# Bachigualato Federal International Airport (CUL / MMCL)

**Bachigualato Federal International Airport** (IATA: CUL, ICAO: MMCL) is a large airport in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. It has one runway, 2,245 m (7,365 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte. In 2023 it handled 2.6 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmcl

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CUL / MMCL
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
- Serves: Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
- Elevation: 33 m / 108 ft
- Coordinates: 24.7650, -107.4752
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,245 m / 7,365 ft
- Passengers: 2,612,249 (2023)
- Time zone: UTC-7 · America/Mazatlan
- Website: http://www.oma.aero/es/aeropuertos/culiacan/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culiac%C3%A1n_International_Airport (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2231716
- Weather station: MMCL · WMO 76412
- Ident: MMCL

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 2,245 m / 7,365 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 033° / 213° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012 | 1,168,380 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 1,252,235 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 1,307,717 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,432,315 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 1,726,654 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 1,857,340 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 2,270,834 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 2,458,863 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 1,373,102 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 1,970,211 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 2,426,003 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 2,612,249 | Wikidata |

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Cargo (2)

- [SLP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsp.md) Ponciano Arriaga International Airport · Mexico · 722 km / 449 mi · Estafeta Carga Aérea
- [TIJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtj.md) General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport · Mexico · 1,266 km / 787 mi · Estafeta Carga Aérea

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from CUL, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Cargo (1)

- ES [Estafeta Carga Aérea](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/estafeta-carga-aerea) · 2

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2.6M (2023) | #504 of 3,974 | #120 in North America | #11 in MX |
| Longest runway | 2,245 m / 7,365 ft | #3,200 of 29,858 | #705 in North America | #56 in MX |
| Elevation | 33 m / 108 ft | =36,571 of 43,403 | =16,590 in North America | =1,087 in MX |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =21 in MX |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.750 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.800 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [MX-0743](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0743.md) Las Ilusiones Airport · 8.0 km / 5.0 mi
- [MX-0540](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0540.md) Campo La Primavera Airport · 8.2 km / 5.1 mi
- [MX-0543](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0543.md) La Perla Airport · 8.3 km / 5.1 mi
- [MX-1200](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-1200.md) La Pequeña Joya Airport · 9.6 km / 6.0 mi
- [MX-1009](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-1009.md) Los Mangos Airport · 12 km / 7.2 mi
- [MX-0555](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mx-0555.md) Aerofumigaciones Sarabia Airport · 12 km / 7.5 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Culiacán International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Culiacán_International_Airport&oldid=1371340087), revision of 26 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmcl/data