UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of August 2019
GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL CENTRO NORTE, S.A.B. DE C.V.
(CENTRAL NORTH AIRPORT GROUP)
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(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)
México
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(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Torre Latitud, L501, Piso 5
Av. Lázaro Cárdenas 2225
Col. Valle Oriente, San Pedro Garza García
Nuevo León, México
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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OMA reports a 6.9% increase in July 2019 passenger traffic
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| ● | The Ciudad Juárez (+20.5%), Chihuahua (+14.7%), and Durango (+54.0%) airports contributed most to traffic growth |
Monterrey, Mexico, August 6, 2019—Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V., known as OMA (NASDAQ: OMAB; BMV: OMA), reports that terminal passenger traffic at its 13 airports increased 6.9% in July 2019, as compared to July 2018. Domestic traffic increased 6.2%, and international traffic increased 12.9%.
| Total Passengers* | ||||||
| Jul-2018 | Jul-2019 | Change % | Ene
- Jul 2018 |
Ene
- Jul 2019 |
Change % | |
| Domestic | 1,876,732 | 1,993,483 | 6.2 | 10,841,776 | 11,670,310 | 7.6 |
| International | 225,703 | 254,710 | 12.9 | 1,546,419 | 1,649,467 | 6.7 |
| OMA Total | 2,102,435 | 2,248,193 | 6.9 | 12,388,195 | 13,319,777 | 7.5 |
| * Terminal passengers: includes passengers on the three types of aviation (commercial, charter, and general aviation), and excludes passengers in transit. | ||||||
During July 2019, domestic traffic increased in ten of our airports, with the largest increases in:
| ● | Ciudad Juárez (+20.5%) due to increased traffic on the Mexico City route. |
| ● | Chihuahua (+14.0%) due to increased traffic on the Mexico City route. |
| ● | Acapulco (+30.3%), benefitted from increases in the number of passengers on the Mexico City, and |
| ● | Culiacán (+9.3%) as a result of increased traffic on the Mexico City and Tijuana routes. |
International traffic grew in twelve airports in July, with the largest increases in Monterrey (+9.0%), as a result of increases in the number of passengers on the Houston route; and Durango (+130.3%), due to increased traffic on the Dallas route.
In July 2019, Magnicharters started flying the seasonal route Monterrey – Santa Clara, Cuba.
Of total passenger traffic, 99.4% was commercial, and 0.6% was general aviation.
Chief Financial Officer Ruffo Pérez Pliego +52 (81) 8625 4300 rperezpliego@oma.aero |
Investor Relations: Emmanuel Camacho +52 (81) 8625 4308 ecamacho@oma.aero |
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| Total Passengers* | ||||||
| Jul-2018 | Jul-2019 | Change % | Ene
- Jul 2018 |
Ene
- Jul 2019 |
Change % | |
| Acapulco | 65,182 | 84,490 | 29.6 | 446,252 | 520,746 | 16.7 |
| Ciudad Juárez | 133,212 | 160,517 | 20.5 | 779,385 | 924,527 | 18.6 |
| Culiacán | 201,853 | 220,674 | 9.3 | 1,324,038 | 1,431,771 | 8.1 |
| Chihuahua | 153,225 | 175,814 | 14.7 | 886,005 | 963,197 | 8.7 |
| Durango | 40,627 | 62,573 | 54.0 | 241,576 | 280,572 | 16.1 |
| Mazatlán | 84,252 | 90,249 | 7.1 | 629,716 | 676,166 | 7.4 |
| Monterrey | 1,099,887 | 1,105,638 | 0.5 | 6,076,106 | 6,377,572 | 5.0 |
| Reynosa | 51,970 | 49,703 | (4.4) | 261,948 | 279,124 | 6.6 |
| San Luis Potosí | 59,752 | 63,946 | 7.0 | 362,539 | 361,585 | (0.3) |
| Tampico | 69,579 | 70,134 | 0.8 | 427,224 | 430,747 | 0.8 |
| Torreón | 66,678 | 65,696 | (1.5) | 386,783 | 406,158 | 5.0 |
| Zacatecas | 34,805 | 48,669 | 39.8 | 199,625 | 267,686 | 34.1 |
| Zihuatanejo | 41,413 | 50,090 | 21.0 | 366,998 | 399,926 | 9.0 |
| OMA Total | 2,102,435 | 2,248,193 | 6.9 | 12,388,195 | 13,319,777 | 7.5 |
| Domestic Passengers* | ||||||
| Jul-2018 | Jul-2019 | Change % | Ene
- Jul 2018 |
Ene
- Jul 2019 |
Change % | |
| Acapulco | 61,893 | 80,617 | 30.3 | 401,981 | 475,597 | 18.3 |
| Ciudad Juárez | 132,738 | 159,899 | 20.5 | 776,674 | 920,981 | 18.6 |
| Culiacán | 198,076 | 216,544 | 9.3 | 1,306,486 | 1,409,687 | 7.9 |
| Chihuahua | 141,851 | 161,643 | 14.0 | 816,298 | 887,093 | 8.7 |
| Durango | 34,267 | 47,925 | 39.9 | 210,160 | 232,707 | 10.7 |
| Mazatlán | 69,745 | 77,093 | 10.5 | 426,097 | 465,899 | 9.3 |
| Monterrey | 967,662 | 961,463 | (0.6) | 5,313,405 | 5,564,423 | 4.7 |
| Reynosa | 51,646 | 49,243 | (4.7) | 259,929 | 276,966 | 6.6 |
| San Luis Potosí | 40,852 | 41,330 | 1.2 | 261,277 | 252,453 | (3.4) |
| Tampico | 63,928 | 64,359 | 0.7 | 396,862 | 398,593 | 0.4 |
| Torreón | 60,118 | 57,583 | (4.2) | 352,508 | 364,752 | 3.5 |
| Zacatecas | 19,568 | 33,063 | 69.0 | 120,344 | 183,773 | 52.7 |
| Zihuatanejo | 34,388 | 42,721 | 24.2 | 199,755 | 237,386 | 18.8 |
| OMA Total | 1,876,732 | 1,993,483 | 6.2 | 10,841,776 | 11,670,310 | 7.6 |
| International Passengers* | ||||||
| Jul-2018 | Jul-2019 | Change % | Ene
- Jul 2018 |
Ene
- Jul 2019 |
Change % | |
| Acapulco | 3,289 | 3,873 | 17.8 | 44,271 | 45,149 | 2.0 |
| Ciudad Juárez | 474 | 618 | 30.4 | 2,711 | 3,546 | 30.8 |
| Culiacán | 3,777 | 4,130 | 9.3 | 17,552 | 22,084 | 25.8 |
| Chihuahua | 11,374 | 14,171 | 24.6 | 69,707 | 76,104 | 9.2 |
| Durango | 6,360 | 14,648 | 130.3 | 31,416 | 47,865 | 52.4 |
| Mazatlán | 14,507 | 13,156 | (9.3) | 203,619 | 210,267 | 3.3 |
| Monterrey | 132,225 | 144,175 | 9.0 | 762,701 | 813,149 | 6.6 |
| Reynosa | 324 | 460 | 42.0 | 2,019 | 2,158 | 6.9 |
| San Luis Potosí | 18,900 | 22,616 | 19.7 | 101,262 | 109,132 | 7.8 |
| Tampico | 5,651 | 5,775 | 2.2 | 30,362 | 32,154 | 5.9 |
| Torreón | 6,560 | 8,113 | 23.7 | 34,275 | 41,406 | 20.8 |
| Zacatecas | 15,237 | 15,606 | 2.4 | 79,281 | 83,913 | 5.8 |
| Zihuatanejo | 7,025 | 7,369 | 4.9 | 167,243 | 162,540 | (2.8) |
| OMA Total | 225,703 | 254,710 | 12.9 | 1,546,419 | 1,649,467 | 6.7 |
| * Terminal passengers: includes passengers on the three types of aviation (commercial, charter, and general aviation), and excludes passengers in transit. | ||||||
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This report may contain forward-looking information and statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. These statements are only predictions based on our current information and expectations and projections about future events. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “target,” “estimate,” or similar expressions. While OMA's management believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, investors are cautioned that forward-looking information and statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond the control of OMA, that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, the forward-looking information and statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those discussed in our most recent annual report filed on Form 20-F under the caption “Risk Factors.” OMA undertakes no obligation to update publicly its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
About OMA
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V., known as OMA, operates 13 international airports in nine states of central and northern Mexico. OMA’s airports serve Monterrey, Mexico’s third largest metropolitan area, the tourist destinations of Acapulco, Mazatlán, and Zihuatanejo, and nine other regional centers and border cities. OMA also operates the NH Collection Hotel inside Terminal 2 of the Mexico City airport and the Hilton Garden Inn at the Monterrey airport. OMA employs over 1,000 persons in order to offer passengers and clients airport and commercial services in facilities that comply with all applicable international safety, security, and ISO 9001:2008 environmental standards. OMA is listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange (OMA) and on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (OMAB). For more information, visit:
| • | Webpage http://ir.oma.aero |
| • | Twitter http://twitter.com/OMAeropuertos |
| • | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/OMAeropuertos |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V. |
| By: | /s/ Ruffo Pérez Pliego | |
| Ruffo Pérez Pliego | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
Dated August 6, 2019