Querétaro Intercontinental Airport

Querétaro Intercontinental Airport

Aeropuerto Intercontinental de Querétaro
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorState of Queretaro Government
ServesQuerétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
LocationColón and El Marqués
Opened28 November 2004 (2004-11-28)
Hub forTAR Aerolíneas
Time zoneCST (UTC-06:00)
Elevation AMSL1,969 m / 6,460 ft
Coordinates20°37′02.5″N 100°11′08.4″W / 20.617361°N 100.185667°W / 20.617361; -100.185667
Websitewww.aiq.com.mx
Map
QRO
Location of the airport in Querétaro
QRO
QRO (Mexico)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 3,500 11,483 Concrete
Statistics (2024)
Total passengers2,074,950
Ranking in Mexico14th 2
Source: Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil

Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Intercontinental de Querétaro) (IATA: QRO, ICAO: MMQT) is an international airport located in the municipalities of Colón and El Marqués, Querétaro, Mexico. It handles the national and international air traffic of the Querétaro Metropolitan area and can function as an alternate airport to Mexico City International Airport. It replaced the Ing. Fernando Espinoza Gutiérrez International Airport, which is no longer operational.

Querétaro Airport serves as the main hub for the regional airline TAR Aerolíneas and provides passenger flights to various cities in Mexico, as well as international services to the United States. Additionally, the airport plays a significant role as a hub for cargo flights, offering services to Mexico, the United States, and Europe. Previously, the now-defunct cargo airline Regional Cargo was headquartered on the airport premises. Moreover, Querétaro Airport is home to the Querétaro Aerospace Cluster, which has rapidly grown into a major hub for aerospace activities in Mexico.

Querétaro International Airport has undergone significant growth, moving up from the 41st position among Mexico's busiest airports in 2010 to the 14th position fourteen years later. In 2023, it served 1,767,376 passengers; and in 2024, it handled 2,074,950 passengers, reaching the two-million threshold for the first time. Furthermore, the airport ranks among the top ten in Mexico for international passenger traffic, and it is the fifth-largest in the country for cargo operations.