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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Los Mochis International Airport

Los Mochis International Airport, (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Los Mochis); officially Aeropuerto Internacional Federal del Valle del Fuerte (Valle del Fuerte Federal International Airport) (IATA: LMM, ICAO: MMLM) is an international airport serving Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico. The airport provides nonstop flights to various cities in Mexico and serves as a gateway in a heavily traveled air corridor connecting mainland Mexico to the Baja California peninsula. Additionally, it supports tourism, flight training, and general aviation activities. The airport is owned and operated by Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. In 2022, it handled 424,000 passengers, and this number increased to 470,700 passengers in 2023.

Passenger terminal airside
Control tower at Los Mochis Airport
General aviation terminal

Facilities

The airport is situated 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of Los Mochis, along the highway connecting Los Mochis and Topolobampo. The airport features a 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) asphalt runway with an orientation of 09/27. It is equipped with visual aids, VOR/DME navigation systems, as well as horizontal and vertical signage for both day and night operations. The apron provides parking for five narrow-body aircraft. The Control Tower frequency is 118.80 MHz, and the VOR/DME frequency is 115.5 MHz.

The terminal building offers essential services, including check-in areas, arrivals facilities, car rental services, a restaurant, ATMs, taxi stands, and a departures concourse with five gates. Adjacent to the terminal are parking areas, civil aviation hangars, and designated spaces for general aviation.

Departures concourse
Departures concourse
Passenger terminal main hall

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Aéreo Servicio Guerrero La Paz, San José del Cabo
Aeroméxico Connect Mexico City
Aero Pacífico Chihuahua, San José del Cabo
Calafia Airlines Cabo San Lucas, Chihuahua, Guadalajara, La Paz
Señor Air Cabo San Lucas, La Paz
Viva Aerobus Monterrey
Volaris Guadalajara, Mexicali, Mexico City, Tijuana

Destinations map

Security checkpoint
General aviation terminal and control tower
Terminal airside

Statistics

Passengers

Los Mochis Airport Passengers. See Wikidata query.

Busiest routes

Busiest routes at Los Mochis International Airport (2023)
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  Baja California, Tijuana 86,066 Increase 1 Volaris
1  Mexico City, Mexico City 70,094 Decrease 1 Aeroméxico Connect, Volaris
3  Jalisco, Guadalajara 34,499 Steady Calafia Airlines, Volaris
4  Nuevo León, Monterrey 18,484 Steady Viva Aerobus
5  Baja California, Mexicali 6,700 New entry Volaris
6  Guanajuato, León/El Bajío 3,422 New entry Volaris
7  Baja California Sur, La Paz 3,181 Decrease 2 Aéreo Servicio Guerrero, Calafia Airlines, Señor Air
8  Baja California Sur, Cabo San Lucas 2,616 Decrease 2 Aéreo Servicio Guerrero, Calafia Airlines
9  Chihuahua, Chihuahua 2,400 Decrease 2 Aero Pacífico, Calafia Airlines
Los Mochis Airport destinations in 2016

See also