CULIACAN AIRPORT ASSISTANCE

Culiacan International Airport Assistance

Airport in Mexico

Address: Culiacan Airport, 80139 Sinaloa, Mexico

Plane plummets in Culiacán Airport (in Spanish). Linea Directa Portal. April 2012. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2013.

Drug Cartel Members Shoot Mexican Army And Aeromexico Aircraft At Culiacan International Airport". Simple Flying. January 5, 2023. Archived from the original on January 5, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2023.

Facilities Culiacan International Airport

Key West International Airport covers 334 acres (135 ha) at an elevation of 3 feet (1 m). Its one runway, 09/27, is 5,076 feet long and 100 feet wide (1,547 x 30 m) and has an asphalt surface.

Culiacán International Airport has two terminals and a 7,546 ft (2,300 m) long runway. The main terminal is used for all commercial flights, domestic and international. It features arrivals and departures halls and a concourse with multiple gates, two of which are equipped with jetbridges. There are ten stands for mid-size aircraft. The airport has a capacity for 22 operations per hour. From February to November 2012, the airport began the work of expansion to the terminal building. The work consists of improving the airport functionality and passenger comfort, with an expansion of 3,000m², including the new terminal lobby and the growth in outpatient, remodelling of 2,500m² for passengers, reconfiguration of check-in point on upper level with three simultaneous check-in lines, the construction of a vertical circulation core in the front facade including a panoramic elevator, the growth of the waiting lounge area, the shopping area redesign and a projection of an image of modernity in its facade and inside it.

The passenger terminal is currently undergoing redevelopment. In 2023 Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte announced the renovation of the Culiacan International Airport, a project expected to be completed in 5 years to serve 5 million passengers, according to estimates. The project includes the expansion of waiting areas, additional exits, and a complete renovation of the terminal area, with an investment of at least 636 million Mexican pesos.

The General Aviation Terminal (also known as the Private Aviation Terminal) is located next to the Main Terminal. The terminal is used for private planes, and helicopters.

The Military Air Base No. 10 is a facility of the Mexican Air Force located at Culiacán Airport. It houses Air Squadron 109, which operates Cessna 182 aircraft. It has two aviation platforms: one covering 13,800 square meters and another covering 21,000 square meters with 30 positions for helicopters and small aircraft. The latter platform is used as a maintenance center for single-engine Cessna aircraft and Bell helicopters. The Air Base has 5 hangars and other facilities for accommodating Air Force personnel.

In favorable weather, flights from the Baja California Peninsula and north arrive at Runway 02, and flights from the rest of the country at Runway 20.