Torreón International Airport facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Torreón International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional de Torreón
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Comarca Lagunera, e.g.: | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,688 ft / 1,124 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°34′05″N 103°24′38″W / 25.56806°N 103.41056°W | ||||||||||||||
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Location in Coahuila
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Location in Mexico
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Source: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte.
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The Francisco Sarabia International Airport (also known as Torreón International Airport) is a big airport in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico. It helps people and goods travel by air. This airport serves the Comarca Lagunera area. This includes cities like Torreón, Gómez Palacio, and Lerdo.
The airport is managed by a company called Grupo Aeroportario Centro Norte (OMA). Over the last ten years, more and more passengers have used this airport. Because of this, the airport building has been made bigger and newer. It now looks better and offers more services. There are new areas to check in for flights. There is also a second floor with more gates and waiting areas. You can also find a special VIP lounge and new business rooms.
In 2020, about 320,820 passengers used the airport. In 2021, this number grew to 537,161 passengers. The airport is named after Francisco Sarabia Tinoco. He was a very important person in the early days of flying in Mexico.
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Flights and Destinations
This section shows which airlines fly from Torreón. It also lists the cities they fly to.
Passenger Flights
These are the airlines that carry people from Torreón to other cities.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aeroméxico | Mexico City |
| Aeroméxico Connect | Mexico City |
| American Eagle | Dallas/Fort Worth |
| TAR Aerolineas | Ciudad Juárez, Querétaro |
| Viva Aerobus | Cancún, Mexico City, San José del Cabo (begins July 3, 2023) |
| Volaris | Guadalajara, León/El Bajío (begins July 14, 2023), Tijuana |
Cargo Flights
These airlines carry goods and packages from Torreón.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aeronaves TSM | Culiacán, Querétaro |
| TUM AeroCarga | Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Toluca/Mexico City |
Airport Statistics
This part shares interesting numbers about the airport.
Passenger Numbers
This shows how many passengers have used Torreón Airport over time.
Busiest Flight Routes
This table shows the most popular places people flew to from Torreón in 2020.
| Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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| 1 |  Mexico City, Mexico City |
116,832 |  |
Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, VivaAerobús, Volaris |
| 2 |  Baja California, Tijuana |
9,663 |  2 |
Volaris |
| 3 |  Quintana Roo, Cancún |
9,337 | |
VivaAerobús |
| 4 |  Jalisco, Guadalajara |
8,611 |  2 |
Volaris |
| 5 |  Querétaro, Querétaro |
2,070 | |
TAR |
| 6 |  Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez |
1,739 | |
TAR |
| 7 |  Nuevo León, Monterrey |
123 | |
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| 8 |  Hidalgo, Pachuca |
41 | ||
| 9 | Chihuahua, Chihuahua |
32 | ||
| 10 |  San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí |
9 |
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See also
In Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Francisco Sarabia para niños- List of the busiest airports in Mexico
