Saltillo Airport

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Saltillo International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional de Saltillo
Aeropuerto Internacional Plan de Guadalupe, March 2015.jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator Administradora Coahuilense de Infraestructura y Transporte Aéreo
Serves Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
Location Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico
Hub for Aeronaves TSM
Time zone CST (UTC-06:00)
Elevation  AMSL 1,456 m / 4,777 ft
Coordinates 25°32′58″N100°55′43″W / 25.54944°N 100.92861°W / 25.54944; -100.92861
Maps
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SLW
Location of the airport in Coahuila
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SLW
SLW (Mexico)
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
17/352,8979,505 Asphalt
03/21
Closed		1,0583,471Asphalt
Statistics (2025)
Total passengers17,513
Ranking in Mexico56th New black yellow.svg
Source: Administradora Coahuilense de Infraestructura y Transporte Aéreo

Saltillo International Airport (Spanish : Aeropuerto Internacional de Saltillo); officially Aeropuerto Internacional Plan de Guadalupe(Plan de Guadalupe International Airport) (IATA : SLW, ICAO : MMIO

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It is operated by the state-owned Administradora Coahuilense de Infraestructura y Transporte Aéreo. Historically, Saltillo Airport has been served by various airlines, including Continental Express, Mexicana, MexicanaClick, Aeromexico Connect, [1] Taesa, Aeromar, TAR and BAX Global. [2] [3] The airport handled 17,513 passengers in 2025. [4]

Facilities

The airport is situated at an elevation of 1,456 metres (4,777 ft) above mean sea level and features a single runway, designated 17/35, with an asphalt surface measuring 2,897 by 45 metres (9,505 by 148 ft). Additionally, a second runway (now closed), designated 03/21, had an asphalt surface measuring 1,058 by 45 metres (3,471 by 148 ft). [5]

The airport's passenger terminal, built in 1987, includes essential facilities such as a ticketing and check-in area, customs and migration facilities, baggage claim areas, and a cafeteria. It gained international category designation in the same year.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinationsRefs
Aerus Monterrey [6] [7] [8] [9]
Viva Cancún (begins March 29, 2026), Mexico City–AIFA [10] [11]
Volaris Guadalajara (begins June 1, 2026) [12]

Destinations map

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Domestic destinations from Saltillo International Airport
Red = Year-round destination
Blue = Future destination
Green = Seasonal destination

Accidents

On July 6, 2008, USA Jet Airlines flight 199, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15, crashed at 2:15a.m. as the freighter approached the airport. The flight originated in Hamilton, Ontario, and stopped in Shreveport, Louisiana, en route to Saltillo. The crash killed the pilot and injured the co-pilot, who suffered severe burns. [13] [14]

On September 15, 2022, an Aeronaves TSM Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner XA-UMW took off from Runway 15 at Saltillo, climbed to approximately 800 feet AGL and experienced an engine failure and extreme vibrations from the right-hand engine. The aircraft subsequently made a forced landing 2.4nm north of the airport. The flight crew were taken to hospital for a checkup but were promptly discharged. The aircraft received substantial damage. [15] [16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Aeroméxico return flights Saltillo-Mexico City" (in Spanish). Grupo Milenio. December 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Aeromexico cancels flights from Saltillo to CdMx" (in Spanish). Grupo Milenio. October 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Avala IP reactivación de vuelos comerciales en Aeropuerto Internacional Plan de Guadalupe". Vanguardia. February 2025. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Estadística Operacional de Aeropuertos / Statistics by Airport". Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Airport Saltillo".
  6. ↑ https://flyaerus.com/
  7. ↑ https://a21.com.mx/destacadas/2025/06/13/lanza-aerus-sus-nuevas-rutas-a-monclova-y-saltillo-desde-monterrey/
  8. ↑ https://www.aviacionline.com/mexico-aerus-inaugura-nuevas-rutas-a-saltillo-y-monclova-desde-monterrey
  9. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrYp9PQdh7c
  10. ↑ "Commercial flight from Saltillo to Mexico City announced". El Diario de Coahuila (in Spanish). April 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Viva's double move in Coahuila: opens Saltillo-AIFA and sets a date for Cancun". Aviacionline (in Spanish). November 2025. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Travel from Saltillo to Guadalajara nonstop: Volaris activates new key route towards the 2026 World Cup". PLAYERS of Life (in Spanish). February 2026. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  13. ↑ "American pilot killed in cargo jet crash in Mexico". CNN . July 6, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2008.
  14. ↑ Hradecky, Simon (July 6, 2008). "Crash: USA Jet Airlines DC91 at Saltillo on Jul 6th 2008, crashed short of the runway". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved July 6, 2008.
  15. ↑ "Accident: TSM SW4 at Saltillo on Sep 15th 2022, forced landing after engine problems". avherald.com. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  16. ↑ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III XA-UMW Ramos Arizpe". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
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