Hermosillo International Airport

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, as well as flights to the U.S. cities of Phoenix and Dallas.

General Ignacio Pesqueira García International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional General Ignacio Pesqueira García
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
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 (2022)
Total Passengers1,945,400
Ranking in Mexico12th Decrease 1
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico

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 due to unfavorable weather at Tijuana or other technical problems. The airport's runways and taxiways were widened during the early 2000s so as to handle heavy aircraft that may divert, like Aeroméxico's Boeing 787 on several occasions.[2]

Aeroméxico operated a hub out of Hermosillo for many years. The hub connected cities throughout Mexico and also offered flights to the U.S. cities of Los Angeles and Phoenix.[3] The hub was eventually downsized to a focus city, with it ultimately closing in 2017.[4]

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 1,559,900 passengers in 2021, and 1,945,400 passengers in 2022, an increase of 3.8%.[5]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
AeroméxicoMexico City
Aéreo Servicio GuerreroGuerrero Negro
American Eagle Phoenix–Sky Harbor
Calafia AirlinesLa Paz
TARChihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Culiacán, La Paz, Mazatlán, Mexicali, Monterrey, Querétaro
Viva Aerobus Guadalajara, Mexico City, Mexico City–AIFA (begins July 2, 2023),[6] Monterrey, San José del Cabo
Volaris Cancún (begins July 13, 2023),[7] Guadalajara, Mexico City, Tijuana

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 Wikidata query.

Busiest Routes
Busiest routes at Hermosillo International Airport (2022)[8]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  Mexico City, Mexico City 429,577 Steady Aeroméxico, VivaAerobús, Volaris
2  Jalisco, Guadalajara 181,123 Steady VivaAerobús, Volaris
3  Nuevo León, Monterrey 98,103 Steady TAR, VivaAerobús
4  Baja California, Tijuana 97,498 Steady Volaris
5  United States, Phoenix 13,926 New entry American Eagle
6  Baja California Sur, San José del Cabo 12,556 Steady VivaAerobús
7  Baja California Sur, La Paz 11,616 Decrease 2 Calafia Airlines, TAR
8  United States, Dallas/Fort Worth 9,155 New entry American Eagle
9  Chihuahua, Chihuahua 7,750 Decrease 1 TAR
10  Sinaloa, Culiacán 6,975 Decrease 3 TAR

See also

References
  1. "Aeropuertos de Hermosillo | Casa de las Ideas".
  2. "Flights to Tijuana diverted to Hermosillo due to fog" (in Spanish). El Imparcial. June 2016.
  3. "Delta, Aeromexico File Antitrust Immunity Application".
  4. "Volaris le quita el trono a Aeroméxico".
  5. "GAP Traffic Report 2022" (PDF). Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. January 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  6. "Viva Aerobus announces new flights from AIFA". Transponder1200 (in Spanish). April 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  7. "Alfonso Durazo, junto a Viva Aerobus y Volaris, anuncian la apertura de rutas de Hermosillo a Ciudad de México y Cancún". sdpnoticias (in Spanish). May 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  8. "Estadística operacional por origen-destino / Traffic Statistics by City Pairs" (in Spanish). Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. January 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.


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