Querétaro Intercontinental Airport
Querétaro Intercontinental Airport Aeropuerto Intercontinental de Querétaro | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | State of Queretaro Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico | ||||||||||
| Location | Colón and El Marqués | ||||||||||
| Opened | 28 November 2004 | ||||||||||
| Hub for | TAR Aerolíneas | ||||||||||
| Time zone | CST (UTC-06:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,969 m / 6,460 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°37′02.5″N 100°11′08.4″W / 20.617361°N 100.185667°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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QRO Location of the airport in Querétaro QRO QRO (Mexico) | |||||||||||
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| Source: Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil | |||||||||||
Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Intercontinental de Querétaro) (IATA: QRO, ICAO: MMQT) is an international airport located in the municipalities of Colón and El Marqués, Querétaro, Mexico. It handles the national and international air traffic of the Querétaro Metropolitan area and can function as an alternate airport to Mexico City International Airport. It replaced the Ing. Fernando Espinoza Gutiérrez International Airport, which is no longer operational.
Querétaro Airport serves as the main hub for the regional airline TAR Aerolíneas and provides passenger flights to various cities in Mexico, as well as international services to the United States. Additionally, the airport plays a significant role as a hub for cargo flights, offering services to Mexico, the United States, and Europe. Previously, the now-defunct cargo airline Regional Cargo was headquartered on the airport premises. Moreover, Querétaro Airport is home to the Querétaro Aerospace Cluster, which has rapidly grown into a major hub for aerospace activities in Mexico.
Querétaro Intercontinental Airport has experienced significant growth, rising from 41st to 11th position among Mexico's busiest airports in the space of fifteen years. In 2024, it handled 2,074,950 passengers, surpassing the two million threshold for the first time. This figure increased to 2,409,429 in 2025. Furthermore, the airport ranks among the top ten in Mexico for international passenger traffic, and it is the fifth-largest in the country for cargo operations.