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Felipe Ángeles Airport's conversion as a civilian airport has been in response to congestion challenges at Mexico City International Airport, a longstanding topic in Mexican politics since the early 2000s. The airport, constrained by its location in a densely populated area, faced limitations in infrastructure expansion due to urban ...
Gunfights on Monday shook a Mexican border city plagued by drug cartel-related violence, forcing the suspension of flights at the local airport, authorities said. The violence in Nuevo Laredo ...
On December 2, 1963, the airport's name changed from "Aeropuerto Central" (Central Airport) to "Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de México" (Mexico City International Airport). [15] In the 1970s, the two shortest runways (13/31 and 5 Auxiliary) were closed to facilitate the construction of a social housing complex in that area, named ...
A new airport was built by the army outside Mexico City a year ago at a cost of $4.1 billion. It is run by the military but little used. López Obrador says the old airport, the country's busiest ...
Lopez Obrador said his administration, which takes office on Dec. 1, would heed the results of a referendum that called for abandoning the current project. The move raised concerns that the ...
Mexico City International Airport: Mexico City, Greater Mexico City, Mexico: MEX/MMMX: 366,561? 3.1% Source: [16] 2007 final statistics. Rank Airport Location Code
Three weeks after the opening, Felipe Angeles International Airport (AIFA), 28 miles (45 km) north of the current Mexico City hub, was still under construction.
The airport is situated 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of Toluca city center and 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of affluent neighborhoods like Santa Fe in Mexico City. Its elevated location at 2,660 metres (8,730 ft) imposes payload restrictions on aircraft .