Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport
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Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport | |||
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IATA: GDL - ICAO: MMGL | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Public | ||
Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico | ||
Serves | Guadalajara, Jalisco | ||
Elevation AMSL | 5,016 ft (1,529 m) | ||
Coordinates | |||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
10/28 | 13,123 | 4,000 | Asphalt |
02/20 | 5,964 | 1,818 | Asphalt |
Guadalajara International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de Guadalajara), also known as Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (IATA: GDL, ICAO: MMGL). It opened in 1966 the airport is located 16 km from the city centre.
Guadalajara's International Airport is composed of two runways and two terminals. It is also a major airport for connections, being a hub for Mexicana, Aerolitoral, and a secondary hub for Aeroméxico. Flights are offered to several destinations within Mexico, the United States, Canada, and South America, with connections to Europe.
The airport is named for Miguel Hidalgo, who began the war that brought Mexican independence from Spain. He has been called the "father of Mexican independence".
The airport is part of the Spanish holding group Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, which also controls airports at Tijuana, Hermosillo, Leon, Puerto Vallarta, Los Cabos, La Paz, Los Mochis, Morelia, Mexicali, Aguascalientes and Manzanillo.
The airport is being renovated and expanded under a project that will allow it to double its operating capacity by 2007. This renovation includes a new Terminal 1 concourse and four additional taxiways.
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[edit] Terminals
[edit] Terminal 1
[edit] Concourse A
Domestic Flights
- Aero California (Chihuahua, Culiacán, Durango, Hermosillo, La Paz, Los Mochis, Mazatlán, Mexico City, Puebla, Tijuana, Torreón, Veracruz)
- Aeroméxico (Hermosillo, Mexico City, Tijuana, Villahermosa )
- ALMA de Mexico (Ciudad Obregon, Chihuahua, La Paz, Los Mochis,Mazatlan, Puebla, Puerto Vallarta, Torreón, Querétaro)
- Aviacsa (Cancún, Culiacan, Hermosillo, Mérida, Mexicali, Mexico City, Monterrey, Tijuana)
- Avolar (Cuernavaca, Culiacán, Durango, Hermosillo, La Paz, Oaxaca, Querétaro, Tijuana)
- Interjet (Monterrey, Toluca)
- Líneas Aéreas Azteca (Cancún, Hermosillo, Mexico City, Puebla, Puerto Vallarta, Tijuana)
- Magnicharters (Cancún, Ixtapa)
- Mexicana (Mexicali, Mexico City, San José del Cabo, Tijuana)
- Click Mexicana (Cancún, Mexico City, Veracruz)
- Volaris (Hermosillo, Mexicali, Monterrey, Toluca, Tijuana)
[edit] Concourse B
International Flights
- Aeroméxico (Chicago-O'Hare, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Ontario)
- Aviacsa (Las Vegas)
- Mexicana (Bakersfield, Chicago-O'Hare, Fresno, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Oakland, Phoenix [begins April 1, 2007], Portland (OR), Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose (CA))
[edit] Concourse C
International Flights
- Alaska Airlines (Los Angeles, Seattle)
- American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth)
- American Eagle (Dallas/Fort Worth)
- ATA Airlines (Chicago-Midway)
- Continental Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental)
- Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental)
- Delta Air Lines (Atlanta, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City)
- Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta)
- Frontier Airlines (Denver)
- US Airways
- US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Phoenix)
[edit] Terminal 2
[edit] Concourse D
Domestic Flights
- Aeroméxico
- Aerolitoral (Acapulco, Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Obregón, Culiacan, Durango, Hermosillo, Ixtapa, La Paz, Los Mochis, Mazatlán, Mérida, Mexicali, Monterrey, Puerto Vallarta, Tijuana, Torreón, Veracruz)
[edit] External links
- Grupo Aeroportuario del Pácifico
- AeropuertosMexico.com (in English)
- The Airport Guide: Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Intl (GDL/MMGL)
- World Aero Data airport information for MMGL
- FlightAware U.S. airport activity to/from: Don Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Int'l (MMGL)
- A-Z World Airports: Don Miguel Hidalgo Airport (GDL/MMGL)