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Pictogram of Hangares metro station. It features the silhouette of a biplane inside a hangar. Hangares
Mexico City Metro
Picture of a sign indicating one of the entrances to Hangares station.
Station sign, 2012
General information
LocationFuerza Aérea Mexicana Avenue
Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City
Mexico
Coordinates19°25′27″N 99°05′15″W / 19.424142°N 99.087496°W / 19.424142; -99.087496
SystemMexico City Metro
Owned byGovernment of Mexico City
Operated bySistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth20 m (66 ft)[1]
Other information
StatusIn service
History
Opened19 December 1981; 44 years ago (1981-12-19)
Key dates
23 April 2020;
6 years ago (2020-04-23)		Temporarily closed
15 June 2020;
6 years ago (2020-06-15)		Reopened
Passengers
20251,605,965[2][a] Decrease 0.01%
Rank183/195[2][a]
Services
Preceding station BERJAYA Mexico City Metro Following station
Terminal Aérea
toward Politécnico
 Line 5 Pantitlán
Terminus
Location
Hangares is located in Mexico City
Hangares
Pictogram of Hangares metro station. It features the silhouette of a biplane inside a hangar. Hangares
Location within Mexico City
Map
Area map and exits

Hangares metro station[b] is a station on the Mexico City Metro in the city's borough of Venustiano Carranza. It is an underground station with two side platforms serving Line 5 (the Yellow Line), located between Terminal Aérea and Pantitlán stations. It opened on 19 December 1981, providing service northwest toward Consulado station and east toward Pantitlán station.

The station services the colonia of Federal, along Avenida Fuerza Aérea Mexicana, located next to Mexico City International Airport. The station's pictogram features a biplane inside a hangar, reflecting its proximity to the airport's hangars.

In 2025, the station had an average daily ridership of 4,399 passengers, ranking it the 183rd busiest station in the network and making it one of its least-used stations.

Location and layout

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Hangares is an underground metro station located on Avenida Fuerza Aérea Mexicana in Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City.[3][4] It serves the colonia (neighborhood) of Federal.[3]

Hangares metro station has two exits serving Colonia Federal. The northern exit is located on Avenida Fuerza Aérea Mexicana, while the southern exit is at the corner of Calle Correos y Telégrafos and Calle Asistencia Pública.[3]

Hangares metro station is located between Terminal Aérea and Pantitlán on the line.[3] The station is serviced by the AICM shuttle bus service, which operates between Terminals 1 and 2.[5] Also, Route 11-C of the city's public bus system services the area.[6]

Near the station, a pedestrian bridge known as "MacPuente" is used as an informal observation deck where people gather to watch airplanes land and take off.[7][8]

History and construction

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Picture of a wall sign featuring Hangares logo, a biplane inside a hangar.
View of the station logo

Line 5 of the Mexico City Metro was built by Cometro, a subsidiary of Empresas ICA.[9] Its first section, which includes Hangares station, opened on 19 December 1981, running from Pantitlán to Consulado stations.[10]

The tunnel between Hangares and Terminal Aérea stations was constructed using slurry walls built with the Milan method.[9] It is 1,153 meters (3,783 ft) long.[11] The section in the opposite direction, toward Pantitlán, ascends from the underground level to grade level and is 1,644 meters (5,394 ft) long.[4][11]

Name and pictogram

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Hangares metro station's pictogram depicts a biplane inside a hangar symbolizing its proximity to the hangars of the Mexico City International Airport (AICM).[3][12]

Incidents

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After the 2015 Oceanía metro station train crash, Hangares metro station was temporarily closed for repairs.[13] From 1 to 16 March 2020, Terminal Aérea, Hangares, and Pantitlán stations were closed due to a gasoline leak at a nearby gas station.[14] Additionally, from 23 April to 15 June 2020, Hangares metro station was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.[15][16]

Unlike other key metro stations that were renovated to accommodate the expected tourist demand ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Hangares 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, water stains, and no clocks on the platforms. The water-related issues worsen during the rainy season.[17] In the same year, a guide rail expanded in the section leading to Terminal Aérea station, reportedly because of heat, causing a partial closure for most of the day on 7 May.[18]

Ridership

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According to the data provided by the authorities, before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transport, commuters averaged per year between 4,800 and 5,200 daily entrances between 2014 and 2019; the station had a ridership of 1,772,609 passengers in 2019,[19] marking a decrease of 721,611 passengers compared to 2018.[20] In 2019 specifically, Hangares metro station ranked as the 188th busiest station out of the system's 195 stations and was the second least used on the line.[19]

Annual passenger ridership[a]
Year Ridership Average daily Rank % change Ref.
20251,605,9654,399183/195−0.01%[2]
20241,606,1304,388176/195−16.68%[2]
20231,927,6535,281157/195+29.34%[2]
20221,490,3654,083168/195+57.38%[2]
2021946,9942,594179/195+22.31%[21]
2020777,1182,123191/195−56.32%[22]
20191,772,6094,856188/195−6.42%[19]
20181,894,2205,189186/195+2.37%[20]
20171,850,3635,069186/195+2.56%[23]
20161,804,1404,929186/195−3.91%[24]

Notes

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  1. 1 2 3 The data here is limited to the most recent ten years to avoid excessive listings; earlier figures can be found in this page's history or on the Mexico City Metro website. To calculate the average daily ridership, the annual total is divided by 365 days (366 in leap years), with decimals omitted from the result. Each station per line is ranked individually, as the system counts transfer stations separately. The percentage change is calculated automatically using the data from the current year and the previous year.
  2. ↑ Estación del Metro Hangares. Spanish pronunciation: [aŋˈɡaɾes] ⓘ. The name of the station literally means "Hangars" in Spanish.

References

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  1. ↑ "¡Metro a la vista!" [Metro ahoy!]. ICA (in Spanish). Facebook. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Afluencia de estación por línea (2022–presente)" [Station traffic by line (2022–present)] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2025. Archived from the original on 8 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Hangares" (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Metro CDMX: ¿Cuáles son las líneas que circulan por arriba como la Línea 12, es peligroso usarlas?" [Mexico City Metro: Which lines run above ground, like Line 12, and are they dangerous to use?]. El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). 4 May 2021. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Entre terminales" [Between terminals]. Mexico City International Airport (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Red de corredores" [Route network]. Organismo Regulador de Transporte (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  7. ↑ Bialostozky, Héctor (28 August 2019). "MacPuente: el puente peatonal en el Aeropuerto que se usa como mirador de aviones" [MacPuente: the pedestrian bridge at the airport used as an aircraft observation deck]. Local.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  8. ↑ De Anda, Tamara (14 December 2017). "Excéntrica CDMX – Vuela, vuela" [Eccentric Mexico City – Fly, fly]. máspormás (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  9. 1 2 "Línea 5, Ciudad de México" [Line 5, Mexico City] (in Spanish). iNGENET Infraestructura. 20 July 2009. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  10. ↑ "Baia, Baia, Tacubaya... Las estaciones del metro MÁS y MENOS utilizadas en CDMX" [Well, well, well... the MOST and LEAST used stations in Mexico City] (in Spanish). Nacion 321. 4 September 2019. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  11. 1 2 "Longitud de estación a estación por línea" [Length from station to station by line] (in Spanish). Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  12. ↑ López, Jonás (1 March 2020). "Cierran 3 estaciones de la Línea 5 del Metro por olor a gasolina" [Three Line 5 metro stations closed due to a gasoline odor]. Excélsior (in Spanish). Mexico City. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  13. ↑ Alarcón, Rodrigo (5 May 2015). "RTP brindará traslado gratuito de Pantitlán a Eduardo Molina" [Red de Transporte de Pasajeros will provide free service from Pantitlán to Eduardo Molina]. Excélsior. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  14. ↑ "Reabren estaciones de L5 del Metro cerradas por fuga de gasolina" [The Metro Line 5 stations, closed due to a gasoline leak, have reopened]. Milenio (in Spanish). 17 March 2017. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  15. ↑ "Cierre temporal de estaciones" [Temporal closure of stations] (PDF) (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  16. ↑ Hernández, Eduardo (13 June 2020). "Coronavirus. Este es el plan para reabrir estaciones del Metro, Metrobús y Tren ligero" [Coronavirus. This is the plan to reopen Metro, Metrobús and light rail stations]. El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  17. ↑ Ramírez Bautista, Nayelli (13 March 2026). "Humedad, salitre y goteras están fuera de las mejoras que el STC realiza de cara al Mundial" [Moisture, saltpeter buildup, and leaks are not part of the improvements the STC is carrying out ahead of the World Cup.]. La Jornada. Archived from the original on 17 March 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  18. ↑ Mejía Fernández de Lara, Rafael (7 May 2026). "Servicio de la Línea 5 del Metro de CdMx se reanuda con normalidad" [Service on Line 5 of the Mexico City Metro has resumed as usual]. Milenio (in Spanish). Mexico City. Archived from the original on 8 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  19. 1 2 3 "Afluencia de estación por línea 2019" [Station traffic by line in 2019] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2020. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  20. 1 2 "Afluencia de estación por línea 2018" [Station traffic by line in 2018] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  21. ↑ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2021" [Station traffic by line in 2021] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2022. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  22. ↑ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2020" [Station traffic by line in 2020] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  23. ↑ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2017" [Station traffic by line in 2017] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2019. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  24. ↑ "Afluencia de estación por línea 2016" [Station traffic by line in 2016] (in Spanish). Sistema Transporte Colectivo Metro. 2017. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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  • Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to Estación Hangares (Metro de México) at Wikimedia Commons
  • "Metro Hangares". At the Official Guide to Mexico City.
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