Hurricane Hunter at Manzanillo airport May 5th

Colima, Col. - To generate awareness of the risks posed by weather events, the Hurricane Hunter aircraft will arrive at the International Airport Playa de Oro Manzanillo (ZLO),  from the United States.

The director of the National Water Commission (Conagua) in Colima, José Juan Michel, said the journey that makes the plane of the U.S. Navy shows the public the tools, equipment and instruments they have.

The general public may visit from 12 noon to 6 pm.

He said this is a very important tool from the neighboring United States, to promote the culture of the Civil Protection and to raise public awareness of what we are generating, and perhaps involuntarily, causing climate changes not only in the country but worldwide. 

Arribará avión Caza Huracanes de EU a aeropuerto de Manzanillo

53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron

403rd Wing, Air Force Reserve Command

Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Mississippi

The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as the Hurricane Hunters of the Air Force Reserve, is the only Department of Defense organization still flying into tropical storms and hurricanes – since 1944. The ten Lockheed-Martin WC-130J aircraft and crews are part of the 403rd Wing, based at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi.

** The Hurricane Hunters are part of the Air Force .... not the Navy

Manzanillo Airport Closed

Not much to say except that access to the Manzanillo Airport (ZLO) was cutoff again when the Marabasco River overflowed it's banks last night and this morning. The tail end of Tropical Storm Manuel dumped many inches of rain on the area Monday night and Tuesday morning.   Not raining now but no word on when it will open.

Airport access road

Another facelift for the Manzanillo Airport

Took 3 people to the airport last weekend and it's the first time I've been there in over a year. Not a lot of changes but new paint and a new marquee moved down to the departures door.

The airport (Playa de Oro International - ZLO) is located about a half hour north of Manzanillo near the Jalisco border. Like most airports in Mexico the only transportation leaving is by taxi or rental car, no bus service.