General Lucio Blanco International Airport – REX Reynosa
Named after a Mexican Revolutionary leader, General Lucio Blanco International Airport, also called Reynosa International Airport, is public-owned airport with an assigned IATA airport code of REX which is located in the border city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas State, Mexico, just a few kilometers from the Mexico-United States International border. The airport is being operated by Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte, and caters the air traffic operations of the entire city of Reynosa as well as its nearby cities of Hidalgo and Rio Grande City.
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General Lucio Blanco International Airport resides in an altitude of 139 feet above sea level with a designated 13/31 single asphalt runway measuring 1,900 meters long. The airport’s air flight services is handled by Aerodavinci, Aeromexico, Aeromexico Connect and VivaAerobus to destinations that includes Ciudad del Carmen, Poza Rica, Villahermosa, Cancun, Guadalajara and Mexico City. As of 2018, the airport has boarded more than 466,000 passengers and the 33rd most active airport in Mexico.
What to Do & Area Attractions
City Express Reynosa Aeropoerto is a 4-star casual hotel located 2.5 miles away from General Lucio Blanco International Airport. This hotel offers basic amenities such free WIFI, free breakfast and free parking area. Other nearby hotels to stay when in Reynosa are Amueblados Ejecutivos, Holiday Inn Reynosa Zona Dorada and Royal Garden Reynosa.
McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE) located in MacAllen, Hidalgo County in Texas, US is the nearest airport from General Lucio Blanco International Airport approximately 18 miles away via TX-336 interstate road.
