page_title: Culiacán International Airport
section_title: Facilities
hierarchical_section_title: Culiacán International Airport / Facilities
caption_attribution_description: English: CULIACAN AIRPORT
context_page_description: Bachigualato Federal International Airport, commonly named Culiacán International Airport, is an international airport located at Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. It handles the national and international air traffic of the city of Culiacán.
  The airport is among the Top 10 busiest airports in Mexico, and the busiest in domestic traffic and second busiest for international operations in the state of Sinaloa. It is currently handled by Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte, having undergone major construction consisting of a new terminal layout and a new boarding system. It has two jetways.
  In 2019, Culiacán airport moved 2,458,863 passengers, an increase of 8.28% from previous year.
  Bachigualato Federal International Airport is named after the neighborhood of Bachigualato, where the airport is located.
  In favorable weather, flights from the Baja California peninsula and north arrive to runway 02, and flights from the rest of the country to runway 20.
  The state executive announced plans to expand the airport and the construction of a second runway to support Boeing 777 landings.
context_section_description: Number of gates: 5
  Contact positions: 5
  Remote positions: 3
  Number of jetways: 2
  Number of halls: 2 (Domestic & International)
  Number of baggage claiming carousels: 4 (Domestic & International gates)
  Food court and bar (Upper Level)
  Check-in area: (Boarding area & Ticket sales)
  Customs (Arrivals area)
  Taxi & car rentals (Main road & Domestic arrivals area)
  Duty Free (Floor Level & Upper Lever)
  Hotel service (offices):
  Lucerna Hotel
  Fideicomiso
  Parking area
  Aeroméxico offices (Floor Level & Country Courts)
  Interjet offices (Floor Level)
  VivaAerobus offices (Floor Level)
  Volaris offices (Floor Level)
caption: Jetway.
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