Puerto Escondido International Airport
Direction | Length | Surface | |
---|---|---|---|
m | ft | ||
09/27 | 2,300 | 7,546 | Asphalt |
Total passengers | 917,400 |
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Ranking in Mexico | 26th 2 |
Puerto Escondido International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Puerto Escondido) (IATA: PXM, ICAO: MMPS) is an airport located in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic for the city of Puerto Escondido and the Costa Region of Oaxaca on the Mexican Pacific coast. The airport is operated by Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares, a federal government-owned corporation. It offers passenger services to seven domestic destinations and also supports various tourism, flight training, executive, and general aviation activities. The airport is one of the fastest-growing airports in the country, primarily due to the high popularity of Puerto Escondido as a tourist destination. In 2023, the airport handled 917,400 passengers, doubling 2019's traffic.[2][1]
Facilities
The airport is located at an elevation of 294 feet (90 m) above mean sea level and covers an area of 125 hectares (309 acres). It features one runway designated 09/27 with an asphalt surface that measures 2,300 by 45 metres (7,546 ft × 148 ft). The airport has three aircraft positions suitable for receiving narrow-body aircraft like the Boeing 737 and the Airbus A320. The one-story passenger terminal has small areas for departures and arrivals, parking facilities, car rental services, and small shops. Its official operating hours are from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. A new terminal is currently under construction on the southwest side of the airport, adjacent to the airport's existing apron.[3]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Airlines | Destinations |
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Aeroméxico Connect | Mexico City |
Aerotucán | Oaxaca |
Aerovega | Oaxaca |
Viva Aerobus | Mexico City, Mexico City–AIFA Seasonal: Monterrey |
Volaris | Guadalajara, Mexico City, Mexico City–AIFA, Monterrey, Tijuana |
Destinations map
Puerto Escondido Mexico City Mexico City-AIFA Tijuana Monterrey Guadalajara Oaxaca class=notpageimage| Domestic destinations from Puerto Escondido International Airport Red = Year-round destination Blue = Future destination Green = Seasonal destination |
Statistics
Passengers
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Busiest routes
Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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1 | Mexico City, Mexico City | 341,715 | Aeroméxico Connect, Viva Aerobus, Volaris | |
2 | State of Mexico, Mexico City/AIFA | 51,840 | 1 | Viva Aerobus, Volaris |
3 | Jalisco, Guadalajara | 27,327 | 1 | Volaris |
4 | Nuevo León, Monterrey | 16,805 | Viva Aerobus, Volaris | |
5 | Baja California, Tijuana | 13,409 | 1 | Volaris |
Incidents
On 11 February 2024, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (Blackhawk XP42 conversion) force landed on a beach immediately after taking off from the Puerto Escondido Airport runway. One person on the beach was killed on impact and several plane occupants were injured.[5][6][7]
Gallery
See also
- List of the busiest airports in Mexico
- List of airports in Mexico
- List of airports by ICAO code: M
- List of busiest airports in North America
- List of the busiest airports in Latin America
- Transportation in Mexico
- Tourism in Mexico
- Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares
- List of beaches in Mexico
- Costa Region
- Playa de Escobilla Sanctuary
- Lagunas de Chacahua National Park
- Laguna de Manialtepec
- Oaxaca
References
- ^ a b "Estadística Operacional de Aeropuertos / Statistics by Airport". Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Operational Statistics of Airports in the ASA Network" (in Spanish). Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares. March 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Expansion of Puerto airport to begin this year".
- ^ "Estadística operacional por origen-destino / Traffic Statistics by City Pairs" (in Spanish). Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Accident Cessna 208B Grand Caravan N80GE,". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ Flightradar24. "Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map". Flightradar24. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Meganoticias. "Cae avioneta en playa Bacocho en Puerto Escondido". MEGANOTICIAS (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 12 February 2024.
External links
- Media related to Puerto Escondido International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website
- Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares
- Puerto Escondido Airport information at Great Circle Mapper
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for MMPS at SkyVector
- Current weather for MMPS at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for PXM at Aviation Safety Network
- The Legal Nomads guide to Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca
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