Bajío International Airport

Bajío International Airport, officially known as Aeropuerto Internacional de Guanajuato (Guanajuato International Airport) (IATA: BJX, ICAO: MMLO), is an international airport located in Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic of the area that includes the city of León and the state capital, Guanajuato. Guanajuato International Airport is an important connecting point for some flights from Mexico City to the United States.

Guanajuato International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional del Bajío
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
ServesLeón, Guanajuato
LocationSilao, Guanajuato
Elevation AMSL5,956 ft / 1,815 m
Coordinates20°59′36″N 101°28′51″W
Website
Map
BJX
Location of airport in Mexico
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 11,480 3,499 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Total passengers2,119,000
Ranking in Mexico8th
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico

The general director announced plans to build a cargo terminal and to construct of a second runway. The facility replaced the San Carlos Airport which is now part of the urban center of León. In late 2015, work began on the construction of a parallel taxiway that would run the length of the runway. In August 2016, the airport opened its first and only VIP lounge, while in January 2017, work began on the modernization of the entire terminal, including expansion of the departures level as well as relocation of the customs and immigration checkpoint. Work was completed in mid-2018.

It is one of the ten busiest airports in Mexico; it handled 1,387,700 passengers in 2020 and 2,119,000 passengers in 2021, an increase of 52.7% from previous year.[1]

Airport terminal
Airport's gate
Volaris Airbus A319 at the airport
Airport's landside.
Waiting room.
Departures area.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
AeroméxicoSeasonal: Mexico City
Aeroméxico Connect Mexico City
American AirlinesDallas/Fort Worth
United Airlines Houston–Intercontinental
United ExpressChicago–O'Hare
VivaAerobúsCancún, Ciudad Juárez, Houston–Intercontinental, Monterrey, San Antonio, Tijuana
Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare
VolarisCancún, Chicago–Midway, Chicago–O'Hare, Fresno, Los Angeles, Mexicali, Oakland, Puerto Vallarta, Sacramento, San Jose (CA), San José del Cabo, Tijuana

Destinations map

Statistics

Passengers
Bajío airport passengers. See source Wikidata query.

Top destinations
Busiest domestic routes at Del Bajío International Airport (2020)[2]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  Baja California, Tijuana 205,922 Aeroméxico Connect, VivaAerobús, Volaris
2  Quintana Roo, Cancún 108,645 1 Magni, VivaAerobús, Volaris
3  Mexico City, Mexico City 97,092 1 Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, Volaris
4  Nuevo León, Monterrey 47,429 Aeroméxico Connect, VivaAerobús
5  Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez 32,458 VivaAerobús, Volaris
6  Jalisco, Puerto Vallarta 13,325 Volaris
7  Baja California Sur, San José del Cabo 12,592 Volaris
8  Baja California, Mexicali 10,524 Volaris
9  Yucatán, Mérida 2,566 Volaris
10  Jalisco, Guadalajara 46
Busiest international routes at León International Airport (2020)[2]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  United States, Dallas 43,407 2 American Eagle, Volaris
2  United States, Houston 35,305 1 United Airlines
3  United States, Chicago (Midway and O'Hare)[Note 1] 22,687 1 VivaAerobús, Volaris
4  United States, Los Angeles 16,893 2 Volaris
5  United States, Oakland 11,676 Volaris
6  United States, Sacramento 5,793 2 Volaris
7  United States, San Jose 5,470 2 Volaris
8  United States, Fresno 4,255 2 Volaris
9  United States, Detroit 4,091 2 Aeroméxico Connect
10  United States, Corpus Christi 25 2
Notes
  1. The official statistics include both Midway and O'Hare airports.

Services

Car rental
  • Veico Car Rental[3]

Accidents and incidents
  • On 17 September 2021, a VivaAerobús Airbus A320-200, registered XA-VAP, experienced an engine failure shortly after takeoff from El Bajío. The aircraft landed safely after circling the airport and burning fuel for 25 minutes.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Traffic Report" (PDF). Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. January 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  2. "Traffic Statistics by Airline" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  3. Veico Car Rental
  4. "VivaAerobus suffers engine failure shortly after take-off Mexican airport". 19 September 2021.


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