Guadalajara International Airport

Guadalajara International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional de Guadalajara

IATA: GDL – ICAO: MMGL

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Location of airport in Mexico

Summary

Airport type

Public

Operator

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico

Serves

Guadalajara, Jalisco

Location

Tlajomulco de Zuñiga, Jalisco

Hub for

Elevation AMSL

1,529 m / 5,016 ft

Coordinates

20°31′18″N 103°18′40″W / 20.52167°N 103.31111°WCoordinates: 20°31′18″N 103°18′40″W / 20.52167°N 103.31111°W

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
10/28	4,000	13,123	Asphalt
02/20	1,818	5,964	Asphalt

Statistics (2015)

Total Passengers	9,758,516 12.23%
Ranking in Mexico	3rd

Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico

Guadalajara International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Guadalajara), officially known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Guadalajara Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla) (IATA: GDL, ICAO: MMGL), is the main airport of Mexico's second-largest city Guadalajara. Opened in 1966, it's located 16 km south of the city center. In 2014 it handled 8,695,183 passengers, and in 2015 it handled 9,758,516.^[2] It is Mexico's third busiest airport, after Mexico City International Airport and Cancún International Airport and second busiest for cargo flights.^[3]

Guadalajara's International Airport is composed of two runways and one terminal. It is also a major airport for connections, being a hub for Aeroméxico/Aeroméxíco Connect^[1] and Volaris, for which is a primary gateway to the United States. It is also a focus city for VivaAerobus. Flights are offered to destinations within Mexico and to Central America and the United States.

The airport is named for Miguel Hidalgo, who began the war that brought Mexican independence from Spain. He has been called the "father of Mexican independence".

Salón Premier at Guadalajara Airport.

Automatic ticket counters at Guadalajara Airport.

Airport's Main entrance.

Terminal Map.

Terminals

Passenger Terminal

The Passenger's Terminal is used by all airlines for international and domestic flights.^[4] The terminal has Customs facilities. It also has 10 jetways on Concourse A and Concourse C.^[5] There are also 27 remote parking positions.

Cargo Terminal

The Cargo Terminal was recently expanded and has a capacity to store approximately 350,000 tons of goods annually in its 27,000 square meters. It has 6 positions that can handle any kind of major aircraft.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations	Concourse
Aéreo Calafia	La Paz, San José del Cabo	1C
Aeromar	Ciudad del Carmen, Hermosillo, Los Mochis, Mazatlán, Mexico City, Puebla, Veracruz	1C
Aeroméxico	Chicago-O'Hare, Fresno, Los Angeles, Ontario, Sacramento, San Francisco Seasonal: Denver	1A
Aeroméxico	Cancún (begins June 1, 2016),^[6] Mexico City, Tijuana	1C
Aeroméxico Connect	Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Obregón, Hermosillo, Los Mochis, Mérida (begins July 1, 2016),^[7] Mexicali, Mexico City, Monterrey, Tijuana, Toluca/Mexico City, Torreón/Gómez Palacio	1C
Aeroméxico Express	Culiacán, Puerto Vallarta	1C
Alaska Airlines	Los Angeles, San Jose (CA)	1A
American Airlines	Los Angeles, Phoenix–Sky Harbor	1A
American Eagle	Dallas/Fort Worth, Phoenix–Sky Harbor	1A
Copa Airlines	Panama City	1A
Delta Air Lines	Atlanta, Los Angeles Seasonal: Salt Lake City	1A
Delta Connection	Atlanta Seasonal: Salt Lake City	1A
Interjet	Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Antonio	1A
Interjet	Cancún, Mexico City, Monterrey, San José del Cabo, Tijuana Seasonal: Puerto Vallarta	1C
Magnicharters	Cancún	1C
TAR	Acapulco, Cuernavaca, Durango, Huatulco, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, La Paz, Los Mochis, Mazatlán, Oaxaca, Puerto Vallarta, Querétaro, Toluca/Mexico City, Tuxtla Gutiérrez	1C
United Airlines	Houston-Intercontinental	1A
United Express	Houston-Intercontinental	1A
VivaAerobus	Cancún, Chihuahua (resumes June 17, 2016),^[8] Ciudad Juárez, Culiacán (resumes July 2, 2016),^[8] Hermosillo, La Paz, Mérida, Mexico City, Monterrey, Reynosa, Tampico, Tijuana, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Veracruz, Villahermosa Seasonal: Puerto Vallarta (resumes July 1, 2016; ends August 31, 2016),^[8] Houston-Intercontinental	1C / 1A
Volaris	Austin (begins August 7, 2016),^[9] Chicago-Midway, Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Fresno, Guatemala City, Houston-Intercontinental, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York-JFK, Oakland, Ontario, Orlando–International, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Portland (OR), Reno/Tahoe, Sacramento, San Antonio, San Jose (CA), San José (Costa Rica), Seattle/Tacoma (begins July 7, 2016)^[10] Seasonal: San Diego	1A
Volaris	Cancún, Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Obregón, Culiacán, Hermosillo, La Paz, Los Mochis, Mazatlán, Mérida, Mexicali, Mexico City, Monterrey, Reynosa, San José del Cabo, Tampico, Tijuana, Torreón/Gómez Palacio, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Veracruz, Villahermosa	1C

Cargo

Concourse A.

Air Zone.

Aeroméxico Connect E-190.

Main Corridor at the airport.

Platform of the airport.

Fast Food area at Guadalajara International Airport.

Gate 14 at Guadalajara Airport.

Airlines	Destinations
AeroUnion	Los Angeles, Mexico City
Air France Cargo	Paris-Charles de Gaulle
Amerijet International	Miami
Cargolux	Houston-Intercontinental, Luxembourg
Cathay Pacific Cargo	Anchorage, Hong Kong
Centurion Cargo	Los Angeles, Mexico City
DHL Aviation operated by ABX Air	Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Querétaro
Estafeta	La Paz, San Luis Potosí
FedEx Express	Memphis
Korean Air Cargo	Seoul-Incheon, Vancouver
Lufthansa Cargo	Dallas/Fort Worth, Frankfurt
MasAir	Bogotá, Los Angeles, Miami
Panalpina operated by Atlas Air	Huntsville, London-Stansted
UPS Airlines	Louisville

Busiest routes

**Busiest domestic routes from Guadalajara International Airport (2015)**
Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airline
1	Distrito Federal (México), Mexico City	1,361,865		Aeromar Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, VivaAerobus, Volaris
2	Baja California, Tijuana	543,303		Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, VivaAerobus, Volaris
3	Nuevo León, Monterrey	279,053		Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, VivaAerobus, Volaris
4	Quintana Roo, Cancún	258,466		Interjet, Magni, VivaAerobus, Volaris
5	Sonora, Hermosillo	108,081	1	Aeromar, Aeroméxico Connect, VivaAerobus, Volaris
6	Baja California Sur, Los Cabos	106,597	1	Aéreo Calafia, Interjet, Volaris
7	Baja California, Mexicali	101,189		Aeroméxico Connect, Volaris
8	Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez	75,238		Aeroméxico Connect, VivaAerobus, Volaris
9	Baja California Sur, La Paz	64,800	1	Aéreo Calafia, TAR, VivaAerobus, Volaris
10	Veracruz, Veracruz	54,774	1	Aeromar, VivaAerobus, Volaris
11	Sinaloa, Culiacán	51,704	2	Aeroméxico Express, Volaris
12	Jalisco, Puerto Vallarta	39,056		Aeroméxico Express, Interjet, TAR
13	Yucatán, Mérida	38,043	1	Viva Aerobus, Volaris
14	Tabasco, Villahermosa	37,240	2	VivaAerobus, Volaris
15	Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez	35,827	2	VivaAerobus, Volaris

**Busiest international routes from Guadalajara International Airport (2015)**^[11]
Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airline
1	United States, Los Angeles	392,030		Aeroméxico Contigo, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Volaris Interjet
2	United States, Houston	124,766		United Airlines, United Express, VivaAerobus, Volaris
3	United States, Chicago (Midway and O'Hare)^{[Note 1]}	104,067	2	Aeroméxico Contigo, Volaris
4	United States, Dallas	99,572		American Airlines, American Eagle, Volaris
5	United States, San Jose	98,764	2	Alaska Airlines, Volaris
6	United States, Fresno	82,165	1	Aeroméxico Contigo, Volaris
7	United States, Sacramento	81,033	1	Aeroméxico Contigo, Volaris
8	United States, Phoenix–Sky Harbor	76,355	2	American Airlines, American Eagle, US Airways, US Airways Express, Volaris
9	United States, Oakland	73,670		Volaris
10	United States, Ontario	61,520	3	Aeroméxico Contigo, Volaris
11	United States, Las Vegas	60,774	1	Aeroméxico, Volaris
12	United States, Atlanta	56,281	1	Delta Air Lines, Delta Connection
13	United States, San Francisco	38,144	3	Aeroméxico Contigo
14	United States, San Antonio	28,935		Interjet, Volaris
15	Panama, Panama City	23,708		Copa Airlines

Notes

↑ The official statistics include both Midway and O'Hare airports.

Accidents and incidents

Aeroméxico Flight 498: On August 31, 1986 an Aeroméxico DC-9 that originated from Mexico City and stopped at Guadalajara, Loreto and Tijuana collided with a private aircraft while attempting to land at Los Angeles International Airport.

References

1 2 Marketing Aeromexico. "Aeromexico increases its connectivity to provide additional benefits to all of its clients". Marketing Aeroméxico. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
↑ "Annual Report (in Spanish)" (PDF). Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. January 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
↑ http://www.sct.gob.mx/transporte-y-medicina-preventiva/aeronautica-civil/estadisticas/estadistica-operacional-de-aeropuertos-airports-operational-statistics/
↑ Quarter Studios - Soluciones Digitales. "Aeropuerto de Guadalajara". Retrieved 29 July 2015.
↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guadalajara_International_Airport&action=edit
↑ "Aeroméxico strengthens it's presence in Guadalajara". EnElAire. April 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
↑ "Aeroméxico announces new flights from Mérida to Guadalajara and Monterrey (in Spanish)". Transponder 1200. April 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
1 2 3 "VivaAerobus has new routes for you (in Spanish)". Viva Aerobus. January 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
↑ "Volaris flight bookings". Volaris. April 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
↑ "Volaris begis flights to Seattle (in Spanish)". EnElAire. April 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
↑ "Air Operational Statistics". Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2016.

External links

Bus Terminal

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pácifico
AeropuertosMexico.com (in English)
Airport information for MMGL at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
FlightAware U.S. airport activity to/from: Don Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Int'l (MMGL)
A-Z World Airports: Don Miguel Hidalgo Airport (GDL/MMGL)
Transportation from Guadalajara International Airport to Lake Chapala (in English)
TAR Aerolineas

Airports in Mexico

Northwest	Cabo San Lucas Cedros Island Chihuahua Ciudad Constitución Ciudad Juárez Ciudad Obregón Culiacán Durango Guasave Guaymas Guerrero Negro Hermosillo La Paz Loreto Los Cabos Los Mochis Mazatlán Mexicali Navojoa Nogales Puerto Peñasco San Felipe San Luis Río Colorado Santa Rosalía Tijuana

Northeast	Ciudad Acuña Ciudad Mante Ciudad Victoria Matamoros Monclova Monterrey/Del Norte Monterrey/Mariano Escobedo Nuevo Laredo Piedras Negras Reynosa Saltillo Tampico Torreón

North-Central	Aguascalientes Celaya León/El Bajío Querétaro San Luis Potosí Tamuín Zacatecas

South-Central	Cuernavaca Mexico City Mexico City (planned new airport) Toluca/Mexico City

Western	Colima Guadalajara Lagos de Moreno Lázaro Cárdenas Manzanillo Morelia Puerto Vallarta Tepic Uruapan

Eastern	Minatitlán/Coatzacoalcos Poza Rica Puebla Tehuacán Veracruz Xalapa

Southeastern	Campeche Cancún Chetumal Chichen Itza Ciudad del Carmen Cozumel Mérida Villahermosa

Southwestern	Acapulco Chilpancingo Ciudad Altamirano Huatulco Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo Oaxaca Palenque Puerto Escondido San Cristóbal de las Casas Tapachula Tuxtla Gutiérrez

Related lists	Airports in Mexico Busiest Airports Transport in Mexico By code Aerodromes and smaller airports Military aviation Airline destinations

Note: bold indicates major airports and Bold SmallCaps indicates the airport with biggest traffic in the region

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