MMSP
Ponciano Arriaga International Airport
VFR
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Name
Ponciano Arriaga International Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
MMSP / SLP / MMSP
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
3:46 am (CST)
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Municipality
San Luis Potosí
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Coordinates
22° 15′ 15″ N 100° 55′ 51″ E
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Elevation
6’035 ft (1’839 m MSL)
About Ponciano Arriaga International Airport
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.
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.