San Luis Potosí International Airport

San Luis Potosí International Airport, (); officially Aeropuerto Internacional Ponciano Arriaga (Ponciano Arriaga International Airport) 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.

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 2025, SLP is the 9th busiest airport in Mexico for cargo traffic, and it served 736,386 passengers during 2024 and 834,795 passengers during 2025, as indicated by data published by its owner and operator.

Facilities The airport features a primary runway designated as 14/32, measuring in length. Additionally, there is a smaller runway, 04/22, with a length of , 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. The terminal can accommodate up to 300 people.

Airlines and destinations Passenger

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Statistics Annual Traffic + Passenger statistics at SLP Year Total Passengers change % 2008 261,049 2009 206,500 20.90% 2010 222,854 7.92% 2011 248,645 11.58% 2012 271,107 9.03% 2013 261,699 3.47% 2014 373,986 42.92% 2015 444,469 18.85% 2016 504,313 13.46% 2017 553,353 9.72% 2018 626,512 13.23% 2019 643,224 2.67% 2020 309,311 51.89% 2021 528,625 70.90% 2022 633,364 19.82% 2023 718,639 13.46% 2024 736,386 2.47% 2025 834,795 13.37%

Busiest routes + Busiest routes from SLP (Jan–Dec 2025) Rank Airport Passengers 1 Mexico City, Mexico City 148,183 2 Dallas/Fort Worth, United States 73,773 3 Cancún, Quintana Roo 53,618 4 Houston–Intercontinental, United States 52,262 5 Tijuana, Baja California 36,997 6 Atlanta, United States 13,887 7 Monterrey, Nuevo León 10,318 8 San Antonio, United States 5,509 9 Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco 2,925 10 Mexico City–AIFA, State of Mexico 1,729

Incidents and accidents On November 4, 2008, former Secretary of the interior Juan Camilo Mouriño was killed when the SEGOB-owned Learjet he was travelling in on his way back from San Luis Potosí crashed at Mexico City before reaching the airport.

San Luis Potosí International Airport

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