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 .
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 passengers, 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 serves two ("neighborhoods") of and .
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, 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 pre-Columbian era| culture with contemporary Mexican imagery.
History and construction
thumb|The station platforms in 2006|alt=View of the two side platforms located inside Terminal Aérea.
Line 5 of the Mexico City Metro was constructed by , a subsidiary of .
Terminal Aérea metro station was built with Santo Tomás marble floors, travertine marble walls, and stucco plafond. The opposite section toward , which is long, was built using slurry walls and the Milan method.
Name and pictogram
Before metro station was built, Mexico City International Airport was serviced by the 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 the station was renamed , and the logo 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.
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 surface petrol station.
Unlike other metro stations that were renovated for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, was not refurbished. 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
thumb|Daily ridership for Terminal Aérea station in 2024|alt=Graphic showing daily 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 passengers, ranking 97th among the system's 195 stations.
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| 2021 || 4,419,693 || 12,108 || 64/195 || ||
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| 2020 || 3,943,045 || 10,773 || 92/195 || ||
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| 2019 || 6,712,062 || 18,389 || 96/195 || ||
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| 2018 || 6,637,343 || 18,184 || 100/195 || ||
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| 2017 || 6,282,484 || 17,212 || 105/195 || ||
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| 2016 || 6,117,190 || 16,713 || 108/195 || ||
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