Saltillo Airport

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Saltillo International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Saltillo
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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)
Saltillo Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
17/352,8979,505 Asphalt
03/21
Closed		1,0583,471Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Total passengers40
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), is an international airport situated in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico. It serves the Metropolitan Area of Saltillo, handling domestic flights, executive and general aviation, flight training, and international cargo operations. It also functions as a hub for the cargo airline Aeronaves TSM.

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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 3,593 passengers in 2020 and 4,665 passengers in 2021. [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

AirlinesDestinations
Aerus Monterrey (begins June 16, 2025) [6]
Viva Mexico City–AIFA (begins October 31, 2025) [7]

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Aeronaves TSM Brownsville, El Paso, Greensboro, Laredo, Oakland
DHL Express Detroit, San Antonio

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. [8] [9]

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. [10] [11]

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 de Aviación Comercial Regular y Fletamento en diversos productos. Fuentes de información Aerolíneas y Grupos Aeroportuarios".
  5. ↑ "Airport Saltillo".
  6. ↑ "Aerus May/June 2025 Domestic Network Additions". Aeroroutes. May 2025. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Commercial flight from Saltillo to Mexico City announced". El Diario de Coahuila (in Spanish). April 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  8. ↑ "American pilot killed in cargo jet crash in Mexico". CNN . July 6, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2008.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "Accident: TSM SW4 at Saltillo on Sep 15th 2022, forced landing after engine problems". avherald.com. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  11. ↑ 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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