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]

References

  1. ^ a b Civil, Agencia Federal de Aviación. "Estadística Mensual Operativa Monthly Traffic Statistics". gob.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  2. ^ "Incident Beechcraft 95-C55 Baron XB-NXB,". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  3. ^ Izquierdo, Por Ignacio (2023-03-11). "Se desplomó en Guerrero avioneta donde viajaba Alejandro Bravo Abarca, dirigente estatal del PRI". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-13.


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