Uruapan International Airport

Uruapan International Airport (IATA: UPN, ICAO: MMPN), also known as "Lic. y Gen. Ignacio López Rayón International Airport", serves the Mexican city of Uruapan, and it is the second-busiest and second-largest international gateway of the Mexican state of Michoacán after Morelia International Airport. It has one terminal. The airport is operated by Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares, a federal government-owned corporation.

Uruapan International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Uruapan
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares
LocationUruapan
Elevation AMSL5,258 ft / 1,603 m
Coordinates19°23′48″N 102°02′21″W
Map
UPN
Location of airport in Mexico
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
02/20 7,874 2,400 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Total Passengers167,796
Ranking in Mexico45th 1
Source: Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes

The airport sports an asphalt runway 2,400 meters (or 7,874 feet) in length, capable of accommodating aircraft such as the Boeing 737 and the Airbus A320. The runway's approach vectors are 20 degrees for the north end of the runway and 200 degrees for the south end. The runway is located at an elevation of 1,603 meters (5,258 feet, or just short of a mile) above sea level.

In 2018, the airport handled 160,045 passengers, and in 2019 it handled 167,796 passengers.[1]

History

The first air services to the city of Uruapan were in 1937 to Acapulco. The current airport was incorporated to the ASA network in the year of 1970. [2] Aero Cuahonte and Aero Sudpacífico were once regional airlines based at the airport. [3] In the past, it has also been served by airlines such as Aeromar, Avolar, Lineas Aereas Azteca and TAESA Airlines. [4] The first international services to Uruapan began in October 2012, with Volaris to Los Angeles. [5]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Volaris Los Angeles, Tijuana

Accidents and incidents
  • TAESA Flight 725, a DC-9, crashed on take-off from Uruapan international airport en route to Mexico City on November 25, 1999, killing 18 people.[6]

See also

References
Volaris A320 at the airport.
  1. "Estadística Operacional de Aeropuertos / Statistics by Airport". Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  2. http://sct.gob.mx/publicaciones/pesct/ASA-50-anos.pdf
  3. https://www.iata.org/contentassets/2db667ac37c045dbbb537eeb446dd9b2/iata-fuel-code-directory.xlsx?Web=1
  4. https://aerolineasmexicanas.com.mx/lineas-aereas-azteca/
  5. https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/158361/volaris-to-fly-from-uruapan-to-los-angeles/
  6. "Accident description". Aviation Safety. November 1999. Retrieved August 15, 2017.


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