Airport type Military/Public Hub for Aeroméxico Connect Code CUL Phone +52 667 480 7000 | Focus city for VivaAerobus Elevation 33 m | |
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Address Carretera Navolato Km. 4.5, Bachigualato, Culiacán, 80130 Culiacán Rosales, Sin., Mexico Similar Aereo Calafia SA de C, Aeropuert y Servicios Auxiliares, Europcar Renta de Autos en, Aerovías de México, Auto Renta Aga SA de CV | ||
Federal of Bachigualato International Airport or commonly named Culiacán International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Federal de Bachigualato or Aeropuerto Internacional de Culiacán), (IATA: CUL, ICAO: MMCL) is an international airport located at Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. It handles the national and international air traffic of the city of Culiacán.
Contents
- Facilities
- Terminals
- Main Terminal
- Terminal Expansion
- General Aviation Terminal
- Accidents and incidents
- References
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 consisting of a new terminal layout and a new boarding system. It has two jetways.
In 2015, Culiacán airport handled 1,432,315 passengers, and in 2016 it handled 1,726,654 passengers.
It is handled by Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte. This airport used to be operated by Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico.
Bachigualato Federal International Airport is named after the neighborhood of Bachigualato, where the airport is located.
In favorable weather, flights from the Baja California peninsula and north arrive to runway 02, and flights from the rest of the country to runway 20.
The state executive announced plans to expand the airport and the construction of a second runway to support Boeing 777 landings.
Facilities
Terminals
The CIA (Culiacán International Airport) has only 2 terminals.
Main Terminal
The Main Terminal is used for all commercial flights, domestic and international. It has two jetways and 3 remote positions.
Terminal Expansion
From February to November 2012, the airport began the work of expansion to the terminal building. The work consists of improve the operation, the airport functionality and the passenger comfort, with an expansion of 3,000m², including: the new terminal lobby and the growth in outpatient, remodeling of 2,500m² for passengers, reconfiguration of check-in point on upper level with 3 simultaneous check-in lines, the construction of a vertical circulation core in the front façade including a panoramic elevator, the growth of the waiting lounge area, the shopping area redesign and a projection of an image of modernity in its façade and inside it.
General Aviation Terminal
The General Aviation Terminal (also known as the Private Aviation Terminal) is located next to the Main Terminal. The Terminal is used for private planes, and helicopters.