General Lucio Blanco International Airport

General Lucio Blanco International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional General Lucio Blanco, IATA: REX, ICAO: MMRX), also known as Reynosa International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de Reynosa), is an international airport located in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, near the Mexico–United States border. It handles national and international air traffic for the city of Reynosa.

General Lucio Blanco International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional General Lucio Blanco
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
LocationReynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Elevation AMSL139 ft / 42 m
Coordinates26°00′32″N 098°13′42″W
Map
REX
REX
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 1,903 6,243 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Total Passengers425,918
Ranking in Mexico33rd 4
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte

In 2020, the airport handled 229,058 passengers, and in 2021, it handled 425,918 passengers.[1]

The airport is named in honor of General Lucio Blanco, a major figure of the Mexican Revolution from 1910 to 1920.

In 2000, Aeroméxico Flight 250 overran the runway and crashed. Four people on the ground were killed.[2]

Airlines and destinations

Passengers
AirlinesDestinations
Aerodavinci Villahermosa
Aeroméxico Seasonal: Mexico City
Aeroméxico Connect Mexico City
VivaAerobús Cancún, Guadalajara, Mexico City, Veracruz

Cargo
AirlinesDestinations
TUM AeroCarga Guadalajara, Nuevo Laredo, Toluca/Mexico City

Statistics

Passengers
Reynosa Airport Passengers. See source Wikidata query.

See also

References
  1. "Passenger's Traffic" (PDF). Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (in Spanish). January 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  2. https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20001006-0


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