Volcanic Ash Impact on International Airport of Mexico City (AICM), Due to Emissions of Popocatepetl Volcano

This paper discusses how two volcanic eruptions of the Popocatepetl volcano impacted the Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de Mexico (AICM) in Mexico City, Mexico. The volcano erupted on June 30, 1997 and on July 19, 2003. The airport was unprepared for the June 1997 eruption and had to close for 10 hours. This affected 19,000 passengers, 2005 flights were canceled, 22 windshields were damaged and the airline calculates that it lost $1,351, 994. In addition 284 flights were delayed, 3 engines were damaged, and delays in time amounted to 15,957 minutes. The airport fared better after the July 2003 eruption. There were only 380 passengers affected, delays in time amounted to 70 minutes, there was only 1 canceled flight and the airport was closed for 6 minutes. Airline losses were calculated at $19,250.

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• Authors:
  • Rodriguez, Humberto
• Conference:
  • 2nd International Conference on Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety
  • Location: Alexandria, Virginia
  • Date: 2004-6-21 to 2004-6-24
• Publication Date: 2004-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 3p
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety, June 21-24, 2004, Alexandria, Virginia

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airlines; Aviation safety; Costs; Flight delays; Impacts; International airports; Jet engines; Passengers; Pollutants; Time; Volcanic ash; Volcanic eruptions; Volcanoes; Windshields
• Identifier Terms: Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de Mexico
• Geographic Terms: Mexico City (Mexico); Popocatepetl volcano
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Finance; Passenger Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01001002
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 20 2005 9:44AM