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 of 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. 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.

Guanajuato International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional del Bajío
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
ServesThe State of Guanajuato including León's metropolitan area
LocationSilao, Guanajuato
Elevation AMSL5,956 ft / 1,815 m
Coordinates20°59′36″N 101°28′51″W
Map
BJX
Location of airport in Mexico
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 11,480 3,499 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Total Passengers2,746,824
Ranking in Mexico9th
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico

It is one of the ten busiest airports in Mexico; it handled 2,746,824 passengers in 2019, an increase of 18.21% from previous year.[1]

Airport terminal
Airport's gate.
Arrival of Pope Benedict XVI to the airport.
Volaris Airbus A319 at the airport.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
AeroméxicoSeasonal: Mexico City
Aeroméxico ConnectDetroit (resumes September 1, 2020),[2] Los Angeles, Mexico City, Monterrey (suspended)[2]
Seasonal: Tijuana
American AirlinesDallas/Fort Worth
American EagleDallas/Fort Worth
InterjetMexico City (suspended)[3]
MagnichartersCancún
United AirlinesHouston–Intercontinental
VivaAerobusCancún, Ciudad Juárez, Monterrey, Tijuana
Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare
VolarisCancún, Chicago–Midway, Chicago–O'Hare, Ciudad Juárez (suspended),[4] Dallas/Fort Worth (suspended),[4] Fresno (suspended),[4] Hermosillo, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Mérida (suspended),[4] Mexicali, Mexico City (suspended),[4] Oakland, Puerto Vallarta, Sacramento, San Jose (CA), San José del Cabo, Tijuana

Statistics

Top destinations
Busiest domestic routes at Del Bajío International Airport (2019)[5]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  Baja California, Tijuana 317,573 Aeroméxico Connect, VivaAerobus, Volaris
2  Mexico City, Mexico City 265,596 Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, Volaris
3  Quintana Roo, Cancún 172,520 Magni, VivaAerobus, Volaris
4  Nuevo León, Monterrey 141,634 Aeroméxico Connect, VivaAerobus
5  Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez 70,096 VivaAerobus, Volaris
6  Jalisco, Puerto Vallarta 34,753 Volaris
7  Baja California Sur, San José del Cabo 26,994 Volaris
8  Baja California, Mexicali 15,666 Volaris
9  Yucatán, Mérida 14,551 Volaris
10  Jalisco, Guadalajara 223 3
Busiest international routes at León International Airport (2019)[5]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  United States, Houston 72,413 1 United Airlines
2  United States, Los Angeles 60,954 1 Aeromexico Connect, Volaris
3  United States, Dallas 48,475 American Eagle
4  United States, Chicago (Midway and O'Hare)[Note 1] 44,259 1 VivaAerobus, Volaris
5  United States, Oakland 22,233 1 Volaris
6  United States, Atlanta 18,573 2 Aeroméxico Connect
7  United States, Detroit 16,268 Aeroméxico Connect
8  United States, Sacramento 14,133 2 Volaris
9  United States, San Jose 13,944 1 Volaris
10  United States, Fresno 1,684 Volaris
Notes
  1. The official statistics include both Midway and O'Hare airports.

Services

Hotels

Car Rental

See also

References
  1. "GAP Traffic Report". Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  2. "Safety Precautions: COVID-19". Aeroméxico. July 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  3. "Interjet limits its operation to 6 destinations". EnElAire (in Spanish). May 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  4. "Routes that we are operating". Volaris. June 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  5. "Traffic Statistics by Airline" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2020.



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