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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Durango International Airport

Durango International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Durango); officially Aeropuerto Internacional General Guadalupe Victoria (General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport) (IATA: DGO, ICAO: MMDO) is an international airport situated in the city of Durango, Mexico. It manages national and international air traffic in the metropolitan area of Durango and the entire state of Durango. It also supports various tourism, flight training, executive, and general aviation activities. Operated by Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMA), the airport is named after Guadalupe Victoria, the first President of Mexico. In 2022, the airport handled 485,524 passengers, and in 2023 it handled 513,246 passengers.

Facilities

The airport is situated 17 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of the city center, at an elevation of 1,860 metres (6,100 ft) above sea level. It features one runway measuring 2,900 metres (9,500 ft) in length. The apron has four stands capable of accommodating narrow-body aircraft.

The passenger terminal offers typical services for a regional airport, including check-in facilities for both domestic and international flights, a VIP lounge, parking areas, car rental services, taxi stands, and a departure concourse with three gates providing direct access to the apron, allowing passengers to board their planes by walking to the aircraft. In 2008, the terminal building was expanded, and the apron and runway 03/21 were fully resurfaced, along with the taxiways.

Additionally, the airport hosts logistics and courier companies and features a dedicated general aviation terminal supporting various activities such as tourism, flight training, executive aviation, and general aviation.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Aeroméxico Connect Mexico City, Mexico City–AIFA
American AirlinesDallas/Fort Worth
TAR Ciudad Juárez, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Monterrey, Puerto Vallarta
Viva Aerobus Monterrey
Volaris Chicago–Midway, Tijuana

Destination maps

Statistics

Passengers

Durango Airport Passengers. See Wikidata query.

Busiest routes

Busiest routes from Durango International Airport (2023)
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  Mexico City, Mexico City 93,012 Steady Aeroméxico Connect
2  Baja California, Tijuana 85,397 Steady Volaris
3  United States, Dallas/Fort Worth 30,869 Steady American Airlines
4  United States, Chicago-Midway 17,207 Steady Volaris
5  State of Mexico, Mexico City-AIFA 9,436 New entry Aeroméxico Connect
6  Jalisco, Guadalajara 3,466 Decrease 1 TAR
7  Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez 2,880 Decrease 1 TAR
8  Nuevo León, Monterrey 916 New entry TAR
9  Sonora, Hermosillo 519 New entry TAR
10  Sinaloa, Mazatlán 154 Decrease 3 TAR

Incidents and accidents

See also