metro station is a station on the Mexico City Metro in the city's borough of . It is an underground station with two side platforms serving Line 5 (the Yellow Line), located between and stations. It opened on 19 December 1981, providing service northwest toward station and east toward station.
The station services the of , along , located next to Mexico City International Airport. The station's pictogram features a biplane inside a hangar, reflecting its proximity to the airport's hangars.
In 2025, the station had an average daily ridership of 4,399 passenger entries, ranking it the 183rd busiest station in the network and making it one of its least-used stations.
Location and layout is an underground metro station located on in , Mexico City. It serves the (neighborhood) of .
metro station has two exits serving . The northern exit is located on , while the southern exit is at the corner of and .
metro station is located between and on the line. The station was serviced by the AICM shuttle bus service, operated by TETSA, which ran between Terminals 1 and 2. Also, Route of the city's public bus system services the area.
Near the station, a pedestrian bridge known as "MacPuente" is used as an informal observation deck where people gather to watch airplanes land and take off.
History and construction
Line 5 of the Mexico City Metro was built by , a subsidiary of . Its first section, which includes Hangares station, opened on 19 December 1981, running from to stations.
The tunnel between and stations was constructed using slurry walls built with the Milan method. It is long. The section in the opposite direction, toward , ascends from the underground level to grade level and is long.
Name and pictogram metro station's pictogram depicts a biplane inside a hangar symbolizing its proximity to the hangars of the Mexico City International Airport (AICM).
Incidents After the 2015 Oceanía metro station train crash, Hangares metro station was temporarily closed for repairs. From 1 to 16 March 2020, Terminal Aérea, Hangares, and Pantitlán stations were closed due to a gasoline leak at a nearby gas station. Additionally, from 23 April to 15 June 2020, Hangares metro station was temporarily closed due to the pandemic in Mexico.
Unlike other key metro stations that were renovated to accommodate the expected tourist demand ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, metro station did not undergo any major renovations. La Jornada reported in March 2026 that the station had damp walls, saltpeter buildup on the ceilings, a grated drain with leaks, rusted metal structures, sheets and wires used to cover leaks, nonfunctional lamps, water stains, and no clocks on the platforms. The water-related issues worsen during the rainy season. In the same year, a guide rail expanded in the section leading to station, reportedly because of heat, causing a partial closure for most of the day on 7 May.
Ridership
According to official data, excepting the years the COVID-19 pandemic impacted public transportation, Hangares metro station recorded between 4,000 and 5,300 average daily entries from 2016 to 2025. In 2025, it recorded 1,605,965 passenger entries, ranking 183rd among the system's 195 stations. Annual passenger ridership Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref. 2025 1,605,965 4,399 183/195 2024 1,606,130 4,388 176/195 2023 1,927,653 5,281 157/195 2022 1,490,365 4,083 168/195 2021 946,994 2,594 179/195 2020 777,118 2,123 191/195 2019 1,772,609 4,856 188/195 2018 1,894,220 5,189 186/195 2017 1,850,363 5,069 186/195 2016 1,804,140 4,929 186/195
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