Saltillo Airport
Saltillo Airport, officially Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (, ), is an airport located at Ramos Arizpe in the state of Coahuila in Mexico. It serves the metropolitan area of Saltillo–Ramos Arizpe, also served by nearby Monterrey International Airport and Del Norte International Airport. There are no longer any scheduled passenger public operations at the airport. The main role of the airport today is cargo flights with international service to U.S. airports. It is the main hub for the cargo airline Aeronaves TSM. It also supports general aviation flights. Airlines that served Saltillo at some point included Mexicana, MexicanaClick, Aeromexico Connect, Continental Express, Taesa, Aeromar, TAR and BAX Global. Facilities

The airport features a passenger terminal built in 1987. The terminal offers a ticketing and check-in area, customs and migration facilities, baggage claim areas, and a cafeteria. It gained international category designation in 1987. It handled 4,665 passengers in 2021, and 3,593 passengers in 2020 according to Administradora Coahuilense de Infraestructura y Transporte Aéreo. The airport sits at an elevation of 4,778 feet (1,456 m) above mean sea level. It has one main runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,897 by 45 metres (9,505 ft × 148 ft). A second runway (now closed) was designated 03/21 and had an asphalt surface measuring 1,058 by 45 metres (3,471 ft × 148 ft). It is operated by Administradora Coahuilense de Infraestructura y Transporte Aéreo. Airlines and destinations

Cargo

Accidents
On July 6, 2008, USA Jet Airlines flight 199, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15, crashed at 2:15 a.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. 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. See also 

 List of the busiest airports in Mexico

References

External links
 MMIO at Fallingrain
 MMIO at Elite Jets
 MMIO pic at Our Airports

Airports in Coahuila
Saltillo