Los Mochis International Airport
Los Mochis International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Los Mochis | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico | ||||||||||
| Serves | Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico | ||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC-07:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5 m / 16 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°41′06″N 109°04′50″W / 25.68500°N 109.08056°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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  LMM Location of airport in Sinaloa  LMM LMM (Mexico) | |||||||||||
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Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico[1] | |||||||||||
Los Mochis International Airport, (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Los Mochis); officially Aeropuerto Internacional Federal del Valle del Fuerte (Valle del Fuerte Federal International Airport) (IATA: LMM, ICAO: MMLM) is an international airport serving Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico. The airport provides nonstop flights to various cities in Mexico and serves as a gateway in a heavily traveled air corridor connecting mainland Mexico to the Baja California peninsula. Additionally, it supports tourism, flight training, and general aviation activities. The airport is owned and operated by Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico.[2] In 2022, it handled 424,000 passengers, and this number increased to 470,700 passengers in 2023.[1]
Facilities
[edit]The airport is situated 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of Los Mochis, along the highway connecting Los Mochis and Topolobampo. The airport features a 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) asphalt runway with an orientation of 09/27. It is equipped with visual aids, VOR/DME navigation systems, as well as horizontal and vertical signage for both day and night operations. The apron provides parking for five narrow-body aircraft. The Control Tower frequency is 118.80 MHz, and the VOR/DME frequency is 115.5 MHz.
The terminal building offers essential services, including check-in areas, arrivals facilities, car rental services, a restaurant, ATMs, taxi stands, and a departures concourse with five gates. Adjacent to the terminal are parking areas, civil aviation hangars, and designated spaces for general aviation.
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Airlines and destinations
[edit]Passenger
[edit]| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aéreo Servicio Guerrero | La Paz, San José del Cabo |
| Aeroméxico Connect | Mexico City |
| Aero Pacífico | Chihuahua, San José del Cabo |
| Señor Air | Cabo San Lucas, La Paz |
| Viva Aerobus | Monterrey |
| Volaris | Guadalajara, Mexicali, Mexico City, Monterrey (begins November 4, 2024),[3] Tijuana |
Destinations map
[edit] Los Mochis Domestic destinations from Los Mochis International Airport Red = Year-round destination Blue = Future destination Green = Seasonal destination |
Statistics
[edit]Passengers
[edit]Busiest routes
[edit]| Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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| 1 |  Baja California, Tijuana
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86,066 |  1
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Volaris |
| 1 |  Mexico City, Mexico City
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70,094 |  1
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Aeroméxico Connect, Volaris |
| 3 |  Jalisco, Guadalajara
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34,499 | 
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Calafia Airlines, Volaris |
| 4 |  Nuevo León, Monterrey
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18,484 |
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Viva Aerobus |
| 5 | Baja California, Mexicali
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6,700 | 
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Volaris |
| 6 |  Guanajuato, León/El Bajío
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3,422 |
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Volaris |
| 7 |  Baja California Sur, La Paz
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3,181 | 2
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Aéreo Servicio Guerrero, Calafia Airlines, Señor Air |
| 8 | Baja California Sur, Cabo San Lucas
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2,616 | 2
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Aéreo Servicio Guerrero, Calafia Airlines |
| 9 |  Chihuahua, Chihuahua
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2,400 | 2
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Aero Pacífico, Calafia Airlines |
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 del Pacífico
References
[edit]- ^ a b "GAP Traffic Report 2023" (PDF). Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. January 2024. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ "Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico".
- ^ "More travel opportunities! Check out Volaris' eight new routes from Monterrey". El Debate (in Spanish). July 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ "Estadística operacional por origen-destino / Traffic Statistics by City Pairs" (in Spanish). Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. January 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
External links
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Media related to Los Mochis International Airport at Wikimedia Commons- Official Website
- Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for MMLM at SkyVector
- Current weather for MMLM at NOAA/NWS
- Los Mochis Airport information at Great Circle Mapper
- Accident history for LMM at Aviation Safety Network
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