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Torreón International Airport or Torreón/Gómez Palacio International Airport (); officially ''Aeropuerto Internacional De Torreón Francisco Sarabia'' (Francisco Sarabia International Airport) (), is an international airport located in
Torreón Torreón () is a city and seat of Torreón Municipality in the Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, state of Coahuila. The city's population is 720,848 inhabitants, making it the second largest city in the state of Coahuila. Also Torreón is par ...
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Coahuila Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza, is one of the 31 states of Mexico. The largest city and State Capital is the city of Saltillo; the second largest is Torreón and the thi ...
, Mexico. It handles the national and international air traffic of the La Laguna Metropolitan Area, which includes Torreón, Coahuila, and the cities of
Gómez Palacio Gómez (frequently anglicization, anglicized as Gomez) is a common Spanish language, Spanish patronymic surname of Germanic origin meaning "son of Gome". The Portuguese language, Portuguese and Galician language, Old Galician version is Gomes, whi ...
and Lerdo in
Durango Durango, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Durango, is one of the 31 states which make up the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated in the northwest portion of the country. With a population of 1,832,650 ...
. The airport also supports a variety of tourism, flight training, executive and
general aviation General aviation (GA) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as all civil aviation aircraft operations except for commercial air transport or aerial work, which is defined as specialized aviation services for other ...
activities.
Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V., known as OMA, is a Mexican airport operator headquartered in San Pedro, near Monterrey, Mexico. It operates 13 airports in the central and northern states of Mexico, including that of Monterrey, ...
(OMA) is the operator of the airport, and it was named in honor of Francisco Sarabia, a pioneer of commercial aviation in Mexico. In 2024, the airport served 813,226 passengers.


Facilities

The airport is situated within the
Torreón Torreón () is a city and seat of Torreón Municipality in the Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, state of Coahuila. The city's population is 720,848 inhabitants, making it the second largest city in the state of Coahuila. Also Torreón is par ...
urban area, to the east of the city center, at an elevation of above sea level. The passenger terminal offers a range of services typical of a regional airport, including
check-in Check-in is the process whereby people announce their arrival at an office, hotel, airport, hospital, port, seaport or event. Office check-in Many offices have a reception or front office area near the entrance to greet or assist visitors arriv ...
facilities for both domestic and international flights,
VIP lounges An airport lounge is a facility operated at many airports. Airport lounges offer, for selected passengers, comforts beyond those afforded in the airport terminal, such as more comfortable seating, quieter environments, and better access to custome ...
, parking areas, car rental services, taxi stands, and a departure concourse with 2 gates, one of which is equipped with a
jet bridge A jet bridge is an enclosed connector which most commonly extends from an airport terminal gate to an airplane, and in some instances from a port to a boat or ship, allowing passengers to board and disembark without heading outside and being exp ...
. The terminal underwent renovations in both 2003 and 2023. The
apron An apron is a garment worn over other clothing to cover the front of the body to protect from liquids. They have several purposes, most commonly as a functional accessory that protects clothes and skin from stains and marks. However, other typ ...
has 7 stands capable of accommodating
narrow-body aircraft A narrow-body aircraft or single-aisle aircraft is an airliner arranged along a single aisle, permitting up to 6-abreast seating in a cabin less than in width. In contrast, a wide-body aircraft is a larger airliner usually configured with m ...
. Torreón Airport features two runways. The main runway, Runway 13/31, is in length, while Runway 08/26 is long and is primarily used for smaller aircraft. Additionally, the Mexican Air Force's Air Force Station No. 3 () (E.A.M. No. 3) is located at Torreón Airport. It currently does not have any active squadrons assigned to it. The station includes an aviation platform of , 1
hangar A hangar is a building or structure designed to hold aircraft or spacecraft. Hangars are built of metal, wood, or concrete. The word ''hangar'' comes from Middle French ''hanghart'' ("enclosure near a house"), of Germanic origin, from Frankish ...
, and other facilities for accommodating Air Force personnel.


Airlines and destinations


Passengers


Cargo


Destination maps


Statistics


Busiest routes


See also

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List of the busiest airports in Mexico This page lists the busiest airports in Mexico, ranked by passenger traffic, international passenger traffic, aircraft operations, and cargo traffic, according to the Federal Civil Aviation Agency (AFAC). The data covers 2010 onward and include ...
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List of airports in Mexico This is a list of airports in Mexico, categorized by the largest city served, state, ICAO and IATA codes, and airport name. It includes both public and military airports. Separate Wikipedia lists cover the busiest airports in Mexico, airports i ...
* List of airports by ICAO code: M *
List of busiest airports in North America This is a list of the 50 busiest airports in North America. List is ranked by total passengers per year. Data is sourced from annual reports provided by Airports Council International. Tables also show the percentage change in total passengers for ...
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List of the busiest airports in Latin America This is a list of the busiest airports by passenger traffic in Latin America since 2008. In graph 2025: 30 Busiest airports (JAN–APR) 2024: 30 Busiest airports 2023: 30 busiest airports 2022: 30 busiest airports 2021: 25 busiest ...
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Transportation in Mexico As the third largest and second most populous country in Latin America, Mexico has developed an extensive transportation network. Regulated by the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes, SCT) ...
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Tourism in Mexico Tourism holds considerable significance as a pivotal industry within Mexico's economic landscape. Beginning in the 1960s, it has been vigorously endorsed by the Mexican government, often heralded as "an industry without smokestacks," signif ...
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Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V., known as OMA, is a Mexican airport operator headquartered in San Pedro, near Monterrey, Mexico. It operates 13 airports in the central and northern states of Mexico, including that of Monterrey, ...
* La Laguna Metropolitan Area *
Mexican Air Force The Mexican Air Force (FAM; ) is the air service branch of the Mexican Armed Forces. It is a component of the Mexican Army and as such overseen by the National Defense Secretariat (SEDENA). The objective of the FAM is to defend the integrity, in ...


References


External links

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Official Website

Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte/

Torreón Airport information
at Great Circle Mapper * * * Airports in Coahuila Transportation in Coahuila Torreón {{DEFAULTSORT:Torreon International Airport