The Santa Bárbara Regional Airport is an airport located in Santa Bárbara, Guerrero, Mexico. It serves the city of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero.
The airport is located about 3 km east of the city of Ciudad Altamirano.
Currently, there are no scheduled air carriers who serve the airport. Its main air traffic is general aviation and military aviation. There are an average of five landings per week, with its busiest season being December, in which average operations reach up to three operations per day.
Statistics
Santa Barbara Regional Airport had regular flights to Morelia and Huetamo during the existence of Aero Sudpacífico.[1]
Flights from Santa Barbara Regional Airport by year 1992-1995[1]
Year
Flights
Passengers
1992
28
53
1993
2
34
1994
26
121
1955
8
32
Accidents and Incidents
On 10 March 2023, a Beechcraft 55 Baron registered as XB-NXB flying between Ciudad Altamirano airport and Zihuatanejo airport derailed while taking off. It stopped in a field next to the airport and leaving its 4 occupants with minor injuries.[2][3]