Los Cabos International Airport

Los Cabos International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Los Cabos
IATA: SJD – ICAO: MMSD SJD Location of airport in Baja California Sur
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
Location	San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur
Elevation AMSL	374 ft / 114 m
Coordinates	23°09′06″N 109°43′15″W / 23.15167°N 109.72083°W / 23.15167; -109.72083
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 16/34 9,843 3,000 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Total Passengers 3,285,100 3.02%
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico

Los Cabos International Airport (IATA: SJD, ICAO: MMSD) is the seventh busiest airport in Mexico, located at San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico. The airport serves Los Cabos area: San José del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas. This airport has three terminals with 4 concourses. Terminal 1 serves both domestic and international operations for various air carriers while Terminal 3 services Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines and other seasonal international carriers. From September 2011 until January 2012, the airport temporarily gained nonstop service to Asia with flights to Shanghai, China.

It handled 3,387,400 passengers in 2013, and 3,285,100 passengers in 2014. It has become the most important airport in the state of Baja California Sur. Because of an increase in the region's population growth and holiday resorts, the infrastructure of the airport is now insufficient compared to the increasing demand, causing the lack of available positions for aircraft during peak-hours, as in many other airports in the country.

On September 15, 2014, Los Cabos International Airport was badly damaged by Hurricane Odile. Planes were knocked against structures due to the winds from Odile. Many people went to the airport, demanding flights out of Cabo San Lucas. The Mexican government began airlifting the first of thousands of stranded tourists, free of charge, to airports in Tijuana, Mazatlan, Guadalajara and Mexico City to catch connecting flights and, in the case of foreigners, receive consular assistance.^[1] As of September 20, all of the people stranded in Cabo San Lucas were back in their hometowns.

Architecture

The architect of the 1997 new Los Cabos International Airport, its renovation, expansion and extended facilities, was Mexican architect and great-grandson of Queen Isabella II of Spain, Manuel De Santiago-de Borbón González Bravo. He was a member of ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites), and his lifetime architectural legacy to Mexico adds to 11,000,000 built square meters nationwide, including famous buildings and national sites, as well as important national restorations like the Mexican Houses of Congress Palace, Palacio Legislativo de San Lázaro.

Terminals

The name of the airport displayed over the exit of the international arrivals exit terminal.

Terminal 2.

Aeroméxico Boeing 767-300 at Terminal 1

American Airlines plane, after a flight from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

Terminal Layout (After T4 is completed)

Airport's Runway.

Airport's Control Tower.

Restaurants and stores at Terminal.

Terminal 1

Terminal 1 operates both domestic and international flights.

Terminal 2

Terminal 2 operates international flights only and has 10 gates.

Terminal 3

Terminal 3 is presently not being used during current phase of Terminal 4 construction. Flights have been moved back to Terminal 1 or 2 and still working.

Terminal 4

Terminal 4 is the International terminal at Los Cabos International Airport, all airlines that fly internationally operate out of T2, with the exception of United. The terminal has a duty-free shop and various shops including Starbucks, Sbarro, Subway, and other restaurants. The terminal has four jet bridges, arrivals go down stairs to a large customs facility. Departures go from the main room to the gate and onto the aircraft.

Airlines and destinations

Statistics

Busiest domestic routes at Los Cabos International Airport (2014)

Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airline
1	Distrito Federal (México), Mexico City	210,976		Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, Magnicharters, VivaAerobus, Volaris
2	Jalisco, Guadalajara	102,914		Interjet, VivaAerobus, Volaris
3	Baja California, Tijuana	36,023		Volaris
4	Nuevo León, Monterrey	33,959	1	Aeroméxico Conect, VivaAerobus, Volaris
5	México (state), Toluca	29,017	1	Interjet
6	Sinaloa, Culiacán	21,006		VivaAerobus, Volaris
7	Sinaloa, Mazatlán	4,900		Magni
8	Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez	205
9	Jalisco, Puerto Vallarta	125
10	Guerrero, Acapulco	104

Busiest international routes at Los Cabos International Airport (2014)^[8]

Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airline
1	United States, Los Angeles	196,982		Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, United Airlines
2	United States, Phoenix	131,310		US Airways
3	United States, Dallas	121,640	1	American Airlines, Spirit Airlines
4	United States, San Diego	107,405	1	Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines
5	United States, San Francisco	106,596	2	Alaska Airlines, United Airlines, Virgin America
6	United States, Houston	87,436		United Airlines, United Express
7	United States, Denver	63,191		Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines
8	United States, Orange County	44,703		Southwest Airlines
9	United States, Chicago	40,382	1	American Airlines, United Airlines
10	Canada, Calgary	35,073	1	Air Canada, Air Transat, Sunwing Airlines, WestJet

Facilities

• The trans Road has become a commercial center which include the following establishments.

Hotels

• Best Western Aeropuerto
• Mayan Palace
• Playa Grande
• Pueblo Bonito

Restaurants

The airport has many restaurants and fast food , among the best known are:

• Bar Corona
• Burger King
• Boston Hot Dogs
• Corner Bar
• Domino's Pizza
• Medas
• Sbarro
• Subway
• Starbucks
• Yogurlisios Frozen Yogurt

Airport Transportation

• Cabo Shuttle Services Private and shared shuttles to and from the airport.
• Cabo Airport Shuttle Private and shared shuttles.
• Eco Baja Tours Transportation to and from La Paz, Los Barriles and Todos Santos.
• Los Cabos Express Limos and Buses from airport.
• Los Cabos First Class Vans and limousines transportation.
• Ruta del Desierto Buses to several destinations.
• Shuttle in Cabo Vans, cars and limousines.

Parking

• Airport Parking:
  • 1 hour: $28 pesos
    • Maximum pay per day, rate until the fifth day: $305 pesos
    • Maximum pay per day for the next days: $96 pesos

See also

• List of the busiest airports in Mexico

References

1. ↑ theguardian.com - Hurricane Odile: Mexico begins airlifts of tourists stranded in Los Cabos
2. ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2015/04/01/as-sna-oct15/
3. ↑ http://www.applevacations.com/flight-schedule/mci-kansas_city/
4. ↑ http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-southwest-bwi-mexico-20141110-story.html?track=rss
5. ↑ "Fewer stops, more options in 2015". Southwest Airlines. March 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015. 
6. ↑ http://www.chron.com/business/article/Spirit-Airlines-to-add-10-new-nonstop-flights-at-5893355.php
7. ↑ http://www.suncountry.com/reservations/routemap.shtml
8. ↑ "Air Operational Statistics". Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2015. 

External links

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• Los Cabos International Airport
• Airport information for MMSD at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.