Aguascalientes International Airport
International airport in Aguascalientes, Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aguascalientes International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Aguascalientes); officially Aeropuerto Internacional Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo (Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport) (IATA: AGU, ICAO: MMAS) is an international airport located in Aguascalientes, Mexico. It serves both domestic and international air traffic for the Metropolitan area of Aguascalientes, which is the capital city of the State of Aguascalientes in Mexico. It also supports a variety of executive and general aviation activities.
Aguascalientes International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Aguascalientes | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,863 m / 6,112 ft | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 21°42′20″N 102°19′04″W | ||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico[1] |
The airport is named after Jesús Terán Peredo, who served as the governor of Aguascalientes from 1855 to 1857 and was one of the first individuals to recognize Benito Juárez as Mexico's president. The airport's operations are managed by Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. In 2022, the airport handled 929,300 passengers, and this number decreased slightly to 928,000 in 2023.[1]