Puerto Escondido International Airport
Puerto Escondido International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Puerto Escondido | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Aeropuertos Mexicanos | ||||||||||
| Serves | Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico | ||||||||||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 88 m / 289 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 15°52′36″N 097°05′20″W / 15.87667°N 97.08889°W | ||||||||||
| Website | wwww./amemx.site/aipe | ||||||||||
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  PXM Location of the airport in Oaxaca  PXM PXM (Mexico) | |||||||||||
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| Source: Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil[1] | |||||||||||
Puerto Escondido International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Puerto Escondido) (IATA: PXM, ICAO: MMPS) is an airport located in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic for the city of Puerto Escondido and the Costa Region of Oaxaca on the Mexican Pacific coast. The airport was originally operated by Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares, a federal government-owned corporation; in 2023, management was handed to Aeropuertos Mexicanos, a partner of the private-public entity Grupo Aeroportuario Turístico Mexicano.[2]
It offers passenger services to seven domestic destinations and also supports various tourism, flight training, executive, and general aviation activities. The airport is one of the fastest-growing airports in the country, primarily due to the high popularity of Puerto Escondido as a tourist destination. In 2025, the airport handled 948,590 passengers, doubling 2019's traffic.[1][3]
Facilities
[edit]The airport is located at an elevation of 88 m above mean sea level and covers an area of 125 hectares (309 acres). It features one runway designated 09/27 with an asphalt surface that measures 2,300 by 45 metres (7,546 ft × 148 ft). The airport has three aircraft positions suitable for receiving narrow-body aircraft like the Boeing 737 and the Airbus A320. The one-story passenger terminal has small areas for departures and arrivals, parking facilities, car rental services, and small shops. Its official operating hours are from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. A new terminal is currently under construction on the southwest side of the airport, adjacent to the airport's existing apron.[4]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]Passenger
[edit]| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aeroméxico | Mexico City–Benito Juárez[5] |
| Aeroméxico Connect | Mexico City–Benito Juárez[5] |
| Aerotucán | Oaxaca[6] |
| Aerovega | Oaxaca[7] |
| Air Canada Rouge | Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson,[8] Vancouver (begins 8 December 2026)[9] |
| American Eagle | Dallas/Fort Worth[10] |
| United Express | Houston–Intercontinental[11] |
| Viva | Guadalajara,[12] Mexico City–Benito Juárez,[13] Mexico City–Felipe Ángeles[14] Seasonal: Monterrey[12] |
| Volaris | Guadalajara,[15] Mexico City–Benito Juárez,[15] Tijuana [16] |
| WestJet | Seasonal: Calgary[17] |
Destinations maps
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Statistics
[edit]Annual Traffic
[edit]| Year | Total Passengers | change % | Cargo movements (t) | Air operations |
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| 2006 | 66,278 |  |
188 | 5,380 |
| 2007 | 67,550 |  1.92% |
174 | 5,521 |
| 2008 | 69,410 | 2.75% |
193 | 5,802 |
| 2009 | 72,117 | 3.90% |
146 | 6,193 |
| 2010 | 66,205 |  8.20% |
138 | 5,802 |
| 2011 | 47,249 | 28.63% |
6 | 4,862 |
| 2012 | 78,092 | 65.28% |
10 | 5,640 |
| 2013 | 121,703 | 55.85% |
35 | 5,973 |
| 2014 | 161,299 | 32.53% |
32 | 6,712 |
| 2015 | 185,330 | 14.90% |
14 | 6,742 |
| 2016 | 225,917 | 21.90% |
26 | 7,112 |
| 2017 | 255,831 | 13.24% |
50 | 7,359 |
| 2018 | 302,478 | 18.23% |
73 | 7,447 |
| 2019 | 407,651 | 34.77% |
99 | 8,704 |
| 2020 | 267,826 | 33.30% |
53 | 6,568 |
| 2021 | 526,423 | 96.55% |
56 | 9,961 |
| 2022 | 729,004 | 38.48% |
52 | 11,815 |
| 2023 | 917,400 | 25.84% |
3 | 11,196 |
| 2024 | 850,142 | 7.33% |
145 | 8,500 |
| 2025 | 948,590 | 11.58% |
7,886 |
Busiest routes
[edit]| 4 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 17,845 |
| 5 | Houston–Intercontinental, United States | 3,764 |
| 6 | Mérida, Yucatán | 1,239 |
| 7 | Tijuana, Baja California | 449 |
| 8 | Dallas/Fort Worth, United States | 423 |
| 9 | Calgary, Canada | 181 |
Incidents
[edit]On 11 February 2024, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (Blackhawk XP42 conversion) force landed on a beach immediately after taking off from the Puerto Escondido Airport runway. One person on the beach was killed on impact and several plane occupants were injured.[19][20][21]
See also
[edit]- List of the busiest airports in Mexico
- List of airports in Mexico
- List of airports by ICAO code: M
- List of busiest airports in North America
- List of the busiest airports in Latin America
- Transportation in Mexico
- Tourism in Mexico
- Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares
- List of beaches in Mexico
- Costa Region
- Playa de Escobilla Sanctuary
- Lagunas de Chacahua National Park
- Laguna de Manialtepec
- Oaxaca
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Estadística Operacional de Aeropuertos / Statistics by Airport". Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ "462,609 Passengers Handled by New Airport Group GATM" (in Spanish). CMIC. 30 December 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ "Operational Statistics of Airports in the ASA Network" (in Spanish). Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares. March 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Expansion of Puerto airport to begin this year".
- ^ a b "Book Cheap Aeromexico Flights to Mexico City". Aeroméxico. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ^ "Daily flights to Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca". Aerotucán. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ^ "My Experience Taking the Oaxaca to Puerto Escondido Flight". Travel Mexico Solo. December 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ "Air Canada Further Expands its Latin America Network; Resumes Flights to Lima, Adds Three New Hotspot Destinations". Air Canada. July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Winter 2026-27: Air Canada adds Tenerife, Roatan, Santo Domingo, Merida, Mazatlan". PAX News. 6 April 2026. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ^ "American Airlines announces new route between Puerto Escondido and Dallas". EnElAire (in Spanish). April 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ https://www.flightsfrom.com/IAH-PXM
- ^ a b "Viva Aerobus increases flights and routes to the US". Mexico News Daily (in Spanish). 6 August 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ "Mexico City International Airport". Viva. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ^ "New Airport of Mexico City (AIFA)". Viva. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Destinations Map". Volaris. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ^ "Volaris launches new routes Tijuana – Mérida and Puerto Escondido". A21 (in Spanish). March 2026. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ^ "WestJet Launches First-Ever Flights from Calgary to Puerto Escondido". Travel Market Report. August 2025. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ "Estadística operacional por origen-destino / Traffic Statistics by City Pairs" (in Spanish). Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. January 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ "Accident Cessna 208B Grand Caravan N80GE,". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ Flightradar24. "Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map". Flightradar24. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Meganoticias. "Cae avioneta en playa Bacocho en Puerto Escondido". MEGANOTICIAS (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 12 February 2024.
External links
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Media related to Puerto Escondido International Airport at Wikimedia Commons- Official Website
- Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares
- Puerto Escondido Airport information at Great Circle Mapper
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for MMPS at SkyVector
- "Current weather for MMPS". NOAA/NWS.
- Accident history for PXM at Aviation Safety Network
- The Legal Nomads guide to Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca
