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.

serves Mexico City International Airport and the nearby (neighborhoods) of and along Boulevard Puerto Aéreo. Its pictogram depicts an airliner and a control tower, reflecting the station's proximity to the airport's Terminal 1. The station also has six murals painted by David Lach.

In 2025, the station had an average daily ridership of 14,549 passenger entries, ranking it the 97th busiest station in the network.

Location and layout

is an underground metro station on Line 5 on , in the borough, in eastern Mexico City. It is located approximately from the entrance to Gate A of Terminal 1 at Mexico City International Airport. It serves two ("neighborhoods") of and .

metro station has two exits leading to , though neither provides direct access to the airport. The east exit is at the corner of , in , while the western entrance is found between and in . In its Policy Review of Mexico, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development criticized the station for lacking adequate signage and for not being designed for travelers, noting that passengers "must negotiate over 110 steps" to reach it.

is located between and stations on the line. The area is also served by Terminal 1 station of the Metrobús service, Line 4 (formerly Line G) of the trolleybus system, Routes 43 and 200 of the network, by Route  of the city's public bus system, and the airport's people mover, Aerotrén.

Landmarks station has six murals painted in 1981 by Mexican artist , making him the first person to create murals inside the Mexico City Metro. Four of the murals, collectively titled (, are located on the platform's headwalls, with the murals on the southern walls and the murals on the northern walls. According to Lach, the red and green colors symbolize direction and temperature. The other two murals, in the eastern lobby and in the western lobby, blend elements of culture with contemporary Mexican imagery.

Near metro station, a pedestrian bridge known as serves 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 constructed by , a subsidiary of . Its first section, where Terminal Aérea station is located, opened on 19 December 1981, running from to stations.

Terminal Aérea metro station was built with Santo Tomás marble floors, travertine marble walls, and stucco plafond. The track section between and stations spans , and descends from ground level to the underground section, with a 4.9 percent slope when the line opened. The opposite section toward , which is long, was built using slurry walls and the Milan method.

Near the station, in Peñon de los Baños, workers discovered the remains of mammoths, bison, horses, camels, birds, and fish, as well as a Teotihuacan settlement.

Name and pictogram Before metro station was built, Mexico City International Airport was serviced by the metro station on Line 1 (Pink line), located 15 blocks away to the south. After station was opened, many passengers continued to disembark at station because of its confusing name and airliner pictogram. It was not until 1997 that Aeropuerto station was renamed , and its pictogram was changed to depict a bridge with a dome beneath it, reflecting nearby landmarks. By contrast, the pictogram for metro station depicts an airliner in front of a control tower.

Incidents On 4 May 2015, a train collided at metro station when a train arriving from crashed into another one parked at the end of the platform. Authorities attributed the crash to brake failure, coupled with heavy rain and hail. station was temporarily closed for repairs after the accident.

Since 1981, subsidence caused by rain had increased the slope between and to at least seven percent. To address further sinkings, authorities planned a  tunnel extension, but the project was canceled because of budget constraints. Instead, an rain shield costing Mex$65 million was built to prevent the tracks from getting wet and reduce the risk of trains sliding.

From 1 to 16 March 2020, , , and stations were closed due to a gasoline leak at a nearby gas station.

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, and dirty mural cases. 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, before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the station recorded between 16,700 and 18,400 average daily entries from 2016 to 2019. In 2025, it recorded 5,310,560 passenger entries, ranking 97th among the system's 195 stations.

Annual passenger ridership Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref. 2025 5,310,560 14,549 97/195 2024 5,102,670 13,941 93/195 2023 5,718,207 15,666 79/195 2022 5,727,082 15,690 69/195 2021 4,419,693 12,108 64/195 2020 3,943,045 10,773 92/195 2019 6,712,062 18,389 96/195 2018 6,637,343 18,184 100/195 2017 6,282,484 17,212 105/195 2016 6,117,190 16,713 108/195

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