Cozumel International Airport
Cozumel International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Cozumel | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Civil and military | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Military of Mexico/Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste | ||||||||||||||
Location | Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 15 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 20°30′54″N 86°55′44″W / 20.51500°N 86.92889°W | ||||||||||||||
Website | asur.com.mx | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste |
Cozumel International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Cozumel) (IATA: CZM, ICAO: MMCZ) is an international airport in the Caribbean island of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic for the city of San Miguel, Cozumel and serves as a secondary gateway for tourism visiting the Mexican Caribbean and Riviera Maya on a year-round basis. The largest airport in the region is Cancún International Airport located in mainland Quintana Roo about 37 miles (60 km) to the north of Cozumel.
As with the other nine airports in the Mexican southeast region, Cozumel Airport is operated by the ASUR Airport Group. In 2021, the airport handled 531,675 passengers and in 2022 it handled 663,270 passengers, according to Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste.[1]
Facilities
The airport is situated at an elevation of 5 meters above sea level. It has a terminal area of 9,514 square meters, an ICAO classification of 4D, and two runways. Runway 11/29 is 2,700 meters long and runway 05/23 is 2,500 meters long. The airport has the capacity to receive Boeing 767 aircraft and conduct 22 operations per hour. The apron has 6 aircraft stands, which are either of type C (6 positions) or a combination of 4 type C and 1 type D. All these stands are used for aircraft disembarkation.
The passenger terminal features 8 boarding gates. Of these, 6 gates are allocated for international flights, and 2 gates for domestic flights. Additionally, the terminal offers all the services that an international airport typically provides, including a VIP lounge.[2] Parking, taxis and car rental are available at the airport. Additionally, Cozumel Airport is also used for charter flights, executive and general aviation.
Cozumel Airport also functions as the Military Air Base No. 4 General Eduardo Aldasoro Suárez of the Mexican Air Force, which, in addition to using runway 05/23, has an aviation platform measuring 2,550 square meters with 5 positions, 2 heliports, and a small hangar. This air base is the home of Squadron 201, which participated in World War II and currently operates T-6C+ aircraft.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Aeroméxico | Mexico City |
Aeroméxico Connect | Mexico City |
Air Canada Rouge | Montréal–Trudeau Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson |
Air Transat | Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau (resumes December 15, 2023)[3] |
American Airlines | Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami Seasonal: Charlotte, Chicago–O'Hare, Philadelphia |
American Eagle | Austin Seasonal: Philadelphia |
Delta Air Lines | Atlanta (resumes November 5, 2023)[4] Seasonal: Minneapolis/St. Paul (resumes December 16, 2023)[4] |
Frontier Airlines | Chicago–O'Hare, Denver, Orlando |
Magni | Seasonal: Mexico City, Monterrey |
Mexicana de Aviación | Mexico City–AIFA (begins December 3, 2023)[5] |
Southwest Airlines | Houston–Hobby Seasonal: Austin, Denver |
Sun Country Airlines | Seasonal: Dallas/Fort Worth, Minneapolis/St. Paul |
United Airlines | Houston–Intercontinental, Los Angeles Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare, Denver, Newark |
Viva Aerobus | Seasonal: Monterrey |
Volaris | Guadalajara, Mexico City |
WestJet | Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson |
Statistics
Passengers
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Busiest routes
Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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1 | United States, Houston–Intercontinental | 62,595 | 1 | United Airlines |
2 | United States, Dallas/Fort Worth | 50,256 | 1 | American Airlines, Sun Country Airlines |
3 | United States, Miami | 16,804 | 3 | American Airlines, American Eagle |
4 | United States, Denver | 15,311 | 6 | Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines |
5 | United States, Charlotte | 12,079 | 2 | American Airlines |
6 | United States, Chicago–O'Hare | 8,790 | 2 | American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines |
7 | United States, Minneapolis/St Paul | 3,846 | 4 | Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines |
8 | United States, Los Angeles | 2,217 | United Airlines | |
9 | Canada, Toronto | 847 | 4 | Air Canada, WestJet |
10 | United States, Orlando | 278 | Frontier Airlines |
See also
- Tourism in Mexico
- List of beaches in Mexico
- Riviera Maya
- Sian Kaʼan Biosphere Reserve
- Mexican Air Force
References
- ^ "ASUR announces the total traffic for December 2021" (PDF) (in Spanish). Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste. January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Caral VIP Lounge".
- ^ "Air Transat Resumes Montreal – Cozumel Service From Dec 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Delta Air Lines to Resume Cozumel Flights From Atlanta after Three Years". Simply Flying. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "These Are Our Destinations". Mexicana (in Spanish). October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Statistics". Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes (in Spanish). January 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
External links
- Media related to Cozumel International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website
- Cozumel Airport information at Great Circle Mapper