Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 4,778 ft / 1,456 m Code SLW Phone +52 844 488 2868 | Location Ramos Arizpe 17/35 2,897 Elevation 1,456 m | |
Operator Administradora Coahuilense de Infraestructura y Transporte Aéreo Serves Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico Address Carretera Saltillo - Monterrey Km 13.5, Aeropuerto Internacional Plan de Guadalupe, 25900 Ramos Arizpe, COAH, Mexico Hours Open today · 6AM–9PMTuesday6AM–9PMWednesday6AM–9PMThursday6AM–9PMFriday6AM–9PMSaturday6AM–9PMSunday1–9PMMonday6AM–9PMSuggest an edit Similar Hampton Inn By Hilton Sal, Holiday Inn Express Saltillo Zo, Fiesta Inn Saltillo, DHL Express, DoubleTr Suites by Hilton Sal | ||
Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Plan de Guadalupe) (IATA: SLW, ICAO: MMIO) is an airport located at Ramos Arizpe in the state of Coahuila in Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic from the metropolitan area of Saltillo and Ramos Arizpe.
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This airport receives few flights a day due to its proximity to Monterrey's Monterrey International Airport and Del Norte International Airport.
The international category was given back in 1987, when the runway was expanded to receive aircraft such as the Boeing 757, and the new terminal was opened with four boarding gates, a modern ticketing area, customs, migration, baggage claim areas, and a cafeteria.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 4,778 feet (1,456 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,897 by 45 metres (9,505 ft × 148 ft). A second runway that is now closed was designated 03/21 and had an asphalt surface measuring 1,058 by 45 metres (3,471 ft × 148 ft).
It handled 74,419 passengers in 2015, and 65,598 passengers in 2016.
Accidents
On July 6, 2008, USA Jet Airlines flight 199, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15, crashed at 2:15 a.m. as the freighter approached the airport. The flight originated in Hamilton, Ontario and stopped in Shreveport, Louisiana en route to Saltillo. The crash killed the pilot and injured the co-pilot, suffering severe burns.