Boulevard Puerto Aéreo metro station

Boulevard Puerto Aéreo
STC rapid transit
Platforms, 2024
General information
LocationPuerto Aéreo Boulevard and Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza
Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°25′11″N 99°05′45″W / 19.41967°N 99.09595°W / 19.41967; -99.09595
Owned byGovernment of Mexico City
Operated bySistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Line(s) (ObservatorioPantitlán)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusIn service
History
Opened5 September 1969 (1969-09-05)
Previous namesAeropuerto
Key dates
11 July 2022 (2022-07-11)Temporarily closed
29 October 2023 (2023-10-29)Reopened
Passengers
2023788,292 62.09%
Rank183/195
Services
Preceding station Mexico City Metro Following station
Balbuena Line 1 Gómez Farías
toward Pantitlán
Location
Boulevard Puerto Aéreo
Location within Mexico City
Area map and exits

Boulevard Puerto Aéreo metro station is a station of the Mexico City Metro in Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City. It is an underground station with two side platforms, serving Line 1 (the Pink Line) between Balbuena and Gómez Farías metro stations.

It services the colonias (neighborhoods) of Moctezuma, Santa Cruz Aviación, and Valentín Gómez Farías. Situated beneath Puerto Aéreo Boulevard, after which it is named, the station is close to Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza. The station's pictogram features a silhouette of an air vent under a road bridge, referencing a landmark found at the junction of these two avenues. The station facilities offer accessibility for people with disabilities, featuring elevators, escalators, tactile pavings and wheelchair ramps. Outside, the station includes a transport hub servicing local bus routes.

Boulevard Puerto Aéreo metro station was inaugurated on 4 September 1969, and opened the following day, as Aeropuerto metro station with westbound service towards Chapultepec and eastward service toward Zaragoza. It was initially named for its proximity to the Mexico City International Airport at the time of its opening, and its original pictogram depicted the silhouette of an airliner. However, in 1981, Terminal Aérea metro station on Line 5 (the Yellow Line) replaced this function because it was built next to the airport. Due to ongoing confusion among travelers, the station's name and logo were changed in 1997.

In 2019, the station had an average daily ridership of 23,095 passengers, ranking it the 63rd busiest station in the network and the 13th most used on the line. Boulevard Puerto Aéreo metro station was closed from July 2022 to October 2023 due to modernization works on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment.