Guadalajara International Airport

Guadalajara International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional de Guadalajara

GDL Airport Front View

IATA: GDL
ICAO: MMGL

Summary

Airport type

Public

Owner

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico

Operator

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico

Serves

Guadalajara, Jalisco

Location

Tlajomulco de Zuñiga, Jalisco

Hub for

Volaris

Focus city for

Elevation AMSL

1,529 m / 5,016 ft

Coordinates

20°31′18″N 103°18′40″W / 20.52167°N 103.31111°WCoordinates: 20°31′18″N 103°18′40″W / 20.52167°N 103.31111°W

Map

GDL

Location of airport in Mexico

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
10/28	4,000	13,123	Asphalt
02/20	1,818	5,964	Asphalt

Statistics (2016)

Total Passengers	11,395,800 16%
Ranking in Mexico	3rd

Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico

Guadalajara International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Guadalajara), officially known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Guadalajara Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla) (IATA: GDL, ICAO: MMGL), is the main airport of Mexico's second-largest city Guadalajara. Opened in 1966, it is located 16 km south of the city center. In 2015 it handled 9,758,516 passengers, and in 2016 it handled 11,395,800.^[1] It is Mexico's third-busiest airport, after Mexico City International Airport and Cancún International Airport and second-busiest for cargo flights.^[2]

Guadalajara's International Airport consists of two runways and one terminal. It is also a major airport for connections, being a hub for and Volaris, for which is a primary gateway to the United States. It is also a focus city for Aeroméxico, Interjet, and VivaAerobus. Flights are offered to destinations within Mexico and to Central America and the United States.

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".

Terminals

Airport's Main entrance.

Terminal Map.

Concourse A.

Main Corridor at the airport.

Platform of the airport.

Land side of the airport.

Passenger terminal

The Passenger Terminal is used by all airlines for international and domestic flights.^[3] The terminal has Customs facilities. It also has 10 jetways on Concourse A and Concourse C. There are also 27 remote parking positions.

Cargo Terminal

The Cargo Terminal was recently expanded and has a capacity to store approximately 350,000 tons of goods annually in its 27,000 square meters. It has 6 positions that can handle any kind of major aircraft.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Aeromar	Culiacán, Hermosillo, Mexico City, Manzanillo, Puebla, Puerto Vallarta
Aeroméxico	Cancún, Chicago–O'Hare, Fresno, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Ontario, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose (CA), Tijuana
Aeroméxico Connect	Atlanta (begins December 1, 2017),^[4] Mexico City, Monterrey, Salt Lake City (begins January 15, 2018)^[5]
Alaska Airlines	Los Angeles, San Jose (CA)
American Airlines	Dallas/Fort Worth
American Eagle	Phoenix–Sky Harbor
Calafia Airlines	La Paz, Los Mochis, Puerto Vallarta, San José del Cabo
Copa Airlines	Panama City–Tocumen
Delta Air Lines	Atlanta Seasonal: Salt Lake City
Delta Connection	Seasonal: Salt Lake City
Interjet	Cancún, Chihuahua, Culiacán, Hermosillo, Las Vegas, La Paz, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Monterrey, San Antonio, San José del Cabo, Tijuana, Toluca/Mexico City, Veracruz Seasonal: Puerto Vallarta
Magnicharters	Cancún
TAR	Acapulco, Durango, Huatulco, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Mazatlán, Oaxaca, Puerto Vallarta, Querétaro, Tampico, Toluca/Mexico City, Tuxtla Gutiérrez
United Airlines	Houston–Intercontinental
United Express	Houston–Intercontinental
VivaAerobus	Cancún, Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Culiacán, Hermosillo, La Paz, Los Angeles (begins December 16, 2017),^[6] Mérida, Mexicali (begins August 21, 2017),^[7] Mexico City, Monterrey, Puerto Vallarta, Reynosa, Tampico, Tijuana, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Veracruz, Villahermosa Seasonal: Houston-Intercontinental, San José del Cabo
Volaris	Austin, Cancún, Chicago–Midway, Chicago–O'Hare, Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Obregón, Cozumel, Culiacán, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Fresno, Guatemala City, Hermosillo, Houston–Intercontinental, Huatulco, La Paz, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Los Mochis, Mazatlán, Mérida, Mexicali, Mexico City, Miami, Milwaukee, Monterrey, New York–JFK, Oakland, Oaxaca, Ontario, Orlando, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Portland (OR), Reno/Tahoe, Sacramento, San Antonio, San Bernardino (begins November 2, 2017),^[8] San Jose (CA), San José del Cabo, Seattle/Tacoma, Tijuana, Torreón/Gómez Palacio, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Veracruz, Villahermosa Seasonal: San Francisco
Volaris Costa Rica	San José (Costa Rica)^[9]

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Aeromexico Cargo	Los Angeles, Mexico City
AeroUnion	Los Angeles, Mexico City
Air France Cargo	Paris-Charles de Gaulle
Amerijet International	Miami
Cargolux	Houston-Intercontinental, Luxembourg
Cathay Pacific Cargo	Anchorage, Hong Kong
Centurion Cargo	Los Angeles, Mexico City
DHL Aviation operated by ABX Air	Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Querétaro
Estafeta	La Paz, San Luis Potosí
FedEx Express	Memphis
Korean Air Cargo	Seoul-Incheon, Vancouver
LATAM Cargo Mexico	Bogotá, Los Angeles, Miami
Lufthansa Cargo	Dallas/Fort Worth, Frankfurt
Panalpina operated by Atlas Air	Huntsville, London-Stansted
UPS Airlines	Louisville

Busiest routes

**Busiest domestic routes from Guadalajara International Airport (2016)**
Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airline
1	Distrito Federal (México), Mexico City	1,380,803		Aeromar, Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, VivaAerobus, Volaris
2	Baja California, Tijuana	741,530		Aeroméxico, Interjet, VivaAerobus, Volaris
3	Quintana Roo, Cancún	258,466	1	Aeroméxico, Interjet, Magni, VivaAerobus, Volaris
4	Nuevo León, Monterrey	321,071	1	Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, VivaAerobus, Volaris
5	Sonora, Hermosillo	135,498		Aeromar, Interjet, VivaAerobus, Volaris
6	Baja California Sur, Los Cabos	119,653		Aéreo Calafia, Interjet, VivaAerobus, Volaris
7	Baja California, Mexicali	115,727		Volaris
8	Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez	97,994		VivaAerobus, Volaris
9	Baja California Sur, La Paz	93,242		Aéreo Calafia, TAR, VivaAerobus, Volaris
10	Sinaloa, Culiacán	71,040	1	Interjet, VivaAerobus, Volaris
11	Veracruz, Veracruz	61,961	1	VivaAerobus, Volaris
12	Yucatán, Mérida	60,040	1	VivaAerobus, Volaris
13	Chihuahua, Chihuahua	51,189	3	VivaAerobus, Volaris
14	Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez	47,933	1	TAR, VivaAerobus, Volaris
15	Tabasco, Villahermosa	46,043	1	VivaAerobus, Volaris
16	Jalisco, Puerto Vallarta	43,330	4	Interjet, TAR, VivaAerobus
17	Tamaulipas, Reynosa	30,726	3	VivaAerobus
18	Sinaloa, Los Mochis	26,018	1	Aeromar, TAR, Volaris
19	México (state), Toluca	24,302	2	TAR
20	Coahuila, Torreón	22,862	1	Volaris, TAR

**Busiest international routes from Guadalajara International Airport (2016)**^[10]
Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airline
1	United States, Los Angeles	460,356		Aeroméxico, Alaska Airlines, Interjet, Volaris
2	United States, Chicago (Midway and O'Hare)^{[Note 1]}	120,225	1	Aeroméxico, Volaris
3	United States, San Jose	118,421	2	Alaska Airlines, Volaris
4	United States, Houston	117,742	2	United Airlines, United Express, VivaAerobus, Volaris
5	United States, Fresno	99,925	1	Aeroméxico, Volaris
6	United States, Sacramento	97,518	1	Aeroméxico, Volaris
7	United States, Dallas	90,644	3	American Eagle, Volaris
8	United States, Las Vegas	81,230	3	Interjet, Volaris
9	United States, Ontario	68,580	1	Aeroméxico, Volaris
10	United States, San Francisco	60,606	3	Aeroméxico, Volaris
11	United States, Phoenix–Sky Harbor	59,445	3	American Airlines, American Eagle, Volaris
12	United States, Oakland	54,602	3	Volaris
13	United States, Atlanta	52,482	1	Delta Air Lines, Delta Connection
14	United States, San Antonio	30,383		Interjet, Volaris
15	United States, Portland	26,507	1	Volaris
16	United States, New York	25,560	6	Volaris
17	Panama, Panama City	21,889	2	Copa Airlines
18	United States, Reno	21,617		Volaris
19	United States, Orlando	19,376	2	Volaris
20	United States, Denver	17,387	1	Aeroméxico, Volaris

Notes

↑ The official statistics include both Midway and O'Hare airports.

Accidents and incidents

On June 2, 1958, Aeronaves de México Flight 111, a Lockheed L-749A Constellation (registration XA-MEV), crashed into La Latilla Mountain, 16 kilometers (10 miles) from the airport, shortly after takeoff for a flight to Mexico City, after the airliner′s crew failed to follow the established climb-out procedure for the airport after taking off. The crash killed all 45 people on board, and two prominent American scientists – oceanographer Townsend Cromwell and fisheries scientist Bell M. Shimada – were among the dead. It was the deadliest aviation accident in Mexican history at the time.^[11]^[12]^[13]
Aeroméxico Flight 498: On August 31, 1986 an Aeroméxico DC-9 that originated from Mexico City and stopped at Guadalajara, Loreto and Tijuana collided with a private aircraft while attempting to land at Los Angeles International Airport.

References

↑ "Annual Report (in Spanish)". Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. January 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
↑ Quarter Studios - Soluciones Digitales. "Aeropuerto de Guadalajara". Retrieved 29 July 2015.
↑ "AeroMexico expands US network in 4Q17". Routes Online. May 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
↑ https://aeromexico.com/es-mx/reserva/opciones?itinerary=GDL_SLC_2018-01-15.SLC_GDL_2018-01-21&leg=1&travelers=A1_C0_I0_PH0_PC0
↑ "VivaAerobus open new route Guadalajara-Los Angeles" (in Spanish). El Financiero. June 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
↑ "Viva Aerobus to open two routes from Mexicali" (in Spanish). A21. June 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
↑ "Volaris opens 5 destinations" (in Spanish). Compañía Periodística Meridiano. March 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
↑ "Volaris Costa Rica asumirá vuelos directos a Cancún y Guadalajara" (Web) (in Spanish). La Nación. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
↑ "Air carrier operational statistics". Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2017. Archived from the original on October 16, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
↑ Aviation Safety Network Accident Description
↑ preserveamerica.noaa.gov Bell Masayuki Shimada (1922-1958)
↑ nvcfoundation.org "NOAA Honors Nisei with Launch of Fisheries Vessel 'Bell M. Shimada,'" Japanese American Veterans Association, December 2008, Volume 58, Issue 11.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to International airport of Guadalajara, Mexico.

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pácifico
AeropuertosMexico.com (in English)
Airport information for MMGL at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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)
TAR Aerolineas

Airports in Mexico
Major airports	Acapulco Aguascalientes Cancún Chihuahua Ciudad del Carmen Ciudad Juárez Ciudad Obregón Cozumel Culiacán Guadalajara Hermosillo Huatulco Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo La Paz León/El Bajío Los Cabos Mazatlán Mérida Mexicali Mexico City Monterrey/Mariano Escobedo Morelia Oaxaca Puebla Puerto Vallarta Tampico Tijuana Toluca/Mexico City Torreón Tuxtla Gutiérrez Veracruz Villahermosa
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