Cancún International Airport

Cancún International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún) (IATA: CUN, ICAO: MMUN) is located in Cancún, Quintana Roo, on the Caribbean coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. It is Latin America's fourth and Mexico's second busiest airport, after Mexico City International Airport.[2] In 2019, Cancún airport handled 25,481,989 passengers, a 1.1% increase compared to 2018.[1]

Cancun International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
ServesCancún
LocationCancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Hub for
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL20 ft / 6 m
Coordinates21°02′12″N 86°52′37″W
WebsiteASUR
Map
CUN
Location of the airport in Quintana Roo
CUN
CUN (Mexico)
CUN
CUN (North America)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12R/30L

12L/30R

 11,483

9,186

 3,500

2,800

 Asphalt

Asphalt

Statistics (2019)
Total passengers25,481,989
International passengers16,501,592
Ranking in Mexico2nd
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste[1]

It has two parallel operative runways that can be used simultaneously. The airport was officially opened in 1974.[3] The airport is operated by Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR). It is a hub for MAYAir and focus city for Interjet, VivaAerobus, and Volaris; and currently offers flights to over 20 destinations in Mexico and to over 30 countries in North, Central, South America and Europe.

Expansion

The airport has been expanding as it has become the second busiest point of entry by air to the country, after Mexico City International Airport. In 2005, ASUR invested US$150 million for the construction of Terminal 3, inaugurated in 2007, and a new runway and a new control tower opened in October 2009. The new 2,800 meters long, 45 meters wide runway was built to the north of the current one; the new control tower is the tallest in Latin America standing at 97 meters tall.[4]

Terminal 2 was expanded in 2014. A 76,000 m2 expansion in Terminal 3 was simultaneously carried out, adding six gates and commercial areas, and it was formally opened in March 2016. The expansion should contribute to increase annual capacity to 10 million from the existing 6 million.[5] Terminal 4 was opened at the end of October 2017, much to the excitement from the local politicians as well as vacationers who were growing impatient with an overcrowded airport.[6]

Terminals

The airport has four terminals, all of which are currently in use.

Terminal 1

Terminal 1 has 7 gates: 1 through 7A. After suffering damage by Hurricane Wilma, it was temporarily closed for remodeling in order to accommodate charter airlines operating into the airport. It re-opened in November 2013 to charter flights; which serves only one airline, Magni.

Terminal 2

Terminal 2 at the Cancún Airport has 22 gates: A1 through A11 (in a satellite building) and B12 through B22 (at the main building). Most domestic airlines depart from here, along with all international flights to Central and South America and a few long-haul flights to Europe. There is a bank and food outlets in the check-in area, along with several restaurants and shops in the boarding area and immigration/customs services. A VIP airport lounge operated by Global Lounge Network[7] serves domestic and international travelers.

Terminal 3

Terminal 3 has 21 gates: C4 through C24. It has been recently expanded. Most US carriers as well as some Canadian and European carriers use this terminal. It offers shops (including duty free), cafés and restaurants, as well as immigration/customs services.

Terminal 4

Terminal 4 has 12 gates and opened in October 2017. This made Cancún International the first airport in Mexico to have four terminals. It is able to handle 9 million passengers a year.[8] Airlines flying to Terminal 4 include Aeroméxico, Interjet, Air France, Lufthansa, Air Transat, WestJet, Condor, Southwest Airlines, Air Europa, Frontier Airlines and Sun Country Airlines.[9] An on-site hotel is also planned to be opened, as well as a parking structure.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires–Ezeiza
Aeroméxico Mexico City
Aeroméxico Connect Mexico City, Monterrey
Air Canada Calgary
Seasonal: Halifax, Vancouver, Winnipeg
Air Canada Rouge Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson
Seasonal: Ottawa, Québec City
Air Caraïbes Paris-Orly (begins October 15, 2020)[10]
Air Europa Madrid
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Air Transat Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson, Vancouver
Seasonal: Halifax, Hamilton (ON), London (ON), Ottawa, Québec City, Victoria, Winnipeg
Alaska Airlines Seasonal: Seattle/Tacoma
American Airlines Charlotte, Chicago–O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami, New York–JFK, Philadelphia, Phoenix–Sky Harbor
Seasonal: Boston
Avianca Bogotá
Avianca Costa Rica San Salvador
Azur Air Seasonal charter: Moscow-Vnukovo
Blue Panorama Airlines Milan–Malpensa
British Airways London–Gatwick
Condor Frankfurt
Seasonal: Düsseldorf (begins November 3, 2020)[11]
Conviasa Caracas
Copa Airlines Panama City–Tocumen
Cubana de Aviación Havana (suspended)[12]
Delta Air Lines Atlanta, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York–JFK, Salt Lake City
Seasonal: Baltimore, Boston, Cincinnati, Columbus–Glenn, Hartford, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Nashville, New Orleans, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Raleigh/Durham, Seattle/Tacoma, Tampa
EasySky Tegucigalpa
Edelweiss Air Zürich
Evelop Airlines Madrid
Frontier Airlines Chicago–O'Hare, Cleveland, Denver, Newark, Philadelphia, St. Louis
Seasonal: Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Kansas City
Gol Transportes Aéreos Brasília
Interjet Acapulco, Bogotá, Guadalajara, Guayaquil, Havana, Lima, Medellín–JMC, Mexico City, Miami,[13] Monterrey, Montréal–Trudeau, Oaxaca, Toluca/Mexico City, Toronto–Pearson
Seasonal: Los Angeles,[14] New York-JFK [14]
JetBlue Boston, Fort Lauderdale, New York–JFK, Orlando
LATAM Chile Santiago de Chile
LATAM Perú Lima
LOT Polish Airlines Seasonal charter: Warsaw–Chopin
Lufthansa Frankfurt
Magnicharters Guadalajara, León/El Bajío, Mexico City, Monterrey
Seasonal charter: Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Nuevo Laredo, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí
MAYAir Chetumal, Cozumel, Mérida
Neos Milan–Malpensa, Rome–Fiumicino, Verona
Nordwind Airlines Charter: Moscow–Sheremetyevo
Orbest Seasonal: Lisbon
Royal Flight Seasonal charter: Moscow-Sheremetyevo[15]
Sky Airline Peru Lima (begins October 2, 2020)[16]
Southwest Airlines Baltimore (resumes July 1, 2020),[17] Chicago–Midway, Denver (resumes July 1, 2020),[18] Fort Lauderdale, Houston–Hobby (resumes July 1, 2020),[17] St. Louis
Seasonal: Atlanta, Austin, Columbus–Glenn, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Nashville, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, San Antonio
Spirit Airlines Austin, Baltimore, Chicago–O'Hare, Cleveland, Dallas/Fort Worth, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Houston–Intercontinental, Nashville, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh
Sunclass Airlines Seasonal charter: Stockholm-Arlanda
Sun Country Airlines Minneapolis/St. Paul
Seasonal: Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth
Sunwing Airlines Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal–Trudeau, Québec City, Toronto–Pearson, Vancouver
Seasonal: Halifax, Hamilton (ON), Kelowna, Kitchener/Waterloo, Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, Thunder Bay, Winnipeg
Swoop Edmonton, Hamilton (ON)
Seasonal: London (ON)
TAP Air Portugal Lisbon (begins October 27, 2020)[19]
Tropic Air Belize City
TUI Airways[20] Birmingham (UK), London–Gatwick, Manchester
Seasonal: Bristol, Doncaster/Sheffield, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle upon Tyne
Seasonal charter: Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Helsinki, Stockholm–Arlanda
TUI fly Belgium Brussels
TUI fly Netherlands Amsterdam
Seasonal: Warsaw–Chopin
Turkish Airlines Istanbul1
United Airlines Chicago–O'Hare, Denver, Houston–Intercontinental, Los Angeles, Newark, San Francisco, Washington–Dulles
VivaAerobus Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, León/El Bajío, Mexico City, Monterrey, Puebla, Querétaro, Reynosa, Santiago de Cuba, Tampico, Tijuana, Toluca/Mexico City, Torreón/Gómez Palacio, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Veracruz, Villahermosa
Seasonal: Camagüey, Newark
Volaris Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Guadalajara, Guatemala City, León/El Bajío, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Monterrey, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Tijuana, Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Seasonal charter: Atlanta, Kansas City, Memphis
Volaris Costa Rica San José de Costa Rica, San Salvador
Wamos Air Madrid
WestJet Calgary, Toronto–Pearson, Vancouver
Seasonal: Edmonton, Halifax, Kelowna, Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, Victoria, Winnipeg
Wingo Bogotá
Notes

^1 Turkish Airlines's flight from Istanbul to Cancún makes a stop in Mexico City; however, the airline does not have local traffic rights from Mexico City to Cancún.

Cargo
AirlinesDestinations
Amerijet International Belize City, Ciudad del Carmen, Mérida, Miami
Estafeta Carga Aérea Mérida, Miami
FedEx Express Mérida, Miami

Traffic statistics
Terminal 1
Airside's Terminal 2
Terminal 2 interior
Terminal 3 interior
Terminal 4 of Cancún International Airport
Check-in counters at Terminal 4
Interjet A320 at Cancun

Passenger figures
Passenger statistics for Cancún International Airport[21]
YearTotal passengers% change
19996,969,733-
20007,745,317 11.1%
20017,639,021 1.4%
20027,717,144 1.0%
20038,683,950 12.5%
200410,010,526 15.3%
20059,301,240 7.1%
20069,728,149 4.6%
200711,340,027 16.6%
200812,646,451 11.5%
200911,174,908 11.6%
201012,439,266 11.3%
201113,022,481 4.7%
201214,463,435 11.1%
201315,962,162 10.4%
201417,455,353 9.4%
201519,596,485 12.3%
201621,415,795 9.3%
201723,601,509 10.2%
201825,202,016 6.8%
201925,481,989 1.1%

Busiest routes
Busiest domestic and international routes at Cancún International Airport (2019)[22]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airlines
1 Mexico City 4,527,075 Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, Magni, VivaAerobus, Volaris
2 Monterrey, Nuevo León 699,007 Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, Magni, VivaAerobus, Volaris
3 Toronto, Ontario 456,608 2 Air Canada Rouge, Air Transat, Interjet, Sunwing Airlines, WestJet
4 Guadalajara, Jalisco 446,935 1 Interjet, Magni, VivaAerobus, Volaris
5 Houston, Texas (airports George Bush & Hobby),[Notes 1] 429,265 1 Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines
6 Dallas, Texas 411,867 1 American Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Sun Country Airlines
7 Chicago, Illinois (Midway & O'Hare airports),[Notes 2] 387,538 1 American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines
8 Atlanta, Georgia 364,092 1 Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines
9 Panama City, Panama 328,432 1 Copa Airlines
10 New York, New York 322,444 2 American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Interjet, JetBlue
11 Montréal, Quebec 295,123 2 Air Canada Rouge, Air Transat, Interjet, Sunwing Airlines
12 Miami, Florida 266,711 1 American Airlines
13 Los Angeles, California 227,599 1 Delta Air Lines, Interjet, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines
14 Lima, Peru 219,690 3 Avianca Perú, Interjet, LATAM Perú
15 Bogotá, Colombia 203,938 Avianca, Interjet, Wingo
16 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 199,297 JetBlue, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines
17 Havana, Cuba 196,938 2 Cubana de Aviación, Interjet
18 Denver, Colorado 193,788 4 Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines
19 Charlotte, North Carolina 178,364 2 American Airlines
20 Newark, New Jersey 173,688 United Airlines, VivaAerobus
21 León, Guanajuato 172,711 1 Magnicharters, VivaAerobus, Volaris
22 Madrid, Spain 170,177 1 Air Europa, Evelop Airlines, Wamos Air
23 London, United Kingdom 161,939 5 British Airways, Thomas Cook Airlines, TUI Airways
24 Calgary, Alberta 136,382 4 Air Canada, Air Transat, Sunwing Airlines, WestJet
25 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 135,182 2 American Airlines, Frontier Airlines
26 Manchester, United Kingdom 134,337 2 Thomas Cook Airlines, TUI Airways
27 Baltimore, Maryland 122,967 1 Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines
28 Detroit, Michigan 121,202 1 Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines
29 Vancouver, British Columbia 119,525 1 Air Canada Rouge, Air Transat, Interjet, Sunwing Airlines, WestJet
30 Minneapolis, Minnesota 119,072 5 Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines
31 Puebla, Puebla 117,531 2 Magni, VivaAerobus, Volaris
32 Veracruz, Veracruz 110,216 VivaAerobus
33 San Francisco, California 101,650 2 United Airlines
34 San José, Costa Rica 93,271 1 Avianca Costa Rica, VivaAerobus, Volaris Costa Rica
35 St. Louis, Missouri 88,755 1 Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines
36 Washington, D.C. 83,530 2 United Airlines
37 Querétaro, Querétaro 74,658 7 Magni, VivaAerobus, Volaris
38 Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas 72,294 1 VivaAerobus, Volaris
39 Orlando, Florida, 66,002 1 Delta Air Lines, JetBlue
40 Toluca, Estado de México 64,025 6 Interjet, VivaAerobus
41 Edmonton, Alberta 60,861 1 Air Transat, Sunwing Airlines, Swoop, WestJet
42 Boston, Massachusetts 56,661 American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue
43 Buenos Aires, Argentina 53,126 Aerolíneas Argentinas
44 Phoenix, Arizona 50,465 7 American Airlines
45 Ciduad Juárez, Chihuahua 49,577 14 VivaAerobus, Volaris
46 Moscow, Rusia (Sheremetyevo & Vnukovo airports),[Notes 3] 49,221 38 Azur Air, Nordwind Airlines, Royal Flight
47 Salt Lake City, Utah 48,817 2 Delta Air Lines
48 Brussels, Belgium 44,825 2 TUI fly Belgium
49 Chihuahua, Chihuahua 44,225 9 Magni, VivaAerobus, Volaris
50 Villahermosa, Tabasco 43,548 2 Viva Aerobus
Note
  1. Official statistics include George Bush and Hobby Airports.
  2. Official statistics include Midway and O'Hare airports.
  3. Official statistics include Sheremetyevo and Vnukovo airports.

Accidents and incidents
  • On March 15, 1984, Aerocozumel Flight 261 crashed soon after takeoff. No one died in the crash, but one of the passengers died of a heart attack while moving through the swamp.[23]

Accolades
  • 2011 - Best Airport in Latin America - Caribbean of the Airport Service Quality Awards by Airports Council International[24] and 2nd Best Airport by Size in the 5 to 15 million passenger category[25]

See also

References
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  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-05-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "History". Cancun Online Community. August 2016. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
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  6. "Third Quarter 2014 Earnings Call Transcript" (PDF). Aeropuertos del Sureste. October 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2019-09-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "theyucatantimes.com - Cancun airport's new 4th terminal will open Oct. 10". Archived from the original on 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  9. "cancuniairport.com - Cancun Airport Terminal 4". Archived from the original on 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  10. "Air Caraïbes plans Cancun service from mid-Oct 2020". Routes Online. April 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  11. "Condor adds Dusseldorf – Cancun service in W20". Routes Online. March 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  12. "Cuban cancels flights to the Caribbean due to US restrictions on third parties" (in Spanish). Aero Latin News. October 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  13. "Interjet launches routes Monterrey-Los Angeles and Cancún-Miami" (in Spanish). Reportur. November 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  14. "Interjet launches routes from Cancun to Los Angeles and NY" (in Spanish). A21. February 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  15. Liu, Jim (25 December 2019). "Royal Flight adds Moscow – Cancun service in W19". Routesonline. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  16. "Sky Airline delays new routes launch to Sep/Oct 2020". Routes Online. April 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  17. https://www.southwest.com/air/flight-schedules/index.html?clk=GFOOTER-FLY-FLTSCHEDULES
  18. https://www.southwest.com/air/flight-schedules/index.html?clk=GFOOTER-FLY-FLTSCHEDULES
  19. "TAP Air Portugal To Launch Direct Cape Town & Cancun Flights". Simple Flying. April 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  20. "Flight Timetable". tui.co.uk.
  21. "Passenger statistics for Cancun Airport". Asur.com.mx. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  22. "Traffic Statistics by Airline" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  23. "Aviation Safety Network". Aviation-safety.net. 1984-03-15. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
  24. "ASQ Award for Best Airport in Latin America - Caribbean" Archived 2012-02-18 at the Wayback Machine Airports Council International. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-13
  25. "ASQ Award for Best Airport by Size (5-15m)" Archived 2012-02-19 at the Wayback Machine Airports Council International. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-13

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