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Federal de Bachigualato International Airport Culiacán International Airport
IATA: CUL – ICAO: MMCL
Summary
Airport type		Military/Public
Operator		Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
Location		Culiacán
Elevation AMSL		108 ft / 33 m
Coordinates		24°45′52″N 107°28′28″W / 24.76444°N 107.47444°W / 24.76444; -107.47444Coordinates: 24°45′52″N 107°28′28″W / 24.76444°N 107.47444°W / 24.76444; -107.47444
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
07/20	7,546	2,300	Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Total Passengers			1,062,893
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte

Federal Bachigualato International Airport (IATA: CUL, ICAO: 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, second before Los Mochis International Airport has undergone major construction comprising of a new terminal layout and a new boarding system. It has two jetways. In 2009, Culiacán airport handled 1,062,893 passengers

It is handled by Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte.

Facilities

• Contact positions: 5
• Remote positions: 3
• Number of jetways: 2
• Number of baggage claiming carousels: 4
• Food court (Upper Level)
• Customs (Arrivals area)
• Taxi & car rentals (Arrivals area)
• Duty Free (1st floor and 2nd Floor)
• Parking area

Airlines and destinations

Cargo Airlines

Traffic Statistics

Busiest Domestic Routes out of Culiacán International Airport (2008) ^[1]

Rank	City	Passengers
1	Mexico City, D.F.	407,431
2	Tijuana, Baja California	141,234
3	Monterrey, Nuevo León	109,089
4	Guadalajara, Jalisco	89,722

Gallery

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 tire blowout and slid off the runway onto a highway. Three people died on board the plane and six on the ground, five more were injured.^[2]

See also

• List of the busiest airports in Mexico

External links

• Airport information for MMCL at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
• Info about MMCL at OMA official Page.

References

1. ^ http://dgac.sct.gob.mx/index.php?id=467
2. ^ Plane crashes into cars in Mexico, kills nine - Reuters AlertNet - Published July 5, 2007, obtained same date.