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Ponciano Arriaga International Airport
San Luis Potosí International Airport, (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de San Luis Potosí); officially Aeropuerto Internacional Ponciano Arriaga (Ponciano Arriaga International Airport) (IATA: SLP, ICAO: MMSP) is an international airport located in the municipality of San Luis Potosí, within the state of San Luis Potosí, Mexico. It serves the Greater San Luis Potosi Metropolitan Area. In addition to national and international passenger traffic, San Luis Potosí Airport accommodates logistics and courier companies as well as industries involved in auto parts, steel, textiles, and furniture. Since 2005 it has served as the cargo airline Estafeta's main hub.

Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMA) is the operator of the airport. It was named after Ponciano Arriaga, a Mexican constitutional lawyer from San Luis Potosí who supported the government of Benito Juárez. As of 2023, SLP is the 9th busiest airport in Mexico for cargo traffic, and it served 718,639 passengers during that year, as indicated by data published by its owner and operator.

Facilities

The airport features a primary runway designated as 14/32, measuring 3,007 metres (9,865 ft) in length. Additionally, there is a smaller runway, 04/22, with a length of 993 metres (3,258 ft), primarily used for general aviation and with limited utilization. Estafeta, a cargo airline, manages numerous daily domestic cargo flights from its dedicated cargo facilities located to the north of the passenger terminal. The commercial aviation apron features five narrowbody aircraft parking positions.

The airport features a single terminal that caters for both domestic and international flights. The terminal building contains a check-in hall, a common baggage claim hall, a large retail area with food and retail outlets as well as waiting areas located on the ground floor. The upper level contains a security area and a departure concourse with a VIP Lounge and five gates, one of which has a jetbridge. The terminal can accommodate up to 300 people.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Aeroméxico Mexico City
Aeroméxico Connect Mexico City
Aerus Monterrey
American Airlines Dallas/Fort Worth
Magnicharters Seasonal: Cancún
TAR Puerto Vallarta
United Airlines Houston–Intercontinental
United Express Houston–Intercontinental
Volaris Cancún, Tijuana

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Estafeta Cancún, Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Colima, Culiacán, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, La Paz, Mérida, Mexico City, Monterrey, Tijuana, Villahermosa
Passenger terminal airside
Check-in area
Terminal concourse
Arrivals hall
Aeromexico Connect Embraer E190 at SLP
American Eagle CRJ-900 at SLP

Destinations map

Mexico City
Tijuana
Cancún
Puerto Vallarta
Monterrey
Houston–Intercontinental

Statistics

Passengers

San Luis Potosí Airport Passengers. See Wikidata query.

Busiest routes

Busiest routes from San Luis Potosí International Airport (2023)
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  Mexico City, Mexico City 149,691 Steady Aeroméxico Connect
2  United States, Dallas/Fort Worth 61,517 Increase 1 American Airlines
3  Quintana Roo, Cancún 53,938 Decrease 1 Magni, Volaris
4  United States, Houston-Intercontinental 38,548 Steady United Airlines
5  Baja California, Tijuana 29,538 Steady Volaris
6  Jalisco, Puerto Vallarta 6,304 Steady TAR
7  Nuevo León, Monterrey 3,360 Steady Aeroméxico Connect

Incidents and accidents

See also

References

  1. ^ "OMA's December 2023 Total Passenger Traffic" (PDF; 292 KB). oma.aero. Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte S.A.B. de C.V. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Estafeta History".
  3. ^ "OMA PREMIUM LOUNGE".
  4. ^ "Estadística operacional por origen-destino / Traffic Statistics by City Pairs" (in Spanish). Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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