The Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA) has accumulated a total cost to the treasury of 425,926 million pesos, but it still does not interest passengers or airlines, according to an analysis by the National Institute of Legal-Aeronautical Research. The document, which is circulating 50 days before the terminal completes its first four years of operation, provides a balance of public investment, number of passengers, and operations. The report, signed by Pablo Casas Lías, describes the airport as a 'failure,' attributing it to the lack of consideration for technical, market studies, and the opinions of industry actors. Investment According to the document, AIFA includes an expenditure of 183,115.8 million for construction and operation, plus 242,811 million pesos for direct ancillary expenses. According to the official statistics cited, in 2025 the airport only moved 7 million 79 thousand users, while the plans spoke of 20 million passengers. The report states that according to the official statistics of the Federal Civil Aviation Agency (AFAC) for the January-December 2025 period, AIFA did not rank among the main international passenger transport routes. In the national sphere, the Santa Lucía-Cancún route fell by 10.4% compared to the previous year, going from 1 million 102 thousand passengers in 2024 to 988 thousand in 2025. In terms of air cargo, the Mexico City International Airport (AICM) remains the national leader, despite the decree signed by then-President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to 'close' those operations. Nevertheless, the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) maintained a veto on AIFA after arguing infrastructure and connectivity deficiencies, resulting in the cancellation of 13 passenger and cargo routes. Despite the Ministry of National Defense (Sedena) stating that the airport reached its break-even point in June 2024 with profits of 78 million pesos in the first quarter of that year, the Federal Expenditure Budget (PEF) allocated 744 million 690 thousand pesos to the terminal for the 2026 fiscal year. 'With greater reason, the total power,' says the report. Four-year balance of AIFA Currently, the institution has 790 employees, and its General Director will receive an annual salary of 2 million 69 thousand 760 pesos. Regarding future events, the report says that the airport was designated as a venue for the FIFA World Cup 2026, but due to limitations in land and air connectivity, it will only receive charter flights. On the other hand, there were no records of administrative procedures or corruption investigations against officials linked to the canceled project in Texcoco, which would have cost 300 billion pesos. 'Populism based on simulation, false and pseudological discourse, destroys everything. The current times demand a real and truthful change. Power is to transform.'
