General Lucio Blanco International Airport
General Lucio Blanco International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional General Lucio Blanco, IATA: REX, ICAO: MMRX), also known as Reynosa International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de Reynosa), is an international airport located in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, near the Mexico–United States border. It handles national and international air traffic for the city of Reynosa.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte | ||||||||||
| Location | Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 139 ft / 42 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°00′32″N 098°13′42″W | ||||||||||
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In 2020, the airport handled 229,058 passengers, and in 2021, it handled 425,918 passengers.[2]
The airport is named in honor of General Lucio Blanco, a major figure of the Mexican Revolution from 1910 to 1920.
Airlines and destinations
Passengers
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aerodavinci | Villahermosa |
| Aeroméxico | Seasonal: Mexico City |
| Aeroméxico Connect | Mexico City |
| Viva Aerobus | Cancún, Guadalajara, Mexico City, Mexico City–AIFA (begins January 8, 2024),[3] Tijuana, Veracruz |
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| TUM AeroCarga | Guadalajara, Nuevo Laredo, Toluca/Mexico City |
Statistics
Accidents and incidents
- In 2000, Aeroméxico Flight 250 , a dc-9-31 jet, overran the runway and crashed. Four people on the ground were killed.[4]
References
- "OMA reports 2.3 million passenger traffic in December 2022" (PDF; 292 KB). oma.aero. Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte S.A.B. de C.V. 2023-01-05. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- "Passenger's Traffic" (PDF). Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (in Spanish). January 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- "Viva Aerobus Bets Big on AIFA: 17 New Routes". Aviacionline. September 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- "ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 N936ML Reynosa-Gen Lucio Blanco Airport (REX)".
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