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[1] | |||||||||||
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 597,902 passengers in 2017, and 566,497 passengers in 2018.[1]
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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, Toluca/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, Houston–Intercontinental |
| United Express | Houston–Intercontinental |
| VivaAerobus | Mexico City Seasonal: Monterrey (resumes December 14, 2019)[2] |
| Volaris | Mexico City, Tijuana Seasonal: Chicago O’Hare |
| WestJet | Seasonal: Calgary |
Statistics[edit]
| Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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| 1 |  Mexico City, Mexico City
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162,803 | 
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Aeromar, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, Magni, VivaAerobus, Volaris |
| 2 |  Querétaro, Querétaro
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4,509 |
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TAR |
| 3 |  Baja California, Tijuana
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2,861 | Volaris | |
| 4 |  Nuevo León, Monterrey
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1,761 |
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Magni |
| 5 |  Jalisco, Guadalajara
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839 |  1
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TAR |
| 6 |  México (state), Toluca
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812 |  3
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| 7 |  Guanajuato, León
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325 | 2
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| Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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| 1 |  United States, Los Angeles
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31,381 |
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Alaska Airlines |
| 2 |  Canada, Calgary
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13,787 |
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Sunwing Airlines, WestJet |
| 3 | United States, Minneapolis
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9,264 |
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Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines |
| 4 | United States, Houston
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8,286 |
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United Express |
| 5 | Canada, Montréal
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7,165 |
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Air Canada Rouge, Sunwing Airlines |
| 6 | Canada, Vancouver
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6,224 | 2
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Air Canada, Sunwing Airlines |
| 7 | Canada, Toronto
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5,019 | 1
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Air Canada, Sunwing Airlines |
| 8 | United States, Phoenix
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4,860 | 1
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American Airlines, American Eagle |
| 9 | United States, Chicago
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3,982 |
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United Airlines |
| 10 | Canada, Winnipeg
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2,596 | 2
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Sunwing Airlines |
Gallery[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "OMA's Monthly Traffic Report" (Web). Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
- ^ "Viva Aerobus announces flight Monterrey-Ixtapa" (in Spanish). A21. October 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ "Traffic Statistics by Airline" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
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.
