Torreón International Airport
Torreón International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Torreón | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | La Laguna, e.g.:Torreón, Coahuila, Gómez Palacio, Durango | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,124 m / 3,688 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°34′05″N 103°24′38″W / 25.56806°N 103.41056°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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  TRC Location of the airport in Coahuila  TRC TRC (Mexico) | |||||||||||||||
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Source: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte[1] | |||||||||||||||
Torreón International Airport or Torreón/Gómez Palacio International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Torreón); officially Aeropuerto Internacional De Torreón Francisco Sarabia (Francisco Sarabia International Airport) (IATA: TRC, ICAO: MMTC), is an international airport located in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico. It handles the national and international air traffic of the La Laguna Metropolitan Area, which includes Torreón, Coahuila, and the cities of Gómez Palacio and Lerdo in Durango.
The airport also supports a variety of tourism, flight training, executive and general aviation activities. Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMA) is the operator of the airport, and it was named in honor of Francisco Sarabia, a pioneer of commercial aviation in Mexico. In 2023, the airport served 776,462 passengers.[1]
Facilities[edit]
The airport is situated within the Torreón urban area, 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) to the east of the city center, at an elevation of 1,124 metres (3,688 ft) above sea level. The passenger terminal offers a range of services typical of a regional airport, including check-in facilities for both domestic and international flights, VIP lounges,[2] parking areas, car rental services, taxi stands, and a departure concourse with 2 gates, one of which is equipped with a jet bridge. The terminal underwent renovations in both 2003 and 2023.[3] The apron has 7 stands capable of accommodating narrow-body aircraft.
Torreón Airport features two runways. The main runway, Runway 13/31, is 2,755 metres (9,039 ft) in length, while Runway 08/26 is 1,467 metres (4,813 ft) long and is primarily used for smaller aircraft.
Additionally, the Mexican Air Force's Air Force Station No. 3 (Spanish: Estación Aérea Militar N.º 3) (E.A.M. No. 3) is located at Torreón Airport. It currently does not have any active squadrons assigned to it. The station includes an aviation platform of 5,400 square metres (58,000 sq ft), 1 hangar, and other facilities for accommodating Air Force personnel.
Airlines and destinations[edit]
Passengers[edit]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aeroméxico | Mexico City |
| Aeroméxico Connect | Mexico City |
| American Eagle | Dallas/Fort Worth |
| TAR | Ciudad Juárez, Querétaro |
| Viva Aerobus | Cancún, Mexico City, San Antonio (begins June 1, 2024),[4] San José del Cabo |
| Volaris | Guadalajara, Tijuana |
Cargo[edit]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aeronaves TSM | Culiacán, Querétaro |
| TUM AeroCarga | Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Toluca/Mexico City |
Destination maps[edit]
Domestic destinations from Torreón International Airport Red = Year-round destination Blue = Future destination Green = Seasonal destination |
International destinations from Torreón International Airport Red = Year-round destination Blue = Future destination Green = Seasonal/charter destination |
Statistics[edit]
Passengers[edit]
 | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Busiest routes[edit]
| Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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| 1 |  Mexico City, Mexico City
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254,693 | 
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Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Viva Aerobus |
| 2 |  Jalisco, Guadalajara
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38,781 |
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Volaris |
| 3 |  United States, Dallas/Fort Worth
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25,869 |
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American Eagle |
| 4 |  Baja California, Tijuana
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25,372 |  1
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Volaris |
| 5 |  Quintana Roo, Cancún
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15,607 |  1
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Viva Aerobus |
| 6 |  Baja California Sur, San José del Cabo
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6,958 | 
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Viva Aerobus |
| 7 |  Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez
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5,695 | 1
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TAR |
| 8 |  Querétaro, Querétaro
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5,113 | 1
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TAR |
| 9 |  Guanajuato, León/El Bajío
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2,461 |
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Volaris |
See also[edit]
- List of the busiest airports in Mexico
- List of airports in Mexico
- List of airports by ICAO code: M
- List of busiest airports in North America
- List of the busiest airports in Latin America
- Transportation in Mexico
- Tourism in Mexico
- Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
- La Laguna Metropolitan Area
- Mexican Air Force
References[edit]
- ^ a b "OMA's December 2023 Total Passenger Traffic" (PDF; 292 KB). oma.aero. Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte S.A.B. de C.V. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Aeroméxico Salón Premier".
- ^ "Aeropuerto Internacional de Torreón proyecta primera etapa de ampliación" (in Spanish).
- ^ "More International Routes: Viva Aerobus will inaugurate the Torreón – San Antonio flight". Transponder1200 (in Spanish). October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Estadística operacional por origen-destino / Traffic Statistics by City Pairs" (in Spanish). Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
External links[edit]
Media related to Aeropuerto Internacional De Torreón Francisco Sarabia at Wikimedia Commons- Official Website
- Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte/
- Torreón Airport information at Great Circle Mapper
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for MMTC at SkyVector
- Current weather for MMTC at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for TRC at Aviation Safety Network
