Monterrey International Airport (, ), officially General Mariano Escobedo International Airport, is an international airport located in Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico. Together with Del Norte International Airport, the airport handles domestic and international operations for the city of Monterrey and its metropolitan area. It is Mexico's fifth and Latin America's 12th-busiest airport.
The airport serves as a hub for Aeroméxico, Aerus, Magnicharters, and Viva Aerobus, and a focus city for Volaris and the regional airline TAR. There are almost 300 daily flights to Mexico, the United States, Canada, Latin America and Europe. It serves 37 domestic destinations and it has the second-highest traffic in northern Mexico. It had one of the fastest influx growth in recent years; it handled 8,269,834 passengers in 2021, and 10,943,186 passengers in 2022.
History
In September 2005, Aeroméxico launched a flight to Madrid, Monterrey's first nonstop link to Europe. The airline flew a Boeing 767 on the route. Aeroméxico introduced service to Rome in 2008. It ended flights to Madrid in January 2009 and to Rome three months later.
In September 2014, Monterrey commenced its first intercontinental flight in years when Aeromexico began flying its Boeing 787 Dreamliner four days a week to Tokyo-Narita as a fuel stop to flights between Mexico City International Airport and Tokyo-Narita. Aeromexico stated that the flight would last while Tijuana International Airport, the usual stop between the Aeromexico flight to Tokyo, made improvements to its runway. Monterrey was selected due to its importance to the country's economy and being a popular business destination. Later, Aeromexico's flight from Mexico City to Tokyo-Narita was upgraded to a direct flight, with once-daily flights leaving from Mexico City, so the Tokyo flights from Monterrey have been discontinued.
Due to the growing Korean population in Monterrey, Aeroméxico also operated a direct flight from Monterrey to Seoul Incheon airport. This was the airport's first intercontinental flight since the discontinuation of the Tokyo-Narita route operating through Monterrey. The flights to Seoul were also discontinued. Aeroméxico reinstated its route to Madrid using a Boeing 787 in December 2021.
Terminal configurations
Terminal A
Terminal A consists of check-in facilities, baggage claiming, shopping areas, restaurants, customs, airport and airline offices, and many other services, while the satellite building connected via tunnels comprises all the VIP and waiting lounges, migration among other services as well as obviously the boarding gates. The Satellite building, is divided into two concourses, North Concourse for domestic flights (Gates A1-A15), while South Concourse comprises all the international flights that operate into the airport (Gates B3-B8). Several flights are delayed day by day due to the lack of free contact and even remote positions, as the ones capable of handling large aircraft such as the Boeing 787. Nevertheless, Terminal C and Terminal B work as a relief system for this terminal. There are future plans to remodel and expand the Satellite building, adding at least four new jetways and three remote positions.
Terminal B
Terminal B is considered as the second-most modern air facility in the country (only behind Mexico City's Terminal 2). It was opened in September 2010 and comprises eight gates, six of which are equipped with jetways and two apron-doors that might be used by Aeroméxico's feeder airline Aeromexico Connect. The terminal houses all operations of the SkyTeam member airlines, similar to Terminal 2 in Mexico City International Airport. The airport terminal is able to handle up to 2 million passengers per year, and allows the airport to free some slots for new airlines to operate into Terminal A.
Terminal C
Terminal C, inaugurated on November 30, 2006, houses the operations from low-cost carrier serving the airport, Viva Aerobus. This terminal works independent of Terminal A.
Air Cargo Terminal
"Air Cargo Terminal' was recently launched and has for operations. Courier companies operating nationally and abroad, notably FedEx, DHL, UPS, and Estafeta.
Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte, the airport company operating this airport, has its headquarters in the air cargo zone.
Facilities
The airport is at an elevation of 1280 feet (390 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 11/29 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,000 by