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Mexico City Airport Buys Three Water-Suction Trucks, Closes Runway After Heavy Rains

The purchase expands the desazolve fleet to bolster drainage fixes after repeated storm disruptions.

Overview

  • AICM invested about 50 million pesos from self-generated funds to acquire three suction and storage vehicles.
  • The new units include one 9,200-liter hydrovac camel and two 14,000-liter trucks, bringing the fleet to seven.
  • Runway 05R-23L was taken out of service from 20:15 to 23:15 to pump standing water, with operations shifted to 05L-23R.
  • A SICT-led interinstitutional group with Conagua and Mexico City authorities is coordinating longer-term drainage solutions.
  • Technical teams, including SEMAR’s Obras y Dragado specialists, conducted an August 25 field analysis of the airport’s regulation lagoon after August storms that halted operations and disrupted more than 200 flights and over 25,000 passengers.