Acapulco International Airport

General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional General Juan N. Álvarez
IATA: ACA – ICAO: MMAA ACA Location of airport in Mexico
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
Serves	Acapulco
Location	Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Elevation AMSL	13 ft / 4 m
Coordinates	16°45′21.7″N 099°45′05.8″W / 16.756028°N 99.751611°W / 16.756028; -99.751611Coordinates: 16°45′21.7″N 099°45′05.8″W / 16.756028°N 99.751611°W / 16.756028; -99.751611
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 06/24 1,700 5,579 Concrete 10/28 3,302 10,832 Concrete
Statistics (2015)
Total Passengers 730,382 Ranking in Mexico 20th 1
Source: DAFIF[1][2] Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte

Acapulco International Airport, officially General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (IATA: ACA, ICAO: MMAA), is the main airport of Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico, located 26 km (16 miles) from the city.

In 2014, the airport handled 631,570 passengers, and in 2015 it handled 730,382 passengers.

Information

Layout of terminal building

Because Acapulco has always been considered an important resort and recreation area, Acapulco 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 1960s circular building.

The airport was named by Juan N. Álvarez Hurtado, acMexican military who was instrumental in most of the armed conflicts in the beginning of Mexico independent, Governor of Guerrero and President of Mexico.

Airlines and destinations

Acapulco Airport.

Airport Terminal building.

Main corridor of the airport.

Waiting room at Acapulco airport.

Many Mexican airlines provide daily domestic flights to Mexico City, Tijuana, Monterrey and Toluca. United Airlines serves Acapulco from Houston. During the winter 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 EMB 145/195 and Bombardier CRJ100 are all regular visitors. When Acapulco was extremely popular airlines such as Delta, United, British Airways and Alitalia connected Acapulco to various European and American cities.

Traffic statistics

Passengers

List of passengers per year since 2001.^[3][4]

Year	Total passengers	% change	Domestic Passengers	% change	International Passengers	% change
2001	940 197	7.6%	569 195	3.3%	371 002	20.6%
2002	793 420	15.6%	523 172	8.0%	270 248	27.1%
2003	774 349	2.4%	527 208	0.7%	247 141	8.5%
2004	821 301	6.0%	542 437	2.8%	278 864	12.8%
2005	880 190	7.1%	554 988	2.3%	325 202	16.6%
2006	994 393	13.0%	638 543	15.1%	355 850	9.4%
2007	1 057 332	6.3%	740 289	15.9%	317 043	10.9%
2008	1 087 974	2.9%	818 671	10.6%	269 303	15.1%
2009	839 048	22.9%	636 418	22.3%	202 630	24.8%
2010	736 878	12.2%	547 420	14.0%	189 458	6.5%
2011	596 326	19.1%	495 018	9.6%	101 308	46.5%
2012	546 951	8.2%	486 268	1.7%	60 683	40.1%
2013	617 079	12.9%	560 945	15.4%	56 134	7.5%
2014	631 570	2.3%	576 042	2.7%	55 528	1.1%
2015	730 382	15.7%	677 698	17.7%	52 684	5.1%

Busiest routes

Busiest domestic routes at Acapulco International Airport (2015)

Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airline
1	Distrito Federal (México), Mexico City	245,046		Aeromar, Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, Volaris
2	México (state), Toluca	38,133		Interjet
3	Baja California, Tijuana	27,357		Interjet, Volaris
4	Nuevo León, Monterrey	23,968		Magni, VivaAerobus, Volaris
5	Querétaro, Querétaro	3,604		TAR
6	Guerrero, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo	3,134		TAR
7	Oaxaca, Oaxaca	153	1
8	Coahuila, Torreón	144		TAR
9	Veracruz, Veracruz	120
10	Oaxaca, Huatulco	69

Busiest international routes at Acapulco International Airport (2015)^[5]

Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airline
1	USA, Houston	7,677		United Express
2	Canada, Montréal	1,885	1	Air Transat
3	Canada, Toronto	1,721	1	Sunwing Airlines
4	USA, Los Angeles	48
5	USA, Newark	33

See also

• List of the busiest airports in Mexico

References

External links

• Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte de México