Federal de Bachigualato International Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Federal Bachigualato International Airport

nativename = Culiacán International Airport
nativename-a = Aeropuerto Internacional de Culiacán
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IATA = CUL
ICAO = MMCL
type = Military/Public
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operator = Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
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location = Culiacán
elevation-f = 108
elevation-m = 33
coordinates = Coord|24|45|52|N|107|28|28|W|type:airport|display=inline,title
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r1-number = 07/20
r1-length-f = 7,546
r1-length-m = 2,300
r1-surface = Asphalt
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Federal Bachigualato International Airport Airport codes|CUL|MMCL Is an international airport located at Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic of the city of Culiacán.

The airport, being the most important domestic gateway in the state of Sinaloa, and the second on international operations after Mazatlán International Airport, has undergone major construction, and it is capable of handling more than 7,000,000 passengers per year, with a new terminal layout, and state-of-the-art boarding systems.

It is handled by Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte.

Airlines

Air Taxi Services

*Aéreo Calafia (Cabo San Lucas, La Paz, Ciudad Constitución)
*AeroPacifico (Chihuahua, Cabo San Lucas)

Domestic Services

*Aeroméxico (Mexicali, Mexico City, Tijuana)
**Aeroméxico Connect (Chihuahua, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, La Paz, Mexicali, Mexico City, Monterrey, Tijuana)
*Mexicana (Mexicali, Mexico City)
*Viva Aerobus (La Paz (Begins Jan 09), Los Cabos (Begins Jan 09)Monterrey, Tijuana)
*Volaris (Guadalajara, Tijuana, Toluca)

International Services

*Aeroméxico
**Aeroméxico Connect (Los Angeles)

Incidents and accidents

*On July 5, 2007, a twin-engined Sabreliner cargo jet failed to take off from the airport due to a loss of control resulting from a tiry blowout and instead slid off the runway and onto a highway. Three people on board the plane and six on the ground died, and five more were hospitalised. [ [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N05370936.htm Plane crashes into cars in Mexico, kills nine] - Reuters AlertNet - Published July 5, 2007, obtained same date.]

External links

*WAD|MMCL
* [http://www.oma.bz/ES/Aeropuerto.asp?idAeropuerto=cul# Info about MMCL at OMA official Page] .

References