Cancún International Airport

Cancún International Airport
IATA: CUN ICAO: MMUN
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
Serves	Cancún
Location	Cancún, Quintana-Roo, Mexico
Hub for	Mexicana
Elevation AMSL	20 ft / 6 m
Coordinates	21°02′12″N 86°52′37″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 12R/30L 12L/30R 11,483 9,186 3,500 2,800 Asphalt Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Total Passengers 11,174,908
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste

Cancún International Airport (IATA: CUN, ICAO: MMUN) is located in Cancún, Quintana Roo, on the Caribbean coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. It is Mexico's second busiest airport, after Mexico City International Airport in Mexico City, but the biggest in Mexico and Latin America for International passengers. In 2009, Cancún airport handled 11,174,908 passengers, a moderate decrease from 12,646,451 in 2008, partly due to the 2009 flu pandemic and the Financial crisis of 2007-2010.

The airport has been expanding as it has become one of the most important international airports in the country. It has two operative runways that are 1,500m apart which allows them to be used simultaneously, and three commercial terminals. Terminal 1 is used by charter airlines from North America, including domestic charter airlines. Terminal 2 is used by some international airlines, as all of the scheduled domestic airlines, and new Terminal 3 handles almost all international operations of airlines from North America and Europe.

The airport is operated by ASUR, together with Cozumel International Airport, Mérida International Airport, Veracruz International Airport, Villahermosa International Airport and Xoxocotlán International Airport among others.

Passenger statistics

Passenger statistics for Cancún International Airport

Year	Total Passengers	% change
2006	9,728,149	+4.6%
2007	11,340,027	+16.6%
2008	12,646,451	+11.5%
2009	11,174,908	-11.6%

Terminals

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Terminal 1 Layout

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Terminal 2 Layout

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Terminal 3 Layout

Terminal 1

• Terminal 1 has 7 gates: 1-7A. It is temporarily closed for remodelling, so that it can be used again by charter airlines that operate into the airport.

Terminal 2

• Terminal 2 has 22 gates: A1-A11 and B12-B22
  • The Satellite Building has 11 gates on the upper level: A1-A11
  • The Main Building: has 11 gates on the lower level: B12-B22

Terminal 3

• Terminal 3 has 15 gates: C23-C37

The terminals together comprise 47 boarding gates (of which 17 are remote), 22 (A1-A11 and B12-B22) in Terminal 2, and 14 in Terminal 3.

Terminals, airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations	Terminal/Concourse
Aeroméxico	Mexico City, Monterrey	2M
Aerotucán	Cozumel	2M
Air Berlin	Düsseldorf, Munich	3
Air Canada	Calgary, Edmonton [seasonal], Halifax [seasonal], Montréal-Trudeau, Ottawa [seasonal], Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Winnipeg [seasonal]	2S
Air Europa	Madrid	3
Air Pullmantur	Madrid	2S
AirTran Airways	Atlanta, Baltimore	2S
Air Transat	Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Moncton [begins February 26], Montréal-Trudeau, Québec City, Saskatoon, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver	2S
Alaska Airlines	Los Angeles, Seattle/Tacoma [seasonal]	3
American Airlines	Chicago-O'Hare [seasonal], Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami, New York-JFK	3
Arkefly	Amsterdam	2S
Avianca	Bogotá [seasonal]	2S
Blue Panorama Airlines	Bologna, Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino	2S
CanJet	Abbotsford, Calgary, Comox, Edmonton, Halifax, Kelowna, Montréal-Trudeau, Ottawa, Québec City, St. John's, Regina, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Victoria	2S
Condor	Frankfurt	2S
Continental Airlines	Cleveland, Houston-Intercontinental, Newark	3
Copa Airlines	Panama City	2S
Corsairfly	Paris-Orly	2S
Cubana de Aviación	Havana	2M
Delta Air Lines	Atlanta, Boston, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky [seasonal], Detroit, Hartford/Springfield [seasonal], Indianapolis [seasonal], Los Angeles, Memphis, Milwaukee [seasonal], Minneapolis/St. Paul, Nashville [seasonal], Orlando [seasonal], Raleigh/Durham [seasonal], Salt Lake City, Washington-Dulles [seasonal]	3
Frontier Airlines	Denver, Indianapolis [seasonal], Kansas City, Salt Lake City [seasonal], St. Louis [seasonal]	3
Edelweiss Air	Zürich	2S
Enerjet	Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver	2S
EuroAtlantic Airways	Lisbon [seasonal], Porto [seasonal]	2S
Iberworld	Barcelona [seasonal], Madrid	2S
Interjet	Guadalajara [seasonal], Mexico City, Monterrey, Toluca	2M
Jetairfly	Brussels, Varadero	2S
JetBlue Airways	Boston, Fort Lauderdale, New York-JFK, Orlando, Washington-Dulles	2S
LAN Airlines	Santiago de Chile	2S
LAN Peru	Lima	2S
Livingston Energy Flight	Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino, San Salvador	2S
Magnicharters	Chihuahua, Guadalajara, León/El Bajío, Mexico City, Monterrey, Varadero	2M
Martinair	Amsterdam	2S
Maya Island Air	Belize City	2M
MAYAir	Cozumel	2M
Mexicana	Bogotá, Chicago-O'Hare, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, New York-JFK, San José de Costa Rica, Washington-Dulles	2M
MexicanaClick	Havana, Mexico City	2M
MexicanaLink	Guatemala City, Mérida, Monterrey, Puebla, Veracruz, Villahermosa	2M
Monarch Airlines	London-Gatwick	2S
Neos	Bologna, Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino	2S
Novair	Oslo-Gardermoen, Stockholm-Arlanda	2S
Orbest	Lisbon	2S
Skyservice	Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Hamilton, Kelowna, Kitchener, Montréal-Trudeau, Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, Thunder Bay, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg	2S
Spirit Airlines	Detroit, Fort Lauderdale	3
Sun Country Airlines	Dallas/Fort Worth, Minneapolis/St. Paul	3
Sunwing Airlines	Halifax, London (ON), Montréal-Trudeau, Québec City, Saint John, Saskatoon, Sault Ste Marie, Toronto-Pearson, Regina, Vancouver	2S
Sunwing Airlines operated by Aeroméxico	Calgary, Comox, Edmonton, Ottawa, Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg	2S
TACA	San Salvador	2S
TACA operated by Regional	Flores, Guatemala City	2S
Thomas Cook Airlines	Belfast-International, Glasgow-International, London-Gatwick, Manchester (UK)	2S
Thomson Airways	Birmingham (UK), Bristol [seasonal], East Midlands [seasonal], Glasgow-International [seasonal], London-Gatwick, Manchester (UK), Newcastle upon Tyne [seasonal]	3
Transaero	Moscow-Domodedovo	2S
United Airlines	Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, Los Angeles [seasonal], San Francisco [seasonal], Washington-Dulles	3
US Airways	Boston, Charlotte, Philadelphia, Phoenix	3
USA3000 Airlines	Baltimore, Chicago-O'Hare, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Cleveland, Columbus (OH), Lansing [seasonal], Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh [seasonal], St. Louis	3
Viva Aerobus	Guadalajara [begins March 4], Monterrey, Veracruz [begins March 4]	2M
Volaris	Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla, Tijuana, Toluca	2M
WestJet	Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax [seasonal], Hamilton [seasonal], Kelowna [seasonal], Moncton [seasonal], Montréal-Trudeau, Ottawa [seasonal], Regina [seasonal], Saskatoon [seasonal], Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Victoria [seasonal], Winnipeg [seasonal]	2S
White	Lisbon	2S
Xiknal Air	Chetumal	2M
XL Airways France	Brussels, Paris-Charles de Gaulle	2S

Cargo airlines

Airlines	Destinations
Amerijet International	Belize City, Ciudad del Carmen, Mérida, Miami
Estafeta Carga Aérea	Merida, Miami
FedEx Express	Miami
Regional Cargo	Merida, Mexico City

Traffic statistics

Busiest International Routes out of Cancún International Airport [2009]

Rank	City	Passengers
1	Houston, TX, USA	300,722
2	New York, NY, USA	286,505
3	Dallas/Fort Worth, TX, USA	227,195
4	Miami, FL, USA	213,347
5	Atlanta, GA, USA	210,558
6	Chicago, IL, USA	191,860
7	Charlotte, NC, USA	127,458
8	Philadelphia, PA, USA	115,734
9	Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, USA	96,556
10	Los Angeles, CA, USA	95,689
11	Denver, CO, USA	92,419
12	Montreal, Canada	91,558
13	Madrid, Spain	87,953
14	Toronto, Canada	82,938
15	Detroit, MI, USA	77,931
16	Panama City, Panama	60,430
17	Havana, Cuba	59,746
18	Phoenix, AZ, USA	56,755
19	Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA	52,789
20	Memphis, TN, USA	50,596

Expansion

In 2005 ASUR invested US$150 million for the construction of Terminal 3 (open since 2007), a new runway, and a new control tower. With the opening of the new terminal the airport doubled the amount of passengers it could handle. The new runway and tower were opened in October 2009. The new runway was built north of the current runway and is 2,800 m long, and 45 m wide; the new control tower is the tallest in Latin America standing at 97 meters tall. ASUR has also started on their cargo complex project which will be completed in three phases. In phase 0 it will have facilities capable of handling 20,000 tons of cargo (phase 0 Complete). Phase 1 the cargo complex will be relocated to a new site within the airport grounds. A 5,000-m plant will be built to house it, with sufficient capacity to handle 70,000 tons of freight per year. Phase 2 the cargo complex will be extended by 5,000-m2 more and will be capable of handling 140,000 tons of freight per year. Phase 3 the cargo complex will be extended by 5,000-m2 more and will be capable of handling 210,000 tons of freight per year.

Accidents and Incidents

• On September 9, 2009, hijacked Aeroméxico Flight 576 landed at Mexico City International Airport from Cancun International Airport.

• On January 19, 2010, a Mexicana Airbus A318, flight MX-368 from Cancun to Mexico City with 45 passengers suffered a mishap at takeoff. both outboard and inboard core cowling of the left hand engine separated, hitting the fuselage and the semi-left wing leaving residues on the runway; a few minutes later, a Click Mexicana Boeing 717, flight QA-7323 from Havana to Cancun suffered the puncture of two tires while landing; on both incidents no casualties or injured passengers were reported.

See also

• List of the busiest airports in Mexico

Gallery

• 
  Terminal 3
• 
  A Mexicana A330 in the tarmac.
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  Terminal building
• 
  Terminal 2

External links

• ASUR: Aeropuertos del Sureste (in English)
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• Airport information for MMUN at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
• Current weather for MMUN at NOAA/NWS
• Accident history for CUN at Aviation Safety Network