Zacatecas International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Zacatecas | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Zacatecas City, Zacatecas, Mexico | ||||||||||||||
Location | Morelos, Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | CST (UTC-06:00) | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 2,177 m / 7,142 ft | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 22°53′50″N 102°41′13″W / 22.89722°N 102.68694°W | ||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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ZCL Location of the airport in Zacatecas ZCL ZCL (Mexico) | |||||||||||||||
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Source: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte. [1] |
Zacatecas International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Zacatecas); officially Aeropuerto Internacional General Leobardo C. Ruiz (General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport) (IATA: ZCL, ICAO: MMZC) is an international airport situated in Morelos, Zacatecas, Mexico. It manages national and international air traffic in the metropolitan area of Zacatecas and the entire state of Zacatecas. In addition to commercial flights to Mexico and the United States, it also supports various tourism, flight training, executive, and general aviation activities. Operated by Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMA), the airport is named in honor of Leobardo C. Ruiz, a military and diplomatic figure. In 2021, the airport handled 375,930 passengers, and in 2022, it saw an increase to 433,952 passengers.[2]
Facilities
The airport is located 17 kilometres (11 mi) north of the city center, at an elevation of 2,177 metres (7,142 ft) above sea level. It is equipped with one runway measuring 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) in length. The apron has four stands capable of accommodating narrow-body aircraft.
The passenger terminal provides a range of services typical of a regional airport, including check-in facilities for both domestic and international flights, a VIP lounge, parking areas, car rental services, taxi stands, and a departure concourse with four gates offering direct access to the apron, allowing passengers to board their planes by walking to the aircraft.
Additionally, the airport hosts logistics and courier companies and features a dedicated general aviation terminal supporting various activities such as tourism, flight training, executive aviation, and general aviation.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Airlines | Destinations |
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Aeroméxico Connect | Mexico City |
American Eagle | Dallas/Fort Worth |
Viva Aerobus | Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare |
Volaris | Chicago–Midway, Los Angeles, San Jose (CA), Tijuana |
Destination maps
Airlines previously flying to ZCL
Airlines |
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Aeromar, Aviacsa,[3] Avolar,[4] Azteca͵ Continental Express, Delta Air Lines, Interjet, Mexicana, MexicanaClick, MexicanaLink, and TAESA |
Statistics
Passengers
See also
References
- ↑ "OMA reports 2.3 million passenger traffic in December 2022" (PDF; 292 KB). oma.aero. Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte S.A.B. de C.V. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ↑ "Passenger's Traffic" (PDF). Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (in Spanish). January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ↑ "Consorcio Aviacsa, S.A. de C.V. | Encyclopedia.com".
- ↑ Frontera, Diario Independiente de Tijuana. (25 September 2023). "Reinicia operaciones A Volar".
External links
- Media related to General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website
- Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for MMZC at SkyVector
- Current weather for MMZC at NOAA/NWS
- Zacatecas Airport information at Great Circle Mapper
- Accident history for ZCL at Aviation Safety Network