Los Mochis International Airport, (); officially ''Aeropuerto Internacional Federal del Valle del Fuerte'' (Valle del Fuerte Federal International Airport) () is an international airport serving

Los Mochis Los Mochis () is a coastal city in northern Sinaloa, Mexico. It serves as the municipal seat of the municipality of Ahome. As of the 2010 census, the population was 362,613, which was 61 percent of the municipality's population. Los Mochis is th ...

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. The airport provides nonstop flights to various cities in Mexico and serves as a gateway in a heavily traveled air corridor connecting mainland Mexico to the Baja California peninsula. Additionally, it supports tourism, flight training, and

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activities. The airport is owned and operated by Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. In 2023, it handled 470,700 passengers, and this number increased to 585,200 passengers in 2024. Aeropuerto de Los Mochis 2

Facilities

The airport is situated south of Los Mochis, along the highway connecting

and Topolobampo. The airport features a

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with an orientation of 09/27. It is equipped with visual aids, VOR/DME navigation systems, as well as horizontal and vertical signage for both day and night operations. The

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provides parking for five

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. The Control Tower frequency is 118.80 MHz, and the VOR/DME frequency is 115.5 MHz. The terminal building offers essential services, including

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areas, arrivals facilities, car rental services, a restaurant, ATMs, taxi stands, and a departures concourse with five gates. Adjacent to the terminal are parking areas, civil aviation hangars, and designated spaces for

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Destinations map

Statistics

Passengers

Busiest routes

References

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