Tampico International Airport facts for kids
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Tampico International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional de Tampico
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 80 ft / 24 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°17′47″N 097°51′57″W / 22.29639°N 97.86583°W | ||||||||||||||||||
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Location in Tamaulipas
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Location in Mexico
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Source: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte.
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General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional General Francisco Javier Mina, (IATA: TAM, ICAO: MMTM)), also known as Tampico International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de Tampico) formerly Campo de Aviación George Lawrence Rihl, is an international airport located at Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico. It is named after General Francisco Javier Mina, a leader in Mexico's War of Independence. It handles national and international air traffic of the metropolitan area of Tampico, Ciudad Madero and Altamira.
It handled 270,835 passengers in 2020, and 397,191 passengers in 2021.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aeroméxico Connect | Mexico City |
| Aerus | Matamoros, Monterrey, Reynosa (begins July 3, 2023), Veracruz (begins July 3,2023), Villahermosa (begins July 3, 2023) |
| TAR Aerolíneas | Ciudad del Carmen, Monterrey, Veracruz |
| United Express | Houston–Intercontinental |
| Viva Aerobus | Cancún, Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey |
Statistics
Passengers
Busiest routes
| Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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| 1 |  Mexico City, Mexico City |
77,721 |  |
Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, VivaAerobús |
| 2 |  Nuevo León, Monterrey |
21,703 | |
TAR, VivaAerobus |
| 3 |  Quintana Roo, Cancún |
11,498 | |
VivaAerobus |
| 4 |  Campeche, Ciudad del Carmen |
6,416 |  3 |
TAR |
| 5 |  Tabasco, Villahermosa |
5,093 |  1 |
VivaAerobus |
| 6 |  Jalisco, Guadalajara |
2,690 | 1 |
VivaAerobus |
| 7 |  Veracruz, Veracruz |
1,818 | 1 |
TAR |
| 8 |  Querétaro, Querétaro |
1,028 | |
TAR |
| 9 |  Yucatán, Mérida |
12 |
Gallery
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Monument commemorating 50 years of Mexicana.
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Airport's restaurant (now closed as of mid 2020).
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Check-in counters.
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Baggage claim.
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Airport's gate.
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Interior of the airport.
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See also
In Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Tampico para niños
- List of the busiest airports in Mexico
