Bajío International Airport

León/Bajío International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional del Bajío
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
ServesLeón, Guanajuato, Mexico
LocationSilao, Guanajuato, Mexico
Focus city forVolaris
Time zoneCST (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL1,815 m / 5,955 ft
Coordinates20°59′36″N 101°28′51″W / 20.99333°N 101.48083°W / 20.99333; -101.48083
Websitewww.aeropuertosgap.com.mx/en/guanajuato-3.html
Map
BJX
Location of the airport in Guanajuato
BJX
BJX (Mexico)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 3,499 11,480 Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Total passengers3,169,000
Ranking in Mexico10th 1
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico

León/Bajio International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de León/Bajío); officially Aeropuerto Internacional de Guanajuato (Guanajuato International Airport) (IATA: BJX, ICAO: MMLO), is an international airport situated in Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico. It is the main international airport serving the Greater León Metropolitan Area and the State of Guanajuato, which is home to a population of 6 million residents, including the cities of Celaya, Guanajuato, Irapuato, Salamanca, and San Miguel de Allende. In addition to offering domestic flights within Mexico, it serves as a gateway for international travel, connecting Central Mexico to various destinations in the United States. It serves as a focus city for Volaris and supports flight training, cargo, logistics and general aviation activities.

Operated by Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (GAP), Bajío Airport derives its name from the cultural region "El Bajío" (the lowland), which is situated within the central Mexican plateau. It ranks as the ninth-busiest airport in Mexico in terms of passenger numbers and the seventh-busiest for international passenger traffic. In 2022, the airport served 2,603,200 passengers, a figure that increased to 3,169,000 in 2024, marking a 21% growth compared to the previous year and becoming the ninth airport in Mexico to surpass three million passengers in a calendar year.