| General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional General Juan N. Álvarez |
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| IATA: ACA – ICAO: MMAA
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMA) | ||
| Serves | Acapulco | ||
| Location | Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 13 ft / 4 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 06/24 | 1,700 | 5,579 | Concrete |
| 10/28 | 3,302 | 10,832 | Concrete |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Total Passengers | 736,878 | ||
| Source: DAFIF[1][2] Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte | |||
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 2010, the airport handled 736,878 passengers.
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 Mexico City 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.
The facility has many services for passengers, including restaurants, VIP lounges, and several gates equipped with jetways, and is divided in two terminals, The passenger terminal, serving all scheduled flight and all airlines (domestic and international) and the general aviation Terminal, which is a 1960's circular building.
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Many Mexican airlines provide daily domestic flights to Mexico City, Tijuana, Monterrey, Puebla and Leon. Some American airlines serve Acapulco from Newark and Houston. During the summer Acapulco is visited by Canadian charter airlines from places such as Montreal and Toronto. European charters such as Thomas Cook Airlines, Thomson Airways and TUI Airlines also serve Acapulco because of PO Ferry cruises from here. Aircraft such as Boeing 737, Boeing 757, Boeing 767, Airbus A330, Airbus A320, Embraer ERJ 145, Embraer E-jets and Bombardier CRJ100 are all regular visitors. When Acapulco was extremely popular airlines such as Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, British Airways and Alitalia connected Acapulco to various European and American cities.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aeromar | Mexico City, Puebla |
| Aeroméxico | Seasonal: Mexico City |
| Aeroméxico Connect | Mexico City, Guadalajara |
| Air Transat | Seasonal: Montréal-Trudeau |
| Canjet | Seasonal: Montréal-Trudeau, Toronto-Pearson |
| Interjet | Mexico City, Toluca |
| Magnicharters | Seasonal Mexico City |
| Sunwing Airlines | Seasonal: Toronto-Pearson |
| Thomas Cook Airlines | Seasonal: Birmingham (UK), East Midlands, London-Gatwick, Manchester |
| Thomson Airways | Seasonal: Birmingham (UK), East Midlands, London-Gatwick, Manchester |
| United Airlines | Newark |
| United Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines | Houston-Intercontinental |
| VivaAerobus | Monterrey |
| Volaris | Tijuana |
Discontinued destinations from Acapulco:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Alitalia | Milan, Rome |
| American Airlines | Chicago O'Hare, Dallas/Ft. Worth |
| British Airways | London-Heathrow |
| Líneas Aéreas Azteca | Mexico City |
| MexicanaClick | Mexico City |
| MexicanaLink | Mexico City |
| TAESA | Mexico City |
| US Airways | Phoenix |
| Northwest Airlines | Minneapolis/St. Paul |
| Air Canada | Toronto |
| Delta Air Lines | Detroit, Atlanta |