include both Midway and O'Hare airports.

Services

Car rental

Accidents and incidents
  • On 17 September 2021, a VivaAerobús Airbus A320-200, registered XA-VAP, experienced an engine failure shortly after takeoff from El Bajío. The aircraft landed safely after circling the airport and burning fuel for 25 minutes.[4]

See also

References
  1. "GAP Traffic Report 2022" (PDF). Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. January 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  2. "Estadística operacional por origen-destino / Traffic Statistics by City Pairs" (in Spanish). Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. January 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  3. Veico Car Rental
  4. "VivaAerobus suffers engine failure shortly after take-off Mexican airport". 19 September 2021.


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