Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte | ||||||||||
| Location | Zihuatanejo, Guerrero | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 26 ft / 8 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°36′05″N 101°27′37″W / 17.60139°N 101.46028°W | ||||||||||
| Website | http://www.oma.aero/es... | ||||||||||
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  ZIH Location of airport in Mexico | |||||||||||
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Source: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte | |||||||||||
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (IATA: ZIH, ICAO: MMZH) is an international airport in the state of Guerrero on Mexico's Pacific Ocean coast. It receives thousands of tourists all year to visit beaches and resorts. It handles national and international air traffic for the cities of Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo.
It handled 557,389 passengers in 2016, and 597,902 passengers in 2017.
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Architecture[edit]
The architect of the 1998 new Ixtapa International Airport, its renovation, expansion and extended facilities, was Mexican architect and great-grandson of Queen Isabella II of Spain, Manuel De Santiago-de Borbón González Bravo. He was a member of ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites, UNESCO), and his lifetime architectural legacy to Mexico adds to 11,000,000 built square meters nationwide, including famous buildings and national sites, as well as important national restorations like the Mexican Houses of Congress Palace, Palacio Legislativo de San Lázaro.
Airlines and destinations[edit]
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aeromar | Mexico City |
| Aeroméxico Connect | Mexico City |
| Air Canada | Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson, Vancouver |
| Air Canada Rouge | Seasonal: Montreal–Trudeau |
| Alaska Airlines | Los Angeles |
| American Airlines | Seasonal: Dallas/Fort Worth, Phoenix–Sky Harbor |
| American Eagle | Seasonal: Dallas/Fort Worth, Phoenix–Sky Harbor |
| Delta Air Lines | Seasonal: Minneapolis/St. Paul |
| Interjet | Mexico City |
| Magnicharters | Mexico City Seasonal: Monterrey |
| Sun Country Airlines | Seasonal: Minneapolis/St. Paul |
| Sunwing Airlines | Seasonal: Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal-Trudeau, Regina, Saskatoon, Toronto–Pearson, Vancouver, Winnipeg |
| TAR Aerolineas | Guadalajara, Querétaro |
| United Airlines | Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare |
| United Express | Houston–Intercontinental |
| VivaAerobus | Mexico City Seasonal: Monterrey (begins April 14, 2019)[1] |
| Volaris | Mexico City, Tijuana |
| WestJet | Seasonal: Calgary |
Statistics[edit]
| Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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| 1 |  Distrito Federal (México), Mexico City
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171,583 | 
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Aeromar, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, Magni, VivaAerobus, Volaris |
| 2 |  Querétaro, Querétaro
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3,368 |  4
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TAR |
| 3 |  México (state), Toluca
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2,887 |  1
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TAR |
| 4 |  Nuevo León, Monterrey
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2,318 | 1
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Magni |
| 5 |  Guanajuato, León
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1,643 | TAR | |
| 6 |  Jalisco, Guadalajara
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383 | 3
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Aeromar, TAR |
| 7 |  Guerrero, Acapulco
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25 | 3
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| Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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| 1 |  United States, Los Angeles
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39,411 |
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Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines |
| 2 |  Canada, Calgary
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14,181 |
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Sunwing Airlines, WestJet |
| 3 | United States, Minneapolis
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9,789 |
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Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines |
| 4 | United States, Houston-Intercontinental
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7,886 |
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United Airlines, United Express |
| 5 | Canada, Montréal
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6,660 | 1
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Air Canada Rouge, Air Transat, Sunwing Airlines |
| 6 | Canada, Toronto
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6,529 | 1
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Air Canada, Sunwing Airlines |
| 7 | United States, Phoenix–Sky Harbor
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5,685 | 2
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American Airlines |
| 8 | Canada, Vancouver
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4,627 | 3
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Air Canada Rouge, Sunwing Airlines |
| 9 | United States, Chicago
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4,270 | 1
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United Airlines, Volaris |
| 10 | Canada, Saskatoon
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3,030 | 2
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Sunwing Airlines |
Gallery[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Viva Aerobus anuncia vuelos a Los Mochis e Ixtapa Zihuatanejo" [Viva Aerobus announces flights to Los Mochis and Ixtapa Zihuatanejo] (in Spanish). EnElAire. December 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^ "Operational Statistics of Airports in the ASA Network" (in Spanish). Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares. January 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
External links[edit]
- Airport information for MMZH at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte de México
- Airlines in Ixtapa Zihuatanejo :: Visitixtapazihuatanejo.com
- Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo Tourist Guide
- ixtapa-zihuatanejo.com Tourist guide for Ixtapa & Zihuatanejo. What to do, where to go and much, much more. Official website of Zihuatanejo Hotels Assoc.
