Hermosillo International Airport facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
General Ignacio Pesqueira García International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional General Ignacio Pesqueira García
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Hermosillo, Sonora | ||||||||||||||
| Hub for | Aéreo Servicio Guerrero | ||||||||||||||
| Focus city for | TAR | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 627 ft / 191 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°05′45″N 111°02′52″W / 29.09583°N 111.04778°W | ||||||||||||||
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Location in Sonora
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Location in Mexico
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Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
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Hermosillo International Airport (airport codes: HMO, MMHO) is a busy airport in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. It's also known as General Ignacio L. Pesqueira International Airport. This airport handles many flights within Mexico. It also has flights to cities in the United States, like Phoenix and Dallas.
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About the Airport
The airport you see today opened in 1982. It replaced an older airfield in an area called La Manga.
This airport has one main runway, special paths for planes called taxiways, and buildings for storing planes called hangars. It also has a large building called a terminal where passengers check in and board their flights. This terminal can handle nine or more airplanes at once.
Hermosillo Airport is often used as a backup airport. If planes can't land at Tijuana International Airport because of bad weather or other issues, they can come here instead. The airport's runways were made wider in the early 2000s. This helps it handle very large planes, like the Boeing 787.
The airport is also a military base, known as BAM-18. This means it handles flights for the Mexican Air Force.
The airport is named after Ignacio Pesqueira. He was a general who helped the Mexican army fight against the French during an invasion in the 1800s.
In 2021, about 1,559,900 passengers used the airport. In 2022, this number grew to 1,945,400 passengers.
Airlines and Destinations
Have you ever wondered which airlines fly to and from Hermosillo? This section shows you the different airlines and the cities they travel to.
Passenger Flights
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aeroméxico | Mexico City |
| Aéreo Servicio Guerrero | Guerrero Negro |
| American Eagle | Phoenix–Sky Harbor |
| Calafia Airlines | La Paz |
| TAR | Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Culiacán, La Paz, Mazatlán, Mexicali, Monterrey, Querétaro |
| Viva Aerobus | Guadalajara, Mexico City, Mexico City–AIFA (begins July 2, 2023), Monterrey, San José del Cabo |
| Volaris | Cancún (begins July 13, 2023), Ciudad Juárez (begins July 13, 2023), Culiacán (begins July 13, 2023), Guadalajara, León/El Bajío (begins July 16, 2023), Mexicali (begins July 10, 2023), Mexico City, Tijuana |
Cargo Flights
Besides passenger planes, cargo planes also use the airport to carry goods.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Ameriflight | Phoenix–Sky Harbor |
| DHL Aviation | Phoenix–Sky Harbor |
| Estafeta | Mexico City, San Luis Potosi, Tijuana |
| TUM AeroCarga | Guadalajara, Tijuana, Toluca |
Airport Statistics
This section shows how many passengers use the airport and which routes are the most popular.
Passenger Numbers
Busiest Routes
This table shows the most popular flight routes from Hermosillo International Airport in 2022.
| Rank | City | Passengers | Airline |
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| 1 |  Mexico City, Mexico City |
429,577 | Aeroméxico, VivaAerobús, Volaris |
| 2 |  Jalisco, Guadalajara |
181,123 | VivaAerobús, Volaris |
| 3 |  Nuevo León, Monterrey |
98,103 | TAR, VivaAerobús |
| 4 |  Baja California, Tijuana |
97,498 | Volaris |
| 5 |  United States, Phoenix |
13,926 | American Eagle |
| 6 |  Baja California Sur, San José del Cabo |
12,556 | VivaAerobús |
| 7 | Baja California Sur, La Paz |
11,616 | Calafia Airlines, TAR |
| 8 | United States, Dallas/Fort Worth |
9,155 | American Eagle |
| 9 |  Chihuahua, Chihuahua |
7,750 | TAR |
| 10 |  Sinaloa, Culiacán |
6,975 | TAR |
See also
In Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional General Ignacio Pesqueira García para niños
- List of the busiest airports in Mexico
