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Bachigualato Federal International Airport

Culiacán, Mexico

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ICAO

MMCL

Elevation

108 ft

The gateway in a glance

The Essence of Bachigualato Federal International Airport

CUL

Location

Culiacán · SIN · Mexico

Connectivity

16 routes · 7 destinations

Position

24.765°, -107.475° · 108 ft elev.

Visa & Entry

Visa-free entry (many countries), Electronic Authorization (SAE)Official

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Sinaloa's main gateway serving northwestern Mexico.

Opened

1936

Location

Culiacán, Mexico

Bachigualato Federal International Airport is the primary commercial airport serving Culiacán, the capital city of the state of Sinaloa in northwestern Mexico. It handles both domestic and international traffic, connecting the region to major Mexican cities as well as destinations in the United States. The airport is named after the Bachigualato district where it is located and is operated under Mexico's federal airport network. It serves as an important hub for the agricultural and commercial activity of Sinaloa, one of Mexico's most productive farming states. CUL is one of the busier regional airports in northwestern Mexico, with traffic driven by both business travelers and the large Mexican diaspora community traveling between the United States and Sinaloa.

Terminals

The airport operates a single passenger terminal handling both domestic and international arrivals and departures.

Getting to & from

Ground transport options include taxis, ride-hailing services, and rental cars connecting the airport to downtown Culiacán, approximately 8 kilometers away.

Airlines here

Major carriers serving CUL include Aeroméxico, Volaris, VivaAerobus, and Aeromar, with seasonal or charter service to U.S. cities.

Notable facts

›The airport is located roughly 8 km north of downtown Culiacán.
›It handles significant cargo traffic related to Sinaloa's major agricultural exports.
›The airport offers international flights primarily to cities in the western United States.
›Sinaloa's large expatriate community contributes notably to passenger volumes.
›The facility is administered by Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (GAP).

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Route map (7 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Interjet (ABC Aerolineas)

Routes

CUL → MEX4O · 320

CUL → GDLAM · ERJ

CUL → HMOAM · ERJ

CUL → MEXAM · EMJ 737

CUL → MTYAM · ERJ

CUL → TIJAM · 738

CUL → HMODL · ER4

CUL → MTYDL · ER4

CUL → LAPVB · 733

CUL → MTYVB · 733

CUL → SJDVB · 733

CUL → TIJVB · 733

CUL → GDLY4 · 319

CUL → MEXY4 · 320 319

CUL → MTYY4 · 320

CUL → TIJY4 · 319 320

Aircraft operating here

Airbus A3204 routes Boeing 737-3004 routes ERJ3 routes Airbus A3193 routes Embraer RJ1452 routes EMJ1 routes Boeing 7371 routes Boeing 737-8001 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Culiacán International Airport, (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Culiacán); officially Aeropuerto Internacional Federal de Bachigualato (Bachigualato Federal International Airport) (IATA: CUL, ICAO: MMCL), is an international airport located in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. It serves as the primary air traffic gateway to the Culiacán metropolitan area, offering nonstop flights to many cities in Mexico and serving as a gateway in a heavily traveled air corridor connecting mainland Mexico to the Baja California peninsula. It is also a focus city for Volaris.

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Culiacán International Airport

International airport in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico

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