# Hangares metro station

Hangares metro station is a Mexico City Metro station in Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City. It is an underground station with two side platforms, serving Line 5 (the Yellow Line), between Terminal Aérea and Pantitlán stations. Hangares metro station was inaugurated on 19 December 1981, providing northwestward service toward Consulado and eastward service toward Pantitlán.
The station services the colonia of Federal, along Avenida Fuerza Aérea Mexicana, located next to the Mexico City International Airport. The pictogram for the station features a biplane inside a hangar, reflecting its proximity to the airport's hangars. In 2019, the station had an average daily ridership of 4,856 passengers, ranking it the 188th busiest station in the network and the second least busiest of the line.

## Location and layout

Hangares is an underground metro station situated on Avenida Fuerza Aérea Mexicana, in Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City. It serves the colonia (neighborhood) of Federal. The station's pictogram depicts a biplane inside a hangar symbolizing its proximity to the hangars of the Mexico City International Airport.
Hangares metro station has two exits that connect to Colonia Feredal. The northern exit is at Avenida Fuerza Aérea Mexicana and the southern one is at the corner of Calle Correos y Telégrafos and Calle Asistencia Pública. Within the system, the station lies between Terminal Aérea and Pantitlán. Route 11-C of the city's public bus system services the area.
Near the station, a pedestrian bridge known as "MacPuente" is used as an informal observation deck where people gather to watch airplanes land and take off.

## History and construction

Line 5 of the Mexico City Metro was built by Cometro, a subsidiary of Empresas ICA. Its first section, where Hangares station is located, was opened on 19 December 1981, running from Pantitlán to Consulado metro stations.
The tunnel between the Hangares and Terminal Aérea stations was constructed using slurry walls built with the Milan method. It stretches 1,153 meters (3,783 ft) in length.
The opposite section toward Pantitlán ascends from the underground level to the grade level and is 1,644 meters (5,394 ft) long.

### Incidents

After the 2015 Oceanía metro station train crash, Hangares metro station was temporarily closed for repairs. From 1 to 16 March, 2020, Terminal Aérea, Hangares, and Pantitlán stations were closed due to a gasoline leak at a surface petrol station. Additionally, from 23 April to 15 June 2020, the station was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.

### Ridership

According to the data provided by the authorities, before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transport, commuters averaged per year between 4,800 and 5,200 daily entrances between 2014 and 2019; the station had a ridership of 1,772,609 passengers in 2019, marking a decrease of 721,611 passengers compared to 2018. In 2019 specifically, Hangares metro station ranked as the 188th busiest station out of the system's 195 stations and was the second least used on the line.
Annual passenger ridership :
| Year | Ridership | Average daily | Rank | % change |
| 2023 | 1,927,653 | 5,281 | 157/195 | +29.34% |
| 2022 | 1,490,365 | 4,083 | 168/195 | +57.38% |
| 2021 | 946,994 | 2,594 | 179/195 | +22.31% |
| 2020 | 777,118 | 2,123 | 191/195 | −56.32% |
| 2019 | 1,772,609 | 4,856 | 188/195 | −6.42% |
| 2018 | 1,894,220 | 5,189 | 186/195 | +2.37% |
| 2017 | 1,850,363 | 5,069 | 186/195 | +2.56% |
| 2016 | 1,804,140 | 4,929 | 186/195 | −3.91% |
| 2015 | 1,877,580 | 5,144 | 177/195 | +5.21% |
| 2014 | 1,784,681 | 4,889 | 178/195 | −4.30% |
| Historical annual passenger ridership ||||||
| 2009 | 1,628,397 | 4,461 | 165/175 | — |