Guaymas International Airport

General José María Yáñez International Airport (IATA: GYM, ICAO: MMGM) is an international airport located in Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic for the city of Guaymas. It was named after General José María Yáñez who defended Guaymas against an army of 400 French, German and Chilean filibusters in the 19th century. It is operated by Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares, a federal government-owned corporation.

Guaymas International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Guaymas
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares
LocationGuaymas, Sonora, Mexico
Elevation AMSL18 m / 59 ft
Coordinates27°58′08″N 110°55′30″W
Map
GYM
Location of the airport in Mexico
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02L/20R 2,350 7,710 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Total Passengers11,562
Ranking in Mexico58th
Source: Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares

In 2018, the airport handled 13,061 passengers, and in 2019 it handled 11,562 passengers.[1]

History

Past jet service

A U.S. based airline operated scheduled passenger jet service from Guaymas during the 1970s. In 1975, Hughes Airwest was operating nonstop service to Phoenix (PHX) four days a week with a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 jetliner with this flight offering continuing, no change of plane service to San Jose, CA (SJC), San Francisco (SFO), Sacramento (SMF), Eugene, OR (EUG). Portland, OR (PDX) and Seattle (SEA).[2]

Aeroméxico operated daily McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 jet service from Guaymas nonstop to Tucson (TUS) for a number of years in the 1980s and 1990s.[3]

US Airways used to fly to Phoenix–Sky Harbor from Guaymas with Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft; the route was initially operated by Beechcraft 1900D and Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft. The service was discontinued in late 2012.[4]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Aéreo Servicio Guerrero Guerrero Negro, Hermosillo
Calafia Airlines Guerrero Negro, Hermosillo, Isla de Cedros, Loreto

See also

References
  1. "Estadística Operacional de los Aeropuertos de la Red ASA" (Web) (in Spanish). Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  2. http://www.departedflights.com, Oct. 26, 1975 Hughes Airwest system timetable
  3. http://www.departedflights.com, Official Airline Guide (OAG) editions: Feb. 15, 1985; Feb. 15, 1989; Oct. 1, 1991 and Feb. 2, 1995, Guaymas to Tucson flight schedules
  4. "US Airways Cancels Guaymas, Mexico Service from late-Oct 2012". Airline Route. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2015.



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