Source: OMA
Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V., known as OMA, reports that terminal passenger traffic at its 13 airports increased 28.4% in May 2022, as compared to May 2021. Domestic traffic increased 35.6%, and international traffic decreased 12.6%.
Total Passengers*
| May-2021 | May-2022 | Change % | Jan-May
2021 |
Jan-May
2022 |
Change % | |
| Domestic | 1,315,089 | 1,783,166 | 35.6 | 5,210,131 | 7,517,509 | 44.3 |
| International | 231,660 | 202,387 | (12.6) | 751,235 | 1,010,114 | 34.5 |
| OMA Total | 1,546,749 | 1,985,553 | 28.4 | 5,961,366 | 8,527,623 | 43.0 |
- Terminal passengers: includes passengers on the three types of aviation (commercial, charter, and general aviation), and excludes passengers in
The following routes started operations during the month:
| New Routes May 2022 | ||||
| Airline | Origin | Destination | Route Type | |
| Aeromar* | Zihuatanejo | Puebla | Regular | |
| Aeromar* | Acapulco | Puebla | Regular | |
| United Airlines | Zihuatanejo | Los Angeles | Seasonal | |
- There’s no other airline operating this
Of total passenger traffic, 99.4% was commercial, and 0.6% was general aviation.
Total Passengers*
| May-2021 | May-2022 | Change % | Jan-May
2021 |
Jan-May
2022 |
Change % | |
| Acapulco | 60,335 | 69,069 | 14.5 | 245,096 | 341,260 | 39.2 |
| Ciudad Juárez | 115,443 | 176,648 | 53.0 | 453,539 | 728,557 | 60.6 |
| Culiacán | 183,483 | 212,248 | 15.7 | 754,426 | 928,327 | 23.1 |
| Chihuahua | 110,332 | 151,929 | 37.7 | 452,663 | 621,101 | 37.2 |
| Durango | 38,035 | 42,353 | 11.4 | 146,658 | 190,461 | 29.9 |
| Mazatlán | 94,473 | 113,764 | 20.4 | 412,513 | 602,365 | 46.0 |
| Monterrey | 715,868 | 933,095 | 30.3 | 2,618,466 | 3,831,048 | 46.3 |
| Reynosa | 36,050 | 46,108 | 27.9 | 133,623 | 196,067 | 46.7 |
| San Luis Potosí | 43,204 | 53,666 | 24.2 | 165,698 | 226,668 | 36.8 |
| Tampico | 35,524 | 42,290 | 19.0 | 135,948 | 180,644 | 32.9 |
| Torreón | 47,302 | 61,322 | 29.6 | 175,201 | 253,387 | 44.6 |
| Zacatecas | 32,741 | 37,314 | 14.0 | 113,764 | 156,623 | 37.7 |
| Zihuatanejo | 33,959 | 45,747 | 34.7 | 153,771 | 271,115 | 76.3 |
| OMA Total | 1,546,749 | 1,985,553 | 28.4 | 5,961,366 | 8,527,623 | 43.0 |
Domestic Passengers*
| May-2021 | May-2022 | Change % | Jan-May
2021 |
Jan-May
2022 |
Change % | |
| Acapulco | 56,372 | 64,261 | 14.0 | 229,144 | 306,651 | 33.8 |
| Ciudad Juárez | 114,630 | 175,946 | 53.5 | 450,779 | 725,827 | 61.0 |
| Culiacán | 178,460 | 209,648 | 17.5 | 738,236 | 914,803 | 23.9 |
| Chihuahua | 97,733 | 140,686 | 43.9 | 404,827 | 577,117 | 42.6 |
| Durango | 30,566 | 34,602 | 13.2 | 117,996 | 156,017 | 32.2 |
| Mazatlán | 82,373 | 98,729 | 19.9 | 352,267 | 465,169 | 32.1 |
| Monterrey | 570,499 | 821,045 | 43.9 | 2,195,370 | 3,362,652 | 53.2 |
| Reynosa | 34,802 | 45,207 | 29.9 | 131,297 | 193,021 | 47.0 |
| San Luis Potosí | 28,056 | 36,730 | 30.9 | 117,007 | 153,599 | 31.3 |
| Tampico | 31,264 | 38,582 | 23.4 | 121,589 | 163,899 | 34.8 |
| Torreón | 41,972 | 56,169 | 33.8 | 154,424 | 230,813 | 49.5 |
| Zacatecas | 21,724 | 25,116 | 15.6 | 78,590 | 103,705 | 32.0 |
| Zihuatanejo | 26,638 | 36,445 | 36.8 | 118,605 | 164,236 | 38.5 |
| OMA Total | 1,315,089 | 1,783,166 | 35.6 | 5,210,131 | 7,517,509 | 44.3 |
International Passengers*
| May-2021 | May-2022 | Change % | Jan-May
2021 |
Jan-May
2022 |
Change % | |
| Acapulco | 3,963 | 4,808 | 21.3 | 15,952 | 34,609 | 117.0 |
| Ciudad Juárez | 813 | 702 | (13.7) | 2,760 | 2,730 | (1.1) |
| Culiacán | 5,023 | 2,600 | (48.2) | 16,190 | 13,524 | (16.5) |
| Chihuahua | 12,599 | 11,243 | (10.8) | 47,836 | 43,984 | (8.1) |
| Durango | 7,469 | 7,751 | 3.8 | 28,662 | 34,444 | 20.2 |
| Mazatlán | 12,100 | 15,035 | 24.3 | 60,246 | 137,196 | 127.7 |
| Monterrey | 145,369 | 112,050 | (22.9) | 423,096 | 468,396 | 10.7 |
| Reynosa | 1,248 | 901 | (27.8) | 2,326 | 3,046 | 31.0 |
| San Luis Potosí | 15,148 | 16,936 | 11.8 | 48,691 | 73,069 | 50.1 |
| Tampico | 4,260 | 3,708 | (13.0) | 14,359 | 16,745 | 16.6 |
| Torreón | 5,330 | 5,153 | (3.3) | 20,777 | 22,574 | 8.6 |
| Zacatecas | 11,017 | 12,198 | 10.7 | 35,174 | 52,918 | 50.4 |
| Zihuatanejo | 7,321 | 9,302 | 27.1 | 35,166 | 106,879 | 203.9 |
| OMA Total | 231,660 | 202,387 | (12.6) | 751,235 | 1,010,114 | 34.5 |
- Terminal passengers: includes passengers on the three types of aviation (commercial, charter, and general aviation), and excludes passengers in
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