field ▁in ▁Puerto ▁Pe ñas co ▁was ▁opened ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁used ▁by ▁Mex icana ▁de ▁A via ción ▁as ▁a ▁stop ▁over ▁on ▁its ▁route ▁from ▁Mexico ▁City ▁to ▁Mex ical i . ▁The ▁air field ▁consisted ▁of ▁an ▁office ▁with ▁a ▁te legraph ▁operator , ▁who ▁provided ▁information ▁about ▁route ▁conditions . ▁A ▁second , ▁larger ▁air field ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁terminal ▁building . ▁It ▁was ▁declared ▁as ▁an ▁official ▁international ▁point ▁of ▁entry ▁on ▁August ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁air field ▁was ▁significantly ▁improved ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁through ▁an ▁important ▁invest ment ▁by ▁Gru po ▁Vid anta , ▁and ▁included ▁rep aving ▁of ▁run way ▁and ▁r amp , ▁en larg ement ▁of ▁the ▁air ▁terminal ▁and ▁car ▁par king , ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁A FF ▁station ▁and ▁per imeter ▁f encing ; ▁and ▁vertical ▁and ▁horizontal ▁sign age . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁a ▁new ▁commercial ▁air port ▁was ▁being ▁developed ▁and ▁built ▁ 1 0 ▁miles ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁existing ▁air field . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁air port ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁on ▁November ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁when ▁President ▁F eli pe ▁Cal der ón ' s ▁president ial ▁plane ▁land ed ▁on ▁the ▁run way ▁for ▁the ▁Border ▁Govern ors ' ▁meeting . ▁The ▁air port ▁was ▁officially ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁on ▁October ▁ 3