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Ponciano Arriaga International Airport

*Aeropuerto Internacional Ponciano Arriaga*
Ponciano Arriaga International Airport; Aeropuerto Internacional Ponciano Arriaga
	IATA: SLP; ICAO: MMSP;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
Serves	San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Hub for	Estafeta Carga Aérea
Time zone	CST (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL	1,839 m / 6,033 ft
Coordinates	22°15′16″N 100°55′51″W / 22.25444°N 100.93083°W
Website	www.oma.aero/en/passengers/san-luis-potosi/index.php
Map
	SLP Location of the airport in San Luis Potosí SLP SLP (Mexico)
Runways
Statistics (2023)
Total passengers
Total passengers	718,639
Ranking in Mexico	31st
	Source: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte

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 2023, SLP is the 9th busiest airport in Mexico for cargo traffic, and it served 718,639 passengers during that year, as indicated by data published by its owner and operator.^[1]

Facilities

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.^[3] The terminal can accommodate up to 300 people.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Aeroméxico	Mexico City
Aeroméxico Connect	Mexico City
Aerus	Monterrey
American Airlines	Dallas/Fort Worth
Magnicharters	Seasonal: Cancún
TAR	Puerto Vallarta
United Airlines	Houston–Intercontinental
United Express	Houston–Intercontinental
Volaris	Cancún, Tijuana

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Estafeta	Cancún, Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Colima, Culiacán, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, La Paz, Mérida, Mexico City, Monterrey, Tijuana, Villahermosa

Destinations map

SLP

Mexico City

Tijuana

Cancún

Puerto Vallarta

Monterrey

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Domestic destinations from San Luis Potosí International Airport
Red = Year-round destination
Blue = Future destination
Green = Seasonal destination

Dallas/Fort Worth

Houston–Intercontinental

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International destinations from San Luis Potosí International Airport
Red = Year-round destination
Blue = Future destination
Green = Seasonal/charter destination

Statistics

Passengers

San Luis Potosí Airport Passengers. See Wikidata query.

Busiest routes

**Busiest routes from San Luis Potosí International Airport (2023)**^[4]
Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airline
1	Mexico City, Mexico City	149,691		Aeroméxico Connect
2	United States, Dallas/Fort Worth	61,517	1	American Airlines
3	Quintana Roo, Cancún	53,938	1	Magni, Volaris
4	United States, Houston-Intercontinental	38,548		United Airlines
5	Baja California, Tijuana	29,538		Volaris
6	Jalisco, Puerto Vallarta	6,304		TAR
7	Nuevo León, Monterrey	3,360		Aeroméxico Connect

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.