Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Intercontinental de Querétaro, IATA: QRO, ICAO: MMQT) is an international airport located in the municipalities of Colón and El Marqués, Querétaro, Mexico. It handles the national and international air traffic of the city of Querétaro and can also be used as an alternate airport to Mexico City International Airport.
Querétaro Intercontinental Airport Aeropuerto Intercontinental de Querétaro | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Gobierno del Estado | ||||||||||
Serves | Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico | ||||||||||
Location | Colón and El Marqués | ||||||||||
Opened | 28 November 2004 (2004-11-28) | ||||||||||
Hub for | TAR | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 6,290 ft / 1,969 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 20°37′02.5″N 100°11′08.4″W [1] | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
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QRO QRO | |||||||||||
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Source: Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil[2] |
It replaced the Ing. Fernando Espinoza Gutiérrez International Airport, which is no longer operational, in 2004.
The headquarters of regional airline TAR is located here.[3]
It's one of the fastest-growing airports in the country, handling 506,140 passengers in 2020, and 817,719 passengers in 2021.[2]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Aeroméxico Connect | Mexico City, Monterrey (resumes December 15, 2022)[4] |
American Airlines | Dallas/Fort Worth |
Magni | Seasonal: Cancún |
TAR | Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Mazatlán, Monterrey, Puerto Vallarta, Tampico, Toluca/Mexico City, Torreón/Gómez Palacio |
United Airlines | Houston–Intercontinental |
United Express | Houston–Intercontinental |
VivaAerobús | Cancún, Mérida (begins December 16, 2022),[5] Monterrey |
Volaris | Cancún, Chicago–O'Hare, Puerto Vallarta, Tijuana |
Airlines | Destinations |
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Aeronaves TSM | Laredo |
AeroUnion | Los Angeles |
Air Atlanta Icelandic | Frankfurt–Hahn, Greenville |
Cargojet | Dallas/Fort Worth, Hamilton |
DHL Aviation | Cincinnati, Guadalajara |
FedEx Express | Memphis |
TUM AeroCarga | Toluca/Mexico City |
UPS Airlines | Louisville |
Regional Cargo has its headquarters on the airport property and in Colón. Universidad Nacional Aeronáutica en Querétaro[6] has a facility on the grounds of the airport. On 31 August 2012, Aeromexico and Delta Air Lines announced that they will be building a maintenance base at Querétaro International airport.[citation needed]
Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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1 | Nuevo León, Monterrey | 58,167 | Aeroméxico Connect, TAR, VivaAerobús | |
2 | Quintana Roo, Cancún | 49,733 | Magni, VivaAerobús, Volaris | |
3 | Mexico City, Mexico City | 27,736 | Aeroméxico Connect | |
4 | Baja California, Tijuana | 19,137 | Aeroméxico Connect, Volaris | |
5 | Jalisco, Guadalajara | 7,106 | TAR, Volaris | |
6 | Chihuahua, Chihuahua | 6,162 | TAR, Volaris | |
7 | Jalisco, Puerto Vallarta | 5,503 | TAR, Volaris | |
8 | Coahuila, Torreón | 2,274 | TAR | |
9 | Sinaloa, Mazatlán | 1,418 | 9 | TAR |
10 | Yucatán, Mérida | 1,176 | 2 | TAR |
Coordenadas 20°37’2.5485”N y 100°11’8.4133”W
State of Querétaro | ||
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Santiago de Querétaro (capital) | ||
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