Mayor Mauricio Trejo Pureco reportedly said recently that an airport and another golf course for San Miguel de Allende are just possibilities and should be analyzed in terms of the planning and infrastructure development they would require. He added there is no official information suggesting a defined airport project.
Trejo said a record number of two million visitors came to San Miguel de Allende last year and that the city is nearing the point where it “must begin to assess its actual capacity to continue receiving more people without affecting the functioning of urban services and spaces.”
Airport discussions for San Miguel
The mayor was responding to comments about a potential San Miguel airport by Guanajuato Secretary of Tourism María Guadalupe Robles León, whose support for the project was echoed by Miriam Reyes Carmona, a Morena deputy to the Congress of the State of Guanajuato. Reyes Carmona noted it would be up to the executive branch to conduct feasibility studies and identify where it might be built.
Discussion about a San Miguel airport has been going on for years, but the idea doesn’t seem to have progressed beyond the planning and study stage. One potential location east of the city known as the San Julián aerodrome has been suggested, and additional sites west and southwest of San Miguel may also be under consideration.
However, the projects to upgrade and expand the airports in Guanajuato (BJX) and Querétaro (QRO), plus the ever-increasing number of domestic and international flights that are being added, raise the question of whether San Miguel really needs its own airport.
Querétaro train route to Mexico City 20% complete
Construction of the train route from Mexico City to Querétaro is 20% complete, according to General Ricardo Vallejo, commander of the Felipe Ángeles Engineering Group. He gave an update on that route and the one from Mexico City to Pachuca during a June 25 press conference with President Claudia Sheinbaum.
Sheinbaum stated during the press conference that both routes are expected to be inaugurated next year and that bidding is now underway for two segments: from Mexico City to Querétaro, and Mexico City to Guadalajara.
Vallejo said the Querétaro line will require 232 kilometers of double track, and the construction of 33 kilometers of elevated railway. The non-electrified passenger line will parallel the existing double-track freight railway.
The federal government plans to construct more than 3,000 kilometers of passenger railway line before Sheinbaum’s term ends in 2030. The Felipe Ángeles Engineering Group responsible for the work is a military-civilian engineering corps and a specialized branch of Mexico’s Ministry of National Defense.
According to government data, 55.1 million passengers traveled on Mexico’s six active rail systems in 2025, which was a 6.9% jump from 2024.
Guanajuato deputy seeks ban on certain private school fees
Sergio Contreras Guerrero, an independent deputy to the Congress of the State of Guanajuato, has proposed reforming the state’s education law to forbid private schools from charging enrollment and re-enrollment fees. He called such practices “an unjustified economic burden for families” and said administrative and operational costs should already be included in tuition fees.
While 14% of students nationwide are enrolled in private schools, Contreras said that number is 16% in the state of Guanajuato — representing more than 250,000 students. Tuition fees were up 5.82% last year, he added, which was higher than the general annual inflation rate of 3.69%.
San Miguel offers several private and bilingual schools for students from preschool to high school. Tuition depends on the school and grade level.
La Frontera opens second location in San Miguel
The Mexican-American restaurant at Refugio Sur 28 in the San Antonio neighborhood has opened another outlet at Calle la Carreta 1 in the Los Frailes neighborhood southeast of the city. Hours are Thursday through Monday, 12:30 to 8:30 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
La Frontera owner Noren Cáceres reported some initial “bumps on the road” via Facebook regarding the June 11 opening, adding that the new location would start by offering some of the restaurant’s signature dishes and go from there.
In other local restaurant news, Rústica has added a dinner menu to its popular breakfast and lunch offerings at Salida a Celaya 34. New hours are Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Cathy Siegner is an independent journalist based in San Miguel de Allende and Montana. She has journalism degrees from the University of Oregon and Northwestern University.
