General Francisco Mujica International Airport Facts for Kids

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General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional General Francisco J. Mujica

Morelia Intl. airport tarmac and new expansion of boarding area (grey building, completed in Feb. 2020)

IATA: MLM
ICAO: MMMM

Summary

Airport type

Public

Operator

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico

Serves

Morelia, Álvaro Obregón, Michoacán, Mexico

Focus city for

Volaris

Elevation AMSL

1,839 m / 6,033 ft

Coordinates

19°51′00″N 101°01′32″W / 19.85000°N 101.02556°W

Map

MLM

Location in Michoacán

MLM

Location in Mexico

Runway

Runway	Length		Surface
Runway	m	ft	Surface
05/23	3,408	11,181	Asphalt

Statistics (2022)

Total Passengers	1,172,700
Ranking in Mexico	20th 1

Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico

General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport (also known as Morelia International Airport) is a busy airport in Álvaro Obregón, Michoacán, Mexico. It is very close to the city of Morelia. This airport handles flights both within Mexico and to other countries.

The airport is named after Francisco José Múgica. He was a former governor of the state of Michoacán. This airport is the biggest one in the entire state. The longest flight from Morelia goes to Chicago, in the United States. The shortest flight goes to Mexico City.

Morelia International Airport is growing very fast. In 2020, it served about 947,100 passengers. By 2022, this number grew to 1,172,700 passengers. This was the first time the airport served over a million passengers in one year!

History of Morelia Airport
Airlines and Where They Fly
- Passenger Flights from Morelia
- Map of Destinations
Airport Statistics
- How Many Passengers Use Morelia Airport?
- Busiest Flight Routes from Morelia (2022)
Airport Events and Incidents
Images for kids
See also

History of Morelia Airport

The airport first opened its doors in 1984. Back then, it only had one flight a day. This flight used a Douglas DC-9 plane and went to Mexico City. Over the years, the airport has grown a lot. It is now the largest airport in the state of Michoacán.

Many different airlines have flown from this airport in the past. Some of these included Aero California, Aeromar, and Mexicana.

Since May 2019, the airport has been getting a big makeover. The main building is being expanded. This project will add more space for checking in. There will also be more shops and restaurants for travelers. Plus, they are adding more places to pick up your bags and more gates for planes.

Volaris, a major airline, has even set up a base for its flight crews here. This helps them manage their many flights from Morelia. They fly to cities in Mexico and the United States.

Airlines and Where They Fly

Passenger Flights from Morelia

A Volaris A319 and an Aeroméxico Connect Embraer 170 parked at the gates.

Volaris is the biggest airline flying from Morelia.

Many airlines fly from Morelia to different places. Here are some of the main ones:

Aeroméxico Connect flies to Mexico City.
American Airlines flies to Dallas/Fort Worth.
United Express flies to Houston–Intercontinental.
VivaAerobus flies to Chicago–O'Hare, Monterrey, and Tijuana.
Volaris flies to Cancún, Chicago–Midway, Chicago–O'Hare, Fresno, Los Angeles, Mexicali, Oakland, San Jose (CA), and Tijuana.

Map of Destinations

You can see where flights from Morelia go on these maps.

Destinations map

Airport Statistics

How Many Passengers Use Morelia Airport?

Busiest Flight Routes from Morelia (2022)

This table shows the busiest routes from Morelia International Airport in 2022.

**Busiest routes at Morelia International Airport (2022)**
Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airline
1	Baja California, Tijuana	271,915		Volaris
2	United States, Chicago (Midway and O'Hare)	88,607	1	VivaAerobús, Volaris
3	United States, Los Angeles	31,444		Volaris
4	United States, Oakland	30,417	3	Volaris
5	United States, Dallas	28,187		American Airlines, American Eagle
6	United States, San Jose	22,475	1	Volaris
7	United States, Fresno	22,021	1	Volaris
8	United States, Houston	20,846	1	United Express
9	Quintana Roo, Cancún	19,409		Volaris
10	Baja California, Mexicali	15,447		Volaris
11	Nuevo León, Monterrey	14,629		VivaAerobús
12	Mexico City, Mexico City	12,990		Aeroméxico Connect

Airport Events and Incidents

September 9, 1978: A small plane crashed after taking off from Mexico City. It was flying to the old Morelia Airport. Sadly, 18 people out of 21 on board passed away.
October 20, 2002: Before a flight from Morelia took off, the crew and a witness reported seeing 9 small, round objects in the sky. The objects moved together for about 10 minutes. After they left, the flight continued safely.
September 19, 2010: A flight heading to Morelia from Las Vegas had a fuel leak. The plane had to return to Las Vegas for an emergency landing. All 102 passengers were safe.