Torreón International Airport

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Torreón International Airport or Torreón/Gómez Palacio International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Torreón); officially Aeropuerto Internacional De Torreón Francisco Sarabia (Francisco Sarabia International Airport) (IATA: TRC, ICAO: MMTC), is an international airport located in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico. It handles the national and international air traffic of the La Laguna Metropolitan Area, which includes Torreón, Coahuila, and the cities of Gómez Palacio and Lerdo in Durango.

Torreón International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Torreón
IATA: TRC ICAO: MMTC
Summary
Airport type	Military/public
Operator	Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
Serves	La Laguna, e.g.:Torreón, Coahuila, Gómez Palacio, Durango
Location	Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico
Time zone	CST (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL	1,124 m / 3,688 ft
Coordinates	25°34′05″N 103°24′38″W
Website	www.oma.aero/en/passengers/torreon/
Map
TRC Location of the airport in Coahuila Show map of Coahuila TRC TRC (Mexico) Show map of Mexico
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 08/26 1,467 4,813 Asphalt 13/31 2,755 9,039 Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Total passengers 813,226 Ranking in Mexico 30th
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte[1]

The airport also supports a variety of tourism, flight training, executive and general aviation activities. Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMA) is the operator of the airport, and it was named in honor of Francisco Sarabia, a pioneer of commercial aviation in Mexico. In 2024, the airport served 813,226 passengers.^[1]

Facilities

The airport is situated within the Torreón urban area, 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) to the east of the city center, at an elevation of 1,124 metres (3,688 ft) above sea level. The passenger terminal offers a range of services typical of a regional airport, including check-in facilities for both domestic and international flights, VIP lounges,^[2] parking areas, car rental services, taxi stands, and a departure concourse with 2 gates, one of which is equipped with a jet bridge. The terminal underwent renovations in both 2003 and 2023.^[3] The apron has 7 stands capable of accommodating narrow-body aircraft.

Torreón Airport features two runways. The main runway, Runway 13/31, is 2,755 metres (9,039 ft) in length, while Runway 08/26 is 1,467 metres (4,813 ft) long and is primarily used for smaller aircraft.

Additionally, the Mexican Air Force's Air Force Station No. 3 (Spanish: Estación Aérea Militar N.º 3) (E.A.M. No. 3) is located at Torreón Airport. It currently does not have any active squadrons assigned to it. The station includes an aviation platform of 5,400 square metres (58,000 sq ft), 1 hangar, and other facilities for accommodating Air Force personnel.

Airlines and destinations

Passengers

Airlines	Destinations
Aeroméxico	Mexico City
Aeroméxico Connect	Mexico City
American Eagle	Dallas/Fort Worth
TAR	Ciudad Juárez, Querétaro
Viva	Cancún, Mexico City, San Antonio, San José del Cabo
Volaris	Guadalajara, Tijuana

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Aeronaves TSM	Culiacán, Querétaro
TUM AeroCarga	Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Toluca/Mexico City

Passenger terminal and control tower

Arrivals hall

Aeromexico Connect Embraer E190 at TRC

Aeromexico Embraer ERJ-145 at TRC

Destination maps

Torreón Mexico City Tijuana Cancún Guadalajara Ciudad Juárez Querétaro Los Cabos Domestic destinations from Torreón International Airport Red = Year-round destination Blue = Future destination Green = Seasonal destination

Dallas/Fort Worth San Antonio International destinations from Torreón International Airport Red = Year-round destination Blue = Future destination Green = Seasonal/charter destination

Statistics

Busiest routes

Busiest routes from Torreón International Airport (2023)^[4]

Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airline
1	Mexico City, Mexico City	254,693		Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Viva
2	Jalisco, Guadalajara	38,781		Volaris
3	United States, Dallas/Fort Worth	25,869		American Eagle
4	Baja California, Tijuana	25,372	1	Volaris
5	Quintana Roo, Cancún	15,607	1	Viva
6	Baja California Sur, San José del Cabo	6,958		Viva
7	Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez	5,695	1
8	Querétaro, Querétaro	5,113	1	TAR
9	Guanajuato, León/El Bajío	2,461

See also

• List of the busiest airports in Mexico
• List of airports in Mexico
• List of airports by ICAO code: M
• List of busiest airports in North America
• List of the busiest airports in Latin America
• Transportation in Mexico
• Tourism in Mexico
• Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
• La Laguna Metropolitan Area
• Mexican Air Force