Durango International Airport

Not to be confused with Durango–La Plata County Airport.

"DGO" redirects here. For other uses, see DGO (disambiguation).

Durango International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Durango); officially Aeropuerto Internacional General Guadalupe Victoria (General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport) (IATA: DGO, ICAO: MMDO) is an international airport situated in the city of Durango, Mexico. It manages national and international air traffic in the metropolitan area of Durango and the entire state of Durango. It also supports various tourism, flight training, executive, and general aviation activities. Operated by Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMA), the airport is named after Guadalupe Victoria, the first President of Mexico. In 2023, the airport handled 513,246 passengers, increasing to 534,993 in 2024.^[1]

Durango International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Durango
IATA: DGO ICAO: MMDO
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
Serves	Durango, Durango, Mexico
Time zone	CST (UTC-06:00)
Elevation AMSL	1,860 m / 6,102 ft
Coordinates	24°07′27″N 104°31′53″W
Website	www.oma.aero/en/passengers/durango/
Map
DGO Location of the airport in Durango Show map of Durango DGO DGO (Mexico) Show map of Mexico
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 03/21 2,900 9,514 Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Total passengers 534,993 Ranking in Mexico 38th 1
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte.[1]

Facilities

The airport is situated 17 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of the city center, at an elevation of 1,860 metres (6,100 ft) above sea level. It features one runway measuring 2,900 metres (9,500 ft) in length. The apron has four stands capable of accommodating narrow-body aircraft.

The passenger terminal offers typical services for a regional airport, including check-in facilities for both domestic and international flights, a VIP lounge, parking areas, car rental services, taxi stands, and a departure concourse with three gates providing direct access to the apron, allowing passengers to board their planes by walking to the aircraft. In 2008, the terminal building was expanded, and the apron and runway 03/21 were fully resurfaced, along with the taxiways.

Additionally, the airport hosts logistics and courier companies and features a dedicated general aviation terminal supporting various activities such as tourism, flight training, executive aviation, and general aviation.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Aeroméxico Connect	Mexico City, Mexico City–AIFA
American Airlines	Dallas/Fort Worth
TAR	Ciudad Juárez, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Monterrey, Puerto Vallarta
Viva	Monterrey
Volaris	Chicago–Midway, Tijuana

Destination maps

Durango Mexico City Tijuana Monterrey Mexico City/AIFA Ciudad Juárez Guadalajara Hermosillo Puerto Vallarta Domestic destinations from Durango International Airport Red = Year-round destination Blue = Future destination Green = Seasonal destination

Dallas/Fort Worth Chicago–Midway International destinations from Durango International Airport Red = Year-round destination Blue = Future destination Green = Seasonal destination

Statistics

Passengers

Durango Airport Passengers. See Wikidata query.

Busiest routes

Busiest routes from Durango International Airport (2023)^[2]

Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airline
1	Mexico City, Mexico City	93,012		Aeroméxico Connect
2	Baja California, Tijuana	85,397		Volaris
3	United States, Dallas/Fort Worth	30,869		American Airlines
4	United States, Chicago-Midway	17,207		Volaris
5	State of Mexico, Mexico City-AIFA	9,436		Aeroméxico Connect
6	Jalisco, Guadalajara	3,466	1	TAR
7	Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez	2,880	1	TAR
8	Nuevo León, Monterrey	916		TAR
9	Sonora, Hermosillo	519		TAR
10	Sinaloa, Mazatlán	154	3	TAR

Incidents and accidents

• On 31 July 2018, Aeroméxico Connect Flight 2431, an Embraer 190 XA-GAL en route to Mexico City, crashed after take-off. The plane was carrying 99 passengers and 4 crew members.^[3] There were no fatalities^[4][5][6]

See also

• List of the busiest airports in Mexico
• List of airports in Mexico
• List of airports by ICAO code: M
• List of busiest airports in North America
• List of the busiest airports in Latin America
• Transportation in Mexico
• Tourism in Mexico
• Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte

References

1. "OMA's December 2024 Total Passenger Traffic" (PDF). oma.aero. Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte S.A.B. de C.V. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
2. "Estadística operacional por origen-destino / Traffic Statistics by City Pairs" (in Spanish). Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
3. "Mexico plane crash: All 103 people on board survive". BBC News. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
4. "Aeromexico plane crash reported near Durango, Mexico". Newsweek. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
5. "Airliner crashes after take-off in Mexico". BBC News. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
6. "Se desploma avión en cercanías del aeropuerto de Durango". Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.

External links

• Official Website
• Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
• Aeronautical chart and airport information for MMDO at SkyVector
• Current weather for MMDO at NOAA/NWS
• Durango Airport information at Great Circle Mapper
• Accident history for DGO at Aviation Safety Network