Acapulco International Airport

General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional General Juan N. Álvarez
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
Serves Acapulco
Location Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Elevation AMSL 13 ft / 4 m
Coordinates 16°45′21.7″N 99°45′05.8″W / 16.756028°N 99.751611°W / 16.756028; -99.751611Coordinates: 16°45′21.7″N 99°45′05.8″W / 16.756028°N 99.751611°W / 16.756028; -99.751611
Map
ACA
Location of airport in Mexico
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 1,700 5,579 Concrete
10/28 3,302 10,832 Concrete
Statistics (2017)
Total Passengers 685,124
Ranking in Mexico 26th Decrease 6
Source: DAFIF[1][2] Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte

Acapulco International Airport, officially General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (IATA: ACA, ICAO: MMAA), is the main airport of Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico, located 26 km (16 miles) from the city.

In 2016, the airport handled 718,493 passengers, and in 2017 it handled 685,124 passengers.

Information

Layout of terminal building

Because Acapulco has always been considered an important resort and recreation area, Acapulco International Airport has long been important in the development of tourism in southern Mexico. It is the largest international airport in the country's southern Pacific region, and one of the largest air facilities in Mexico. Frequent flights are available daily from Mexico City International Airport in Mexico City as well as less frequent flights from other Mexican, American, and Canadian cities. The airport can accommodate jets up to the size of the Boeing 747.

This international airport is one of the top 15 airports in Mexico in terms of passengers and operations, receiving many international charter flights.

The facility has many services for passengers, including restaurants, VIP lounges, and several gates equipped with jetways, and is divided in two terminals, The passenger terminal, serving all scheduled flight and all airlines (domestic and international) and the general aviation Terminal, which is a 1960s circular building.

The airport was named after Juan N. Álvarez Hurtado, a Mexican military who was instrumental in most of the armed conflicts in the beginning of Mexico independent, Governor of Guerrero and President of Mexico.

Airlines and destinations

Acapulco Airport.
Airport Terminal building.
Main corridor of the airport.
Waiting room at Acapulco airport.
AirlinesDestinations
AeromarGuadalajara, Mexico City
AeroméxicoMexico City
Aeroméxico ConnectMexico City
Air TransatSeasonal: Montréal–Trudeau
Interjet Mexico City, Toluca/Mexico City
Sunwing Airlines Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto-Pearson
TAR Aerolineas Guadalajara, Querétaro
United ExpressSeasonal: Houston–Intercontinental[3]
VivaAerobusMonterrey
VolarisMexico City (resumes November 2, 2018),[4] Tijuana

Traffic statistics

Passengers

List of passengers per year since 2001.[5][6]

YearTotal passengers% changeDomestic
Passengers		% changeInternational
Passengers		% change
2001940 197Decrease 7.6%569 195Increase 3.3%371 002Decrease 20.6%
2002793 420Decrease 15.6%523 172Decrease 8.0%270 248Decrease 27.1%
2003774 349Decrease 2.4%527 208Increase 0.7%247 141Decrease 8.5%
2004821 301Increase 6.0%542 437Increase 2.8%278 864Increase 12.8%
2005880 190Increase 7.1%554 988Increase 2.3%325 202Increase 16.6%
2006994 393Increase 13.0%638 543Increase 15.1%355 850Increase 9.4%
20071 057 332Increase 6.3%740 289Increase 15.9%317 043Decrease 10.9%
20081 087 974Increase 2.9%818 671Increase 10.6%269 303Decrease 15.1%
2009839 048Decrease 22.9%636 418Decrease 22.3%202 630Decrease 24.8%
2010736 878Decrease 12.2%547 420Decrease 14.0%189 458Decrease 6.5%
2011596 326Decrease 19.1%495 018Decrease 9.6%101 308Decrease 46.5%
2012546 951Decrease 8.2%486 268Decrease 1.7%60 683Decrease 40.1%
2013617 079Increase 12.9%560 945Increase 15.4%56 134Decrease 7.5%
2014631 570Increase 2.3%576 042Increase 2.7%55 528Decrease 1.1%
2015730 382Increase 15.7%677 698Increase 17.7%52 684Decrease 5.1%
2016718 493Decrease 1.7%664 418Decrease 2.0%54 075Increase 2.6%

Busiest routes

Busiest domestic routes at Acapulco International Airport (2017)[7]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  Distrito Federal (México), Mexico City 231,195 Steady Aeromar, Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet
2  Baja California, Tijuana 33,789 Steady Volaris
3  Nuevo León, Monterrey 26,897 Steady Magni, VivaAerobus
4  México (state), Toluca 19,060 Steady Interjet
5  Jalisco, Guadalajara 3,859 Increase 2 Aeromar, TAR
6  Querétaro, Querétaro 3,155 Decrease 1 TAR
7  Oaxaca, Huatulco 83 Steady TAR
8  Chiapas, Tapachula 46
9  Puebla, Puebla 34

See also

References

  1. ↑ Airport information for MMAA at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  2. ↑ Airport information for ACA at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ "Volaris announces new routes from Mexico City" (in Spanish). EnElAire. August 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Investor Relations". Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte de México. January 2017. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Passenger's Traffic". Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte de México. January 2017. Archived from the original (XLS) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Operational Statistics of Airports in the ASA Network" (in Spanish). Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares. January 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
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