Cozumel International Airport

Cozumel International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Cozumel
Cozumel International Airport; Aeropuerto Internacional de Cozumel
	IATA: CZM; ICAO: MMCZ;
Summary
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
Map
	CZM Location of airport in the Cozumel Island CZM CZM (Quintana Roo) CZM CZM (Mexico)
Runways
Statistics (2022)
Total passengers
Total passengers	663,270
Ranking in Mexico	28th
	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
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

Mexico City

Cozumel

Guadalajara

Monterrey

Mexico City-AIFA

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Domestic destinations from Cozumel International Airport
Red = Year-round destination
Blue = Future destination
Green = Seasonal destination

Toronto-Pearson

Montréal-Trudeau

Atlanta

Austin

Charlotte

Chicago-O'Hare

Dallas/Fort Worth

Denver

Houston–Intercontinental

Los Angeles

Miami

Minneapolis–St. Paul

Newark

Orlando

Philadelphia

Houston-Hobby

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North American destinations from Cozumel International Airport
Red = Year-round destination
Blue = Future destination
Green = Seasonal destination

Statistics

Passengers

Cozumel Airport Passengers. See Wikidata query.

Busiest routes

**Busiest international routes at Cozumel International Airport (2021)**^[6]
Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airline
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