Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport

Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo
IATA: ZIH – ICAO: MMZH
Summary
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
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 08/26 8,202 2,500 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Total Passengers 562,099 Ranking in Mexico 27th 1
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 508,065 passengers in 2014, and 562,099 passengers in 2015.^[1]

Architecture

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

Airport's Air side.

Airport's Control Tower.

Check-in counters at the Airport.

Main corridor at the Airport.

Airlines	Destinations
Aeromar	Mexico City
Aeroméxico	Mexico City
Air Canada	Seasonal: Calgary, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver
Air Canada Rouge	Seasonal: Montreal–Trudeau
Air Transat	Seasonal: Montréal-Trudeau, Toronto-Pearson
Alaska Airlines	Los Angeles
American Airlines	Phoenix–Sky Harbor Seasonal: Dallas/Fort Worth
Apple Vacations operated by Aeroméxico	Seasonal: Chicago-O'Hare
Delta Air Lines	Los Angeles Seasonal: Minneapolis/St. Paul
Interjet	Mexico City
Magnicharters	Mexico City
Sun Country Airlines	Seasonal: Minneapolis/St. Paul
Sunwing Airlines	Seasonal: Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna, Montréal-Trudeau, Regina, Saskatoon, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Winnipeg
TAR Aerolineas	Acapulco, Guadalajara, Los Mochis, Querétaro
United Airlines	Seasonal: Chicago-O'Hare, Houston-Intercontinental
United Express	Houston-Intercontinental
Volaris	Mexico City
WestJet	Seasonal: Calgary, Winnipeg

Busiest routes

Busiest domestic routes at Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (2015)

Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airline
1	Distrito Federal (México), Mexico City	136,476		Aeromar, Aeroméxico, Interjet, Magni
2	México (state), Toluca	22,884		Interjet
3	Guerrero, Acapulco	3,445		TAR
4	Jalisco, Guadalajara	3,144	1	TAR
5	Nuevo León, Monterrey	1,464	1	Magni

Busiest international routes at Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (2015)^[2]

Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airline
1	United States, Los Angeles	37,279		Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines
2	United States, Houston-Intercontinental	13,587	1	United Airlines, United Express
3	Canada, Calgary	9,558	1	Air Canada, Sunwing Airlines, WestJet
4	United States, Minneapolis	9,494		Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines
5	United States, Phoenix–Sky Harbor	6,100		American Airlines, US Airways
6	Canada, Toronto	4,198		Air Canada, Air Transat, Sunwing Airlines
7	Canada, Montréal	3,295	1	Air Canada Rouge, Air Transat, Sunwing Airlines
8	Canada, Kelowna	2,522	1	Sunwing Airlines
9	Canada, Regina	2,514	4	Sunwing Airlines
10	Canada, Saskatoon	2,186	2	Sunwing Airlines

Gallery

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See also

• List of the busiest airports in Mexico

References

1. http://www.sct.gob.mx/transporte-y-medicina-preventiva/aeronautica-civil/estadisticas/estadistica-operacional-de-aeropuertos-airports-operational-statistics/
2. "Air Operational Statistics". Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.

External links

• 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.