Hermosillo International Airport facts for kids

Quick facts for kids General Ignacio Pesqueira García International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional General Ignacio Pesqueira García
IATA: HMO ICAO: MMHO
Summary
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 / 29.09583; -111.04778
Map
HMO Location in Sonora Show map of Sonora HMO Location in Mexico Show map of Mexico
Runway
Runway Length Surface ft m 05/23 7,546 2,300 Asphalt 11/29 (Closed) 3,609 1,100 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Total Passengers 1,945,400 Ranking in Mexico 12th 1
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico

Hermosillo International Airport (IATA: HMO, ICAO: MMHO), also known by its ceremonial name, General Ignacio L. Pesqueira International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional General Ignacio L. Pesqueira), is an international airport located in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. The airport handles several domestic flights, as well as flights to the U.S. cities of Phoenix and Dallas.

Information

View of terminal

The current airport was inaugurated in the year 1982, to replace the former airfield previously located in an area known as La Manga.

The facility is composed of one main runway (5/23), taxiways, hangars, and a commercial terminal which has capacity for 9 or more aircraft.

The airport normally serves as the primary alternate airport for flights headed to Tijuana International Airport due to unfavorable weather at Tijuana or other technical problems. The airport's runways and taxiways were widened during the early 2000s so as to handle heavy aircraft that may divert, like Aeroméxico's Boeing 787 on several occasions.

Aeroméxico operated a hub out of Hermosillo for many years. The hub connected cities throughout Mexico and also offered flights to the U.S. cities of Los Angeles and Phoenix. The hub was eventually downsized to a focus city, with it ultimately closing in 2017.

The airport is also a military base, denominated BAM-18, handling Mexican Air Force's flights.

The airport is named after Ignacio Pesqueira, a general who helped the Mexican army resist the French during the 19th century invasion.

It handled 1,559,900 passengers in 2021, and 1,945,400 passengers in 2022, an increase of 3.8%.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Cargo

Statistics

Passengers

Busiest Routes

Busiest routes at Hermosillo International Airport (2022)

Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airline
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	2	Calafia Airlines, TAR
8	United States, Dallas/Fort Worth	9,155		American Eagle
9	Chihuahua, Chihuahua	7,750	1	TAR
10	Sinaloa, Culiacán	6,975	3	TAR

See also

In Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional General Ignacio Pesqueira García para niños

• List of the busiest airports in Mexico