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Operating leases (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Operating leases |
Schedule of composition of fleet and spare engines, operating leases |
Aircraft Type |  | Model |  | At December 31, 2017 |  | At December 31, 2016 |  | At December 31, 2015 |
A319 |  | 132 |  | 6 |  | 6 |  | 6 |
A319 |  | 133 |  | 6 |  | 9 |  | 12 |
A320 |  | 233 |  | 39 |  | 39 |  | 32 |
A320 |  | 232 |  | 4 |  | 4 |  | 4 |
A320NEO |  | 271N |  | 6 |  | 1 |  | — |
A321 |  | 231 |  | 10 |  | 10 |  | 2 |
|  |  |  | 71 |  | 69 |  | 56 |
Engine Type |  | Model |  | At December 31, 2017 |  | At December 31, 2016 |  | At December 31, 2015 |
V2500 |  | V2527M-A5 |  | 3 |  | 3 |  | 3 |
V2500 |  | V2527E-A5 |  | 3 |  | 4 |  | 3 |
V2500 |  | V2527-A5 |  | 2 |  | 4 |  | — |
|  |  |  | 8 |  | 11 |  | 6 |
Schedule of rental expense charged to results of operations |
|  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
Aircraft and engine (Note 1p) |  | Ps. | 6,072,502 |  | Ps. | 5,590,058 |  | Ps. | 3,525,336 |
Real estate: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Airports facilities |  | 44,251 |  | 40,591 |  | 39,993 |
Offices, maintenance warehouse and hangar (Note 20) |  | 30,544 |  | 33,517 |  | 25,889 |
Total rental expenses on real estate |  | 74,795 |  | 74,108 |  | 65,882 |
Total cost of operating leases |  | Ps. | 6,147,297 |  | Ps. | 5,664,166 |  | Ps. | 3,591,218 |
Aircraft and engines |
Operating leases |
Schedule of future minimum lease payments |
|  | Aircraft operating leases |  | Engine operating leases |
|  | in U.S. dollars |  | in Mexican pesos(1) |  | in U.S. dollars |  | in Mexican pesos(1) |
2018 |  | US$ | 257,681 |  | Ps. | 5,085,438 |  | US$ | 4,336 |  | Ps. | 85,573 |
2019 |  | 244,264 |  | 4,820,648 |  | 3,986 |  | 78,665 |
2020 |  | 238,837 |  | 4,713,544 |  | 3,366 |  | 66,429 |
2021 |  | 233,002 |  | 4,598,388 |  | 3,209 |  | 63,331 |
2022 and thereafter |  | 863,604 |  | 17,043,570 |  | 4,624 |  | 91,256 |
Total |  | US$ | 1,837,388 |  | Ps. | 36,261,588 |  | US$ | 19,521 |  | Ps. | 385,254 |
| (1) |  | Using the exchange rate as of December 31, 2017 of Ps. 19.7354.
Land and buildings |
Operating leases |
Schedule of future minimum lease payments |
|  | Operating leases denominated in U.S. dollars |  | Equivalent in Mexican pesos* |  | Operating leases denominated in Mexican pesos |
2018 |  | US$ | 6,718 |  | Ps. | 132,582 |  | Ps. | 66,243 |
2019 |  | 4,563 |  | 90,053 |  | 52,575 |
2020 |  | 4,548 |  | 89,757 |  | 42,335 |
2021 |  | 1,672 |  | 32,998 |  | 9,168 |
2022 and thereafter |  | 702 |  | 13,854 |  | 53,194 |
Total |  | US$ | 18,203 |  | Ps. | 359,244 |  | Ps. | 223,515 |
*Convenience translation to U.S. dollars (Ps.19.7354).

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