Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport

Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo
International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional
de Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
Location Zihuatanejo, Guerrero
Elevation AMSL 26 ft / 8 m
Coordinates 17°36′05″N 101°27′37″W / 17.60139°N 101.46028°W / 17.60139; -101.46028
Website http://www.oma.aero/es...
Map
ZIH
Location of airport in Mexico
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 8,202 2,500 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Total Passengers 597,902
Ranking in Mexico 29th Decrease 2
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte

Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (IATA: ZIH, ICAO: MMZH) is an international airport in the state of Guerrero on Mexico's Pacific Ocean coast. It receives thousands of tourists all year to visit beaches and resorts. It handles national and international air traffic for the cities of Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo.

It handled 557,389 passengers in 2016, and 597,902 passengers in 2017.

Architecture

The architect of the 1998 new Ixtapa International Airport, its renovation, expansion and extended facilities, was Mexican architect and great-grandson of Queen Isabella II of Spain, Manuel De Santiago-de Borbón González Bravo. He was a member of ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites, UNESCO), and his lifetime architectural legacy to Mexico adds to 11,000,000 built square meters nationwide, including famous buildings and national sites, as well as important national restorations like the Mexican Houses of Congress Palace, Palacio Legislativo de San Lázaro.

Airlines and destinations

Airport's Air side.
Airport's Control Tower.
Check-in counters at the Airport.
Main corridor at the Airport.
AirlinesDestinations
AeromarGuadalajara, Mexico City
Aeroméxico ConnectMexico City
Air CanadaSeasonal: Toronto–Pearson, Vancouver (begins November 1, 2018)[1]
Air Canada RougeSeasonal: Montreal–Trudeau
Alaska AirlinesLos Angeles
American AirlinesSeasonal: Dallas/Fort Worth, Phoenix–Sky Harbor
American EagleSeasonal: Dallas/Fort Worth, Phoenix–Sky Harbor
Delta Air LinesSeasonal: Minneapolis/St. Paul
InterjetMexico City
MagnichartersMexico City
Sun Country AirlinesSeasonal: Minneapolis/St. Paul
Sunwing AirlinesSeasonal: Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal-Trudeau, Regina, Saskatoon, Toronto–Pearson, Vancouver, Winnipeg
TAR AerolineasGuadalajara, Querétaro
United AirlinesSeasonal: Chicago–O'Hare
United ExpressHouston–Intercontinental
VivaAerobusMexico City
VolarisMexico City, Tijuana (begins October 15, 2018)[2]
WestJetSeasonal: Calgary

Statistics

Busiest domestic routes at Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (2017)
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  Distrito Federal (México), Mexico City 171,583 Steady Aeromar, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, Magni, VivaAerobus, Volaris
2  Querétaro, Querétaro 3,368 Increase 4 TAR
3  México (state), Toluca 2,887 Decrease 1 TAR
4  Nuevo León, Monterrey 2,318 Increase 1 Magni
5  Guanajuato, León 1,643 TAR
6  Jalisco, Guadalajara 383 Decrease 3 Aeromar, TAR
7  Guerrero, Acapulco 25 Decrease 3
Busiest international routes at Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (2017)[3]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  United States, Los Angeles 39,411 Steady Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines
2  Canada, Calgary 14,181 Steady Sunwing Airlines, WestJet
3  United States, Minneapolis 9,789 Steady Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines
4  United States, Houston-Intercontinental 7,886 Steady United Airlines, United Express
5  Canada, Montréal 6,660 Increase 1 Air Canada Rouge, Air Transat, Sunwing Airlines
6  Canada, Toronto 6,529 Increase 1 Air Canada, Sunwing Airlines
7  United States, Phoenix–Sky Harbor 5,685 Decrease 2 American Airlines
8  Canada, Vancouver 4,627 Increase 3 Air Canada Rouge, Sunwing Airlines
9  United States, Chicago 4,270 Decrease 1 United Airlines, Volaris
10  Canada, Saskatoon 3,030 Increase 2 Sunwing Airlines

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.travelweek.ca/news/air-canada-goes-year-round-vancouver-delhi-flights-adds-3-new-domestic-routes/
  2. ↑ "¡Nuevas rutas a precios baratísimos!" (Web) (in Spanish). Volaris. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Operational Statistics of Airports in the ASA Network" (in Spanish). Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares. January 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
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