General Rafael Buelna International Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Internacional General Rafael Buelna, ), also known as Mazatlán International Airport (), is located in

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, Mexico. This airport is the most important in

for its international operations, and second to Culiacan International Airport for its domestic operations. It has one terminal with two concourses. It is located on the southeastern edge of the city and it is one of four airports in

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which has an

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(Centro Mazatlán/Mazatlán Center); the other ones being

Mexico City International Airport Mexico City International Airport ( es, link=yes, Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de México, AICM); officially ''Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez'' (Benito Juárez International Airport) is the main international airport serving ...

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and

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. Mazatlán Center controls air traffic over the northwest part of the country. The airport moved 1,106,071 passengers in 2021, and 1,450,944 in 2022 according to Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte.

Facilities

* Contact positions: 4 * False Contact positions: 4 * Remote positions: 7 * Number of jetways: 4 * Number of baggage claiming carousels: 4 * Food court (''Floor & Upper Level'') * Customs (''Arrivals area'') * Taxi & car rentals (''Arrivals area'') *

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(''Main corridor'') * Parking area

Airlines and destinations

Statistics

Passengers

Busiest routes

References

External links

Mazatlan International Airport

from

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