Terminal Aérea metro station is a Mexico City Metro station next to the Mexico City International Airport in Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City. It is an underground station with two side platforms, served by Line 5 (the Yellow Line), between Oceanía and Hangares stations. The station serves colonias (neighborhoods) of Peñón de los Baños and Moctezuma 2ª sección. Terminal Aérea metro station was opened on 19 December 1981, on the first day of the then Consulado–Pantitlán service. The station's pictogram features an airliner and a control tower, and its name is on account of its proximity to the check-in areas at Terminal 1 of the Mexico City International Airport. There are six murals painted by David Lach inside the station. In 2019, the station had an average daily ridership of 18,389 passengers, making it the 96th busiest station in the network and the fourth busiest of the line. Location Terminal Aérea is a metro station on Puerto Aéreo Boulevard, in Venustiano Carranza borough, in eastern Mexico City, 200 meters (660 ft) away from Mexico City International Airport Terminal 1, Gate A. On their Policy Review of Mexico, the OECD criticized the station for not having proper signage and for not being designed for travelers as they "must negotiate over 110 steps" to reach it. Terminal Aérea also serves the colonias (Mexican Spanish for "neighborhoods") of Peñón de los Baños and Moctezuma 2ª sección in the Venustiano Carranza borough. Within the system, the station lies between Oceanía and Hangares stations. The area is serviced by Terminal 1 Metrobús station (Line 4), Line 4 (formerly Line G) of the trolleybus system, Routes 43 and 200 of the Red de Transporte de Pasajeros network, by Route 20-B of the city's public bus system, and the airport's Aerotrén. Exits There are two exits. East: Puerto Aéreo Boulevard and Aeropuerto Civil Street, Peñón de los Baños. West: Puerto Aéreo Boulevard (between Norte 33 Street and Oriente 33 Street), Moctezuma 2ª sección. History and construction Line 5 of the Mexico City Metro was built by Cometro, a subsidiary of Empresas ICA; Terminal Aérea metro station was opened on 19 December 1981, on the first day of the then Consulado–Pantitlán service. Terminal Aérea metro station was built underground, with Santo Tomás marble floors, travertine marble walls, and stucco plafond. Inside, there are six murals and the station logo represents an airliner in front of a control tower. Between