Bahías de Huatulco International Airport
| Huatulco International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Huatulco | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aeropuertos del Sureste (ASUR) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 464 ft / 141 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 15°46′31″N 096°15′45″W / 15.77528°N 96.26250°W | ||||||||||
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  HUX Location of airport in Oaxaca | |||||||||||
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Bahías de Huatulco International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Bahías de Huatulco) (IATA: HUX, ICAO: MMBT) is an international airport located at Huatulco, in the state of Oaxaca on Mexico.[1] The airport handles national and international air traffic for the southern and southeastern Pacific coast of Oaxaca state.
It is one of nine airports in southeast Mexico operated by Aeropuertos del Sureste (ASUR), which lists the airport's name as Huatulco International Airport.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 464 feet (141 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 07/25 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,000 by 45 metres (9,843 ft × 148 ft).[1]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aeromar | Seasonal: Mexico City |
| Aeroméxico | Seasonal: Mexico City |
| Aeromexico Connect | Mexico City |
| Aerotucán | Oaxaca |
| Aerovega | Oaxaca |
| Air Canada | Seasonal: Toronto-Pearson |
| Air Canada Rouge | Seasonal: Calgary |
| Air Transat | Seasonal: Edmonton (begins December 18, 2017),[3] Regina, Toronto-Pearson |
| Interjet | Mexico City |
| Magni | Mexico City, Monterrey |
| Sun Country Airlines | Seasonal: Minneapolis–Saint Paul |
| Sunwing Airlines | Seasonal: Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg |
| TAR Aerolineas | Guadalajara, Oaxaca |
| United Express | Houston-Intercontinental |
| VivaAerobus | Mexico City |
| Volaris | Chicago-O'Hare (begins November 18, 2017),[4] Guadalajara, Mexico City |
| WestJet | Seasonal: Calgary, Edmonton (begins November 2, 2017),[5] Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver (begins October 29, 2017)[5] |
Traffic statistics
In recent years, it has become one of the fastest growing airports in the country thanks to new seasonal flights from Canada and the US: in 2015, it handled 618,767 passengers and in 2016 it handled 662,780 passengers, a yearly increase of over 7%.
Busiest routes
| Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Distrito Federal (México), Mexico City |
266,344 |  |
Aeromar, Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, Magnicharters, Viva Aerobus, Volaris |
| 2 |  Oaxaca, Oaxaca |
4,762 |  1 |
Aerotucán, Aerovega, TAR |
| 3 |  Jalisco, Guadalajara |
1,699 | TAR | |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} México (state), Toluca |
243 | TAR | |
| 5 |  Querétaro, Querétaro |
98 | TAR |
| Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada, Toronto |
15,347 | |
Air Canada Rouge, Air Transat, Sunwing Airlines, WestJet |
| 2 | Canada, Calgary |
12,575 | 3 |
Air Transat, WestJet |
| 3 | Canada, Vancouver |
4,369 | 3 |
Sunwing Airlines |
| 4 | Canada, Regina |
3,579 | 3 |
Air Transat |
| 5 |  United States, Houston |
3,553 |  3 |
United Airlines, United Express |
| 6 | Canada, Winnipeg |
2,589 | 2 |
Sunwing Airlines |
| 7 | United States, Chicago |
2,418 | 1 |
Frontier Airlines |
| 8 | United States, Minneapolis |
1,877 | 1 |
Sun Country Airlines |
| 9 | Canada, Victoria |
1,081 | Sunwing Airlines | |
| 10 | Canada, Saskatoon |
565 | 1 |
Sunwing Airlines |
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Airport information for MMBT from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ↑ Airport information for HUX at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ↑ "Airtransat adds new nonstop sectors for W17". Routes Online. May 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
- ↑ "Volaris will connect Chicago with Huatulco and Zihuatanejo" (in Spanish). Grupo Milenio. February 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- 1 2 "WestJet plans additional Belize / Mexico service in W17". Routes Online. July 2017. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
- ↑ "Air carrier operational statistics". Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2017. Archived from the original on October 16, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
External links
- Huatulco Intl. Airport
- Airport information for MMBT at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.