Bajío International Airport, officially known as Aeropuerto Internacional de Guanajuato (Guanajuato International Airport) , is an international

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located in

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. It handles national and international air traffic for the area that includes the city of León and the state capital,

. Guanajuato International Airport is an important connecting point for some flights from

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to the

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. 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 2,119,000 passengers in 2021 and 2,603,200 passengers in 2022, an increase of 22.9% from previous year. Mapa del Aeropuerto de GUanajuato

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*On 17 September 2021, a

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, 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.

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