Culiacán International Airport
Culiacán International Airport, (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Culiacán); officially Aeropuerto Internacional Federal de Bachigualato (Bachigualato Federal International Airport) (IATA: CUL, ICAO: MMCL), is an international airport located in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. It serves as the primary air traffic gateway to the Culiacán metropolitan area, offering nonstop flights to many cities in Mexico and serving as a gateway in a heavily traveled air corridor connecting mainland Mexico to the Baja California peninsula. It is also a focus city for Volaris.
Culiacán International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Culiacán | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte | ||||||||||
| Serves | Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico | ||||||||||
| Focus city for | Volaris | ||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC-07:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 33 m / 108 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°45′52″N 107°28′28″W | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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CUL Location of the airport in Sinaloa CUL CUL (Mexico) | |||||||||||
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Source: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte | |||||||||||
The airport accommodates military facilities for the Mexican Army and supports various tourism, flight training, and general aviation activities. It is operated by Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte and takes its name from the neighborhood of Bachigualato, where it is situated. Culiacán Airport ranks as the eleventh-busiest in Mexico and is the third-largest in northwestern Mexico. It is also the busiest for domestic traffic and the second-busiest for international operations in the state of Sinaloa. In 2023, Culiacán Airport served 2,426,003 passengers, a number that increased to 2,612,249 in 2023.