General Francisco Mujica International Airport, or simply Morelia International Airport, (IATA: MLM, ICAO: MMMM) is an international airport in Álvaro Obregón, Michoacán, Mexico, near Morelia. The airport handles national and international air traffic of the city of Morelia. The airport is named after the former governor of Michoacán, Francisco José Múgica. General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport is the largest in the state of Michoacan. The longest route from Morelia is to Chicago, served by Volaris and VivaAerobus, while the shortest route is Mexico City, served by Aeromar.

General Francisco Mujica International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional General Francisco J. Mujica
Front terminal
IATA: MLM ICAO: MMMM
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
Serves	Morelia, Álvaro Obregón, Michoacán, Mexico
Focus city for	Volaris
Elevation AMSL	1,839 m / 6,033 ft
Coordinates	19°51′00″N 101°01′32″W
Map
MLM Location of the airport in Mexico
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 05/23 3,408 11,181 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Total Passengers 947,100 Ranking in Mexico 19th
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico

One of the fastest growing airports in the country, it handled 631,300 passengers in 2020 and 947,100 passengers in 2021.[1]

History

The airport opened in 1984 and initially only had a daily flight with a DC-9 to Mexico City. The airport has grown to become the largest in the state of Michoacán.

In the past, the airport has been served by Aero California, Aero Sudpacífico, Aeromar, Aviacsa, Avolar, Líneas Aéreas Azteca, Continental (now United), Mexicana, TAESA, and TAR.

Since May 2019, the airport has been remodeled which has resulted in an expansion of the terminal building. When completed, the check-in area will be relocated, more shops and restaurants will be added, as well as more baggage carousels and gate space.

Volaris has recently opened a crew base at the airport, to support its growing number of destinations between Morelia and cities in Mexico and the United States.[2]

Airlines and destinations

Passengers

Destinations map

Destinations map
Morelia Mexico City Tijuana Mexicali Monterrey Cancún Domestic destinations from General Francisco Mujica International Airport Red = Year-round destination Blue = Future destination Italic = Suspended destination
Los Angeles Oakland Seattle/Tacoma San Jose Sacramento Fresno Dallas/Fort Worth Houston–Intercontinental Chicago–O'Hare Chicago–Midway International destinations from General Francisco Mujica International Airport Red = Year-round destination Green = Seasonal destination Blue = Future destination Italic = Suspended destination

Statistics

Passengers

Busiest routes

Busiest international routes at Morelia International Airport (2021)[3]

Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airline
1	United States, Chicago (Midway and O'Hare)[Note 1]	74,254		VivaAerobús, Volaris
2	United States, Oakland	28,209		Volaris
3	United States, Los Angeles	24,138	1	Volaris
4	United States, San Jose	20,142	1	Volaris
5	United States, Dallas	19,429	2	American Airlines, American Eagle
6	United States, Fresno	18,846		Volaris
7	United States, Houston	15,945		United Express
8	Canada, Moncton	128

Accidents and incidents

• 9 September 1978 - A de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter of Lineas Aéreas del Centro flying scheduled service to the old Morelia Airport from Mexico City, crashed shortly after takeoff from Mexico City International Airport. There were 18 fatalities among the 21 passengers.[4] The aircraft was also damaged beyond repair.[5]
• 20 October 2002 - Aerolíneas Internacionales Flight 888, a Boeing 727-100 scheduled to fly from Morelia to León/Guanajuato, allegedly encountered 9 small, spherical UFOs prior to its 10AM takeoff roll. As reported by the crew and a witness on the ground, the sighting lasted around 10 minutes, with said objects maneuvering simultaneously. After the objects moved away, the flight was able to continue without further incident.[6][7]
• 19 September 2010 - Aeroméxico Flight 6531, bound to Morelia from Las Vegas, suffered a fuel leak. The Boeing 737-700 returned to Las Vegas for an emergency landing. There were no fatalities among the 102 passengers.[8]

Gallery

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  Check-in
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  Waiting room
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  A VivaAerobús A320 parked at the platform.
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  Front entrance
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  A Volaris A320neo (N530VL) parked at the platform.

See also

• List of the busiest airports in Mexico

References

External links

• General Francisco Mujica International Airport
• Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico

На других языках

[de] Flughafen Morelia

[es] Aeropuerto Internacional General Francisco J. Múgica

[fr] Aéroport international de Morelia

[ru] Морелия (аэропорт)