metro station is a station of the Mexico City Metro in the city's borough of . It is an underground stop two side platforms, serving Line 1 (Pink Line) between and . It was inaugurated on 4 September 1969, and opened the following day, providing service west toward and service east toward . metro station originally operated as with west service toward and east service toward .

Its former name referenced the station's proximity to Mexico City International Airport at the time of its opening, and its first pictogram depicted the silhouette of an airliner. However, when station opened in 1981 next to the airport, it assumed that function. Due to continuing confusion among travelers, the station's name and logo were changed in 1997. The pictogram for metro station features the silhouette of an air vent under a road bridge, representing a landmark found at the junction of and avenues, from which the station takes its name.

The stop services the (neighborhoods) of , , and . Its facilities offer accessibility for people with disabilities, including elevators and tactile paving. Outside, the station receives services from a transportation hub that connects to multiple local bus routes.

metro station was closed from July 2022 to October 2023 due to modernization works on the tunnel and the line's technical equipment. In 2025, the station had an average daily ridership of 16,216 passenger entries, ranking it the 81st busiest station in the network.

Location and layout

is an underground metro station on Line 1 situated along the avenue of the same name and , in the (neighborhoods), , , and , in the borough, eastern Mexico City.

metro station has five exits leading to and one to . The north and northeast exits serve , while the northwest exit services . The south and southwest serve along the boulevard, and the southeast entrance serves this neighborhood along . The station offers an accessible service for people with disabilities with elevators and tactile paving.

Within the metro system, the station lies between and . The area receives service from the adjacent (), the stop's transportation hub, which connects to various transit routes, Line 4 (formerly Line G) of the trolleybus system, Route 43 of the bus network, and Route  of the city's public bus system.

History and construction Line 1 of the Mexico City Metro was built by , and , the latter being a subsidiary of . Its first section, where metro station is located, was inaugurated on 4 September 1969, operating from to , and opened to the general public the following day. The tunnel between and spans in length, while the section towards measures .

In 2016, the station received renovation works that included repairs to ticket offices, floors, walls, ceilings, electrical installations, lighting, paging system and video surveillance system.

The station was closed on 11 July 2022 for modernization work on the tunnel and technical equipment of the line. After fifteen months of renovations, authorities reopened Boulevard Puerto Aéreo station on 29 October 2023. Excélsior reported in July 2024 that all the modernized stations had leaks of varying severity, with water seepage detected in the walls of metro station, resulting in constant runoff into the drains. This issue left damp marks and affected the facilities. Authorities had previously stated that these leaks would be sealed during the 2022 modernization works.

Name and pictogram

Originally, was named due to its proximity – approximately 15 blocks – to Mexico City International Airport, and its pictogram displayed an airliner. In 1981, station on Line 5 (Yellow Line) was built closer to the airport. Despite this, confusion persisted as passengers continued to alight at station because of its name and pictogram. It was until 1997 that metro station was renamed "" and its pictogram was replaced with an image depicting a road bridge with a dome beneath it, symbolizing a nearby air vent designed to prevent street garbage from entering the platforms.

Incidents On 2 June 2021, the station received a bomb threat. After six hours of inspection, the Mexico City Secretariat of Citizen Security determined that no explosives were found.

Ridership

According to official data, before the impact of the pandemic, the station recorded between 22,800 and 26,500 average daily entries from 2016 to 2019. In 2025, it recorded 5,919,006 passenger entries, ranking 81st among the system's 195 stations.

Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref. 2025 5,919,006 16,216 81/195 2024 5,098,387 13,930 94/195 2023 788,292 2,159 182/195 2022 2,079,119 5,696 153/195 2021 5,468,560 14,982 43/195 2020 5,516,422 15,072 50/195 2019 8,429,972 23,095 63/195 2018 8,351,742 22,881 70/195 2017 9,012,202 24,690 56/195 2016 9,663,402 26,402 51/195

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