General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport

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General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional General Juan N. Álvarez
IATA: ACA – ICAO: MMAA
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMA)
Location		Acapulco
Elevation AMSL		4 m / 13 ft
Coordinates		16°45′24.81″N 99°45′12.91″W / 16.7568917, -99.7535861
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
10/28	3,300	10,827	Concrete
06/24	1,700	5,577	Concrete

General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (IATA: ACA, ICAO: MMAA), also known as Acapulco International Airport, is an aviation facility located 26 km (16 miles) from Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico. In 2006, the airport handled 994,300 passengers, representing a 13.0% increase over 2005^[1].

Contents 1 Information 2 Airlines and destinations 2.1 Domestic Services 2.2 International Services 2.3 Charter Services 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Information

Because Acapulco has always been considered an important resort and recreation area, Juan Álvarez International Airport has long been important in the development of tourism in southern Mexico. It is the largest international airport in the country's southern Pacific region, and one of the largest air facilities in Mexico. Frequent flights are available daily from Benito Juárez International Airport in Mexico City as well as less frequent flights from other Mexican, American, and Canadian cities. The airport can accommodate jets up to the size of the Boeing 747.

This international airport is one of the top 15 airports in Mexico in terms of passengers and operations, receiving many international charter flights, as do Cancún, Puerto Vallarta, Ixtapa, Mazatlán, Huatulco, and Los Cabos.

The facility has many services for passengers, including restaurants, VIP lounges, and telescoping boarding gates, and is divided in two terminals, Terminal 1 and the Airterminal, which is a state-of-the-art concourse serving eight boarding gates.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

[edit] Domestic Services

• Aeromar (Mexico City, Queretaro)
• Aeroméxico (Mexico City)
  • Aeroméxico Connect (Guadalajara)
• Aviacsa (Mexico City)
• Avolar (Aguascalientes, Hermosillo, Puebla, Tapachula, Tijuana)
• Interjet (Toluca)
• Magnicharters (Monterrey)
• Mexicana (Mexico City)
• Viva Aerobus (Monterrey)
• Volaris (Toluca, Tijuana)

[edit] International Services

• American Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth) [seasonal]
• Air Transat (Montreal) [seasonal]
• Continental Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental, Newark [seasonal])
  • Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental)
• Delta Air Lines (Atlanta, Los Angeles [seasonal])
• Northwest Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul) [seasonal]
• Sunwing Airlines (Montreal, Toronto-Pearson) [seasonal]
• US Airways (Phoenix)
• Zoom Airlines (Montreal) [seasonal]

[edit] Charter Services

• Skyservice (Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto-Pearson) [seasonal]
• Thomsonfly (Belfast (UK), Birmingham (UK), Manchester)
• Aladia (Cancun)

[edit] References

1. ^ Passenger statistics for 2006 http://www.oma.bz/EN/BoletinesDePrensa.asp?idAeropuerto=mty

[edit] External links

• The Airport Guide: General Juan N Alvarez Intl (ACA/MMAA)
• World Aero Data: General Juan N Alvarez Intl (MMAA)
• FlightAware U.S. airport activity to/from: General Juan N Alvarez Int'l (MMAA)
• A-Z World Airports: Acapulco Airport (ACA/MMAA)
• Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte de México
• General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport is at coordinates 16°45′25″N 99°45′13″W / 16.756892, -99.753586 (General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport)Coordinates: 16°45′25″N 99°45′13″W / 16.756892, -99.753586 (General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport)