Cancún International Airport
Cancún International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste | ||||||||||
| Serves | Cancún | ||||||||||
| Location | Cancún, Quintana-Roo, Mexico | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 20 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°02′12″N 86°52′37″W / 21.03667°N 86.87694°W | ||||||||||
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Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste | |||||||||||
Cancún International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún) (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 for International passengers. In 2011, Cancún airport handled 13,022,481 passengers, a 4.7% increase compared to 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 primarily international operations of airlines from North America and Europe.
The airport is operated by Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, together with Cozumel International Airport, Mérida International Airport, Veracruz International Airport, Villahermosa International Airport and Xoxocotlán International Airport among others. It used to be a hub for Aerocancun, Aladia, Mexicana, and MexicanaLink.
Terminals, airlines and destinations
Terminals
The airport has three terminals, two of which are currently in use, with Terminal 1 scheduled for remodelling.
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.[1]
Airlines and destinations
Cargo airlines
ASUR's cargo operations are centered at Cancún International Airport, where the service is rendered by the company Caribbean Logistics, S. A. de C. V.
| 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
| Year | Total Passengers | % change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6,969,733 | - |
| 2000 | 7,745,317 |  11.1
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| 2001 | 7,639,021 |  1.4
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| 2002 | 7,717,144 | 1.0
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| 2003 | 8,683,950 | 12.5
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| 2004 | 10,010,526 | 15.3
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| 2005 | 9,301,240 | 7.1
|
| 2006 | 9,728,149 | 4.6
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| 2007 | 11,340,027 | 16.6
|
| 2008 | 12,646,451 | 11.5
|
| 2009 | 11,174,908 | 11.6
|
| 2010 | 12,439,266 | 11.3
|
| 2011 | 13,022,481 | 4.7
|
| 2012 [January-March] |
3,902,974 | 9.6
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| Rank | City | Note 1 | Note 2 | Total Passengers | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mexico City
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2,300,581 | 18,404 | 2,318,985 | Aeroméxico, Interjet, Magni, Viva Aerobus, Volaris |
| 2 |  Atlanta, GA, USA
|
619,967 | - | 619,967 | AirTran, Delta |
| 3 | Houston, TX, USA
|
554,499 | 10,872 | 565,371 | United |
| 4 | Dallas/Fort Worth, TX, USA
|
534,520 | 13,252 | 547,772 | American, Sun Country |
| 5 | Miami, FL, USA
|
535,076 | 608 | 535,684 | American |
| 6 | New York, NY, USA, (JFK and Newark airports) Note 3
|
530,333 | - | 530,333 | American, United, JetBlue |
| 7 |  Toronto, Canada
|
413,163 | 67,008 | 480,171 | Air Canada, Air Transat, CanJet, Enerjet, Thomas Cook Canada, Sunwing, WestJet |
| 8 | Monterrey, Nuevo León
|
442,710 | 2,818 | 445,528 | Aeroméxico, Interjet, Viva Aerobus |
| 9 | Chicago, IL, USA
|
345,298 | 44,805 | 390,103 | American, United |
| 10 | Montréal, Canada
|
326,949 | 56,844 | 383,793 | Air Canada, Air Transat, CanJet, Sunwing Airlines, Thomas Cook Canada, WestJet |
| 11 | Guadalajara, Jalisco
|
306,234 | 4,4210 | 310,444 | Interjet, Volaris |
| 12 | Toluca, State of Mexico
|
309,497 | 161 | 309,658 | Interjet, Volaris |
| 13 | Charlotte, NC, USA
|
307,231 | - | 307,231 | US Airways |
| 14 | Philadelphia, PA, USA
|
264,653 | 608 | 265,261 | Frontier Airlines, US Airways |
| 15 |  Madrid, Spain
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260,523 | 4,603 | 265,126 | Air Europa, Air Pullmantur, Iberworld |
| 16 |  London, United Kingdom
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61,310 | 161,932 | 223,242 | British Airways, Monarch Airlines, Thomas Cook Airlines, Thomson Airways |
| 17 |  Panama City, Panama
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221,882 | 221,882 | Copa | |
| 18 | Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
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205,380 | - | 205,380 | JetBlue, Spirit |
| 19 | Denver, CO, USA
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175,351 | 10,541 | 185,892 | Frontier, United |
| 20 | Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, USA
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181,747 | 303 | 182,050 | Delta, Sun Country |
| 21 | Calgary, Canada
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146,566 | 22,096 | 168,662 | Air Canada, Air Transat, Enerjet, Sunwing, WestJet |
| 22 | Manchester, United Kingdom
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- | 166,634 | 166,634 | Monarch Airlines, Thomas Cook Airlines, Thomson Airways |
| 23 | Detroit, MI, USA
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152,649 | 13,414 | 166,063 | Delta, Spirit |
| 24 | Phoenix, AZ, USA
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132,415 | 132,415 | US Airways | |
| 25 | Vancouver, Canada
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118,973 | 13,290 | 132,263 | Air Canada, Air Transat, CanJet, Enerjet, Sunwing, WestJet |
| 26 | Los Angeles, CA, USA
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127,710 | 2,854 | 130,564 | Delta, United, Virgin America |
| 27 |  Amsterdam, Netherlands
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105,963 | - | 105,963 | Arkefly |
| 28 |  Havana, Cuba
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100,101 | 4,405 | 104,506 | Aeroméxico, Cubana de Aviación |
| 29 | Washington, DC, USA
|
98,497 | - | 98,497 | Delta, JetBlue, United |
| 30 |  Paris, France
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91,691 | 91,691 | Air France, XL Airways France |
- Notes
- ^1 Denotes passengers in scheduled flights.
- ^2 Denotes passengers in charter flights.
- ^3 Official statistics include JFK and Newark airports
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 March 15, 1984, Aerocozumel Flight 261 crashed soon after takeoff. No one died in crash. One of the passengers died of a heart attack while moving through the swamp. [citation needed]
- 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 the 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; in both incidents no casualties or injured passengers were reported.[citation needed]
Accolades
- 2011 - Best Airport in Latin America - Caribbean of the Airport Service Quality Awards by Airports Council International[6] and 2nd Best Airport by Size in the 5 to 15 million passenger category.[7]
See also
References
- ^ Cancun Airport Fact Sheet http://www.asur.com.mx/asur/ingles/aeropuertos/cancun/technical_Facts.asp
- ^ http://southwest.investorroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=1…
- ^ http://swamedia.com/releases/36ac2da3-db35-4ffe-abb5-f14504094881
- ^ Passenger statistics for Cancun Airport
- ^ [1] 2011 Origin-Destinations statistics provided by Secretariat of Communications and Transportation. Retrieved on January 23, 2012 (In Spanish)
- ^ "ASQ Award for Best Airport in Latin America - Caribbean" Airports Council International. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-13
- ^ "ASQ Award for Best Airport by Size (5-15m)" Airports Council International. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-13
External links
- Cancun Airport (ASUR: Aeropuertos del Sureste) (in English)
- Transportation web site, independent of and not authorized by the Cancun Airport - (in English)
- Template:WAD
- 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