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 February
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)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule
12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
(If “Yes” is marked, indicate below
the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- .)
OMA reports a 6.2% increase in
January 2019 passenger traffic
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The Monterrey (+5.6%), Culiacán (+10.9%), and Ciudad Juárez (+11.7%)
airports contributed most to traffic growth
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Monterrey, Mexico, February 7, 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 6.2% in January 2019, as compared to January 2018. Domestic traffic increased 6.9%,
and international traffic increased 2.2%.
Total Passengers*
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Jan-2018
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Jan-2019
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Change %
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Domestic
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1,337,435
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1,430,045
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6.9
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International
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248,186
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253,563
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2.2
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OMA Total
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1,585,621
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1,683,608
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6.2
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* Terminal passengers: includes passengers on the three types of aviation (commercial, charter, and general aviation), and excludes passengers in transit.
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During January 2019,
domestic traffic
increased
in
eleven
of our airports, with the largest increases in:
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Monterrey
(+6.7%), benefitted
from increases in the number of passengers on the Mexico City, Cancún and Guadalajara routes.
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Culiacán
(+10.5%) due
to increased traffic on the Tijuana, Guadalajara and Mexico City routes.
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Ciudad Juárez
(+11.6%)
as a result of increased traffic on the Bajío, Cancún and Guadalajara routes.
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International traffic
grew in
ten
airports
in January, with the largest increase in:
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Mazatlán
(+6.4%), as
a result of increases in the number of passengers on the Montreal, Canada; Calgary, Canada; Saskatoon, Canada; and Los Angeles,
California routes.
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San Luis Potosí
(+10.1%) due to increased traffic
on the Houston, Texas route.
In January 2019, Sunwing started flying the Mazatlán
– Saskatoon, Canada route. In addition, Swoop opened the Mazatlán - Abbotsford, Canada routes.
Of total passenger traffic, 99.1% was commercial, and 0.9% was general aviation
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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.
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Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro
Norte, S.A.B. de C.V.
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By:
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/s/ Ruffo
Pérez Pliego
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Ruffo
Pérez Pliego
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Chief Financial Officer
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Dated February 08, 2019
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