Venustiano Carranza International Airport

Venustiano Carranza International Airport is an international airport

Airport

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located at Monclova

Monclova

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, Coahuila

Coahuila

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, Mexico

Mexico

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, near the border with the United States

United States

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. The airport is named after Mexican President

President of Mexico

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Venustiano Carranza

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. It handles national and international air traffic for the city of Monclova. It currently does not handle commercial traffic at this moment.

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