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Ponciano Arriaga International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional Ponciano Arriaga

Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
ServesSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Hub forEstafeta Carga Aérea
Time zoneCST (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL1,839 m / 6,033 ft
Coordinates22°15′16″N 100°55′51″W / 22.25444°N 100.93083°W
Websitewww.oma.aero/en/passengers/san-luis-potosi/index.php
Map

SLP is located in San Luis Potosí

SLP

SLP

Location of the airport in San Luis Potosí

SLP is located in Mexico

SLP

SLP

SLP (Mexico)

Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 993 3,258 Asphalt
14/32 3,007 9,867 Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Total passengers736,386
Ranking in Mexico31st Steady

Source: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte[1]

San Luis Potosí International Airport, (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de San Luis Potosí); officially Aeropuerto Internacional Ponciano Arriaga (Ponciano Arriaga International Airport) (IATA: SLP, ICAO: MMSP) is an international airport located in the municipality of San Luis Potosí, within the state of San Luis Potosí, Mexico. It serves the Greater San Luis Potosi Metropolitan Area. In addition to national and international passenger traffic, San Luis Potosí Airport accommodates logistics and courier companies as well as industries involved in auto parts, steel, textiles, and furniture. Since 2005 it has served as the cargo airline Estafeta's main hub.[2]

Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMA) is the operator of the airport. It was named after Ponciano Arriaga, a Mexican constitutional lawyer from San Luis Potosí who supported the government of Benito Juárez. As of 2024, SLP is the 9th busiest airport in Mexico for cargo traffic,[3] and it served 736,386 passengers during that year, as indicated by data published by its owner and operator.[1]

The airport features a primary runway designated as 14/32, measuring 3,007 metres (9,865 ft) in length. Additionally, there is a smaller runway, 04/22, with a length of 993 metres (3,258 ft), primarily used for general aviation and with limited utilization. Estafeta, a cargo airline, manages numerous daily domestic cargo flights from its dedicated cargo facilities located to the north of the passenger terminal. The commercial aviation apron features five narrowbody aircraft parking positions.

The airport features a single terminal that caters for both domestic and international flights. The terminal building contains a check-in hall, a common baggage claim hall, a large retail area with food and retail outlets as well as waiting areas located on the ground floor. The upper level contains a security area and a departure concourse with a VIP Lounge and five gates, one of which has a jetbridge.[4] The terminal can accommodate up to 300 people.

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Aeroméxico Mexico City
Aeroméxico Connect Atlanta (begins June 5, 2025),[5] Mexico City
Aerus Mexico City–AIFA (begins March 10, 2025),[6] Monterrey
American Airlines Dallas/Fort Worth
Magnicharters Seasonal: Cancún
TAR Monterrey,[7] Puerto Vallarta, Querétaro[7]
United Airlines Houston–Intercontinental
United Express Houston–Intercontinental
Volaris Cancún, Dallas/Fort Worth (begins July 4, 2025),[8] Houston–Intercontinental (begins July 4, 2025),[8] San Antonio (begins July 4, 2025),[8] Tijuana
AirlinesDestinations
Estafeta Cancún, Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Colima, Culiacán, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, La Paz, Mérida, Mexico City, Monterrey, Tijuana, Villahermosa
Passenger terminal airside
Check-in area
Terminal concourse
Arrivals hall
Aeromexico Connect Embraer E190 at SLP
American Eagle CRJ-900 at SLP
Busiest routes from San Luis Potosí International Airport (2023)[9]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  Mexico City, Mexico City 149,691 Steady Aeroméxico Connect
2  United States, Dallas/Fort Worth 61,517 Increase 1 American Airlines
3  Quintana Roo, Cancún 53,938 Decrease 1 Magni, Volaris
4  United States, Houston-Intercontinental 38,548 Steady United Airlines
5  Baja California, Tijuana 29,538 Steady Volaris
6  Jalisco, Puerto Vallarta 6,304 Steady TAR
7  Nuevo León, Monterrey 3,360 Steady Aeroméxico Connect

Incidents and accidents

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  1. ^ a b "OMA's December 2024 Total Passenger Traffic" (PDF). oma.aero. Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte S.A.B. de C.V. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Estafeta History".
  3. ^ "Estadística Operacional de Aeropuertos / Statistics by Airport". Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  4. ^ "OMA PREMIUM LOUNGE".
  5. ^ "Aeromexico will fly to Philadelphia for the first time and will add more routes to the United States". Aviacionline (in Spanish). January 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Aerus announces new SLP-CDMX route". Pulso (in Spanish). February 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  7. ^ a b "TAR Airlines will connect Querétaro with San Luis Potosí and AIFA". El Economista (in Spanish). January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  8. ^ a b c "Anuncia Volaris rutas directas a Houston, Dallas y San Antonio". El Pulso (in Spanish). February 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  9. ^ "Estadística operacional por origen-destino / Traffic Statistics by City Pairs" (in Spanish). Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.