Hermosillo International Airport, also known by its ceremonial name, General Ignacio L. Pesqueira International Airport, is an international airport located in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. Boarding and deboarding plan is done from the outside on stairways as opposed to the tunnel directly from the gate.

Hermosillo International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Hermosillo); officially Aeropuerto Internacional General Ignacio L. Pesqueira (General Ignacio L. Pesqueira International Airport) (IATA: HMO, ICAO: MMHO), is an international airport situated in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. It handles both national and international air traffic for the Hermosillo metropolitan area. It also houses military facilities for the Mexican Army and supports logistics and cargo airlines. Additionally, it facilitates various activities related to tourism, flight training, and general aviation. It functions as a focus city for the regional airline TAR Aerolíneas.

The airport’s operations are managed by Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, and it is named after Ignacio L. Pesqueira, a former Governor of Sonora. In 2023, it ranked as the busiest airport in Sonora and the thirteenth-largest in Mexico, serving 2,189,800 passengers and surpassing the 2-million threshold for the first time.

History

Passenger terminal airside
The current airport was inaugurated in 1982 to replace the former airfield previously located in an area known as La Manga. Hermosillo has a historical significance as a commercial aviation hub, particularly for Aeromexico. Starting in the 1940s, it served as a connecting point for cities in northwestern Mexico and Arizona, including Tijuana, La Paz, Chihuahua, Torreón, Nogales, Ciudad Obregón, Guaymas, Cananea, Tucson, and Phoenix.

During the 1990s and 2000s, Aerolitoral, now known as Aeroméxico Connect, operated a hub out of Hermosillo for many years. This hub connected cities across Mexico and also offered flights to U.S. cities such as Los Angeles and Phoenix. However, it was eventually downsized to a focus city and ultimately closed in 2017.

From 1988 to 1999, the airport served as the headquarters and hub for the regional airline Aviación del Noroeste. In the early 2000s, the airport’s runway and taxiways were widened to accommodate wide-body aircraft that might need to divert, such as Aeromexico’s Boeing 787 on several occasions.

PT Asuransi Kredit Indonesia or ASKRINDO, protects the Mandalika Circuit with Civil Engineering Completed Risk (CECR) Insurance.

CECR insurance is a protection for operating business assets, especially infrastructure assets and transportation assets such as roads, bridges, docks, airport runways and dams, against the risk of loss/damage due to fire, aircraft crashes and/or impacts from equipment falling from aircraft, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, storms, floods and landslides.

ASKRINDO Mataram Area Head, Slamet Ermayudi said, this CECR insurance protection is very important, as well as strengthening the readiness of the Mandalika Circuit in welcoming various international sporting events. This is in line with the increasingly shining Mandalika Circuit on the global stage, as well as being a major destination for sport tourism in Indonesia.

“This CECR insurance provides protection for managers of insured objects against the risk of financial loss that arises if a risk that is guaranteed in the policy occurs. With the spirit of BUMN synergy, we are committed to providing protection for the insured object of the Mandalika Circuit, hopefully all events that are held can run well and smoothly,” he added.

The Mandalika Circuit is located in the Mandalika Special Economic Zone (KEK) of Central Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara Province, and is one of the Super Priority Destinations (DSP) in Indonesia. Currently, the Mandalika Circuit is managed by the Mandalika Grand Prix Association (MGPA) which is part of the Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), a BUMN ecosystem engaged in the development and management of the Nusa Dua tourism area, Bali and the Mandalika Special Economic Zone (KEK), Lombok.

“As we know, the exoticism of the Mandalika Circuit is a form of sport tourism that combines elements of sport, culture and natural beauty. With the issuance of the CECR insurance policy from ASKRINDO, in addition to providing protection for the Mandalika Circuit, the hope is that the growth of the tourism sector in West Nusa Tenggara can be even brighter along with the 2024 Mandalika MotoGP, World Super Bike (WSBK) Mandalika, and other prestigious and spectacular international sporting events held at the Mandalika Circuit,” he concluded.

ASKRINDO is a member of the Indonesia Financial Group (IFG) holding, a state-owned company engaged in the General Insurance and Guarantee business sector. Currently, ASKRINDO has 7 Regional Offices and 59 Branch Offices spread throughout Indonesia. In addition to CECR insurance, ASKRINDO has several other general insurance products such as Personal Accident insurance which can be accessed through the DigiAsk mobile platform, Fire insurance, Property All Risk (PAR) insurance, Construction insurance/ Contractor’s All Risk (CAR), Heavy Equipment insurance, Marine Cargo insurance and other general insurance products.

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