Los Cabos International Airport
Los Cabos International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Los Cabos | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico | ||||||||||
Serves | Los Cabos | ||||||||||
Location | San José del Cabo, Los Cabos Municipality, Baja California Sur state, Mexico | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 374 ft / 114 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 23°09′06″N 109°43′15″W / 23.15167°N 109.72083°WCoordinates: 23°09′06″N 109°43′15″W / 23.15167°N 109.72083°W | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
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Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico |
Los Cabos International Airport (IATA: SJD, ICAO: MMSD) is the sixth-busiest airport in Mexico and one of the Top 30 in Latin America, located at San José del Cabo in Los Cabos Municipality, Baja California Sur state, Mexico.
The airport serves San José del Cabo, Cabo San Lucas, and the Los Cabos area.
History[]
From September 2011 until January 2012, the airport temporarily gained nonstop service to Asia with flights to Shanghai, China.
The airport handled 3,064,200 in 2020 and 5,549,600 passengers in 2021, 60% of them from international destinations.[1] It has become the most important airport in the state of Baja California Sur. Because of a dramatic increase in the number of holiday resorts and due to the region's fast population growth, the infrastructure of the airport is now insufficient compared to the increasing demand, causing a lack of available positions for aircraft during peak-hours, as in many other airports in Mexico.
On September 15, 2014, Los Cabos International Airport was badly damaged by Hurricane Odile. Planes were knocked against structures due to the winds from Odile. Many people went to the airport, demanding flights out of Cabo San Lucas. The Mexican government began airlifting the first of thousands of stranded tourists, free of charge, to airports in Tijuana, Mazatlan, Guadalajara and Mexico City to catch connecting flights and, in the case of foreigners, receive consular assistance.[2]
In November 2019, British Carrier TUI Airways, commenced flights to and from London's Gatwick Airport, thus being the first European carrier to fly in and out of the Los Cabos area. This flight was flown on a Boeing 787.
Architecture[]
The architect of Los Cabos International Airport's 1997 renovation and expansion 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), and his lifetime architectural legacy to Mexico adds to 11,000,000 square metres (120,000,000 sq ft) built 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).
Terminals[]
The airport has two terminals. Terminal 1 operates domestic flights, and Terminal 2 operates international flights.
Airlines and destinations[]
Statistics[]
Passengers[]
Busiest routes[]
Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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1 | Mexico City, Mexico City | 299,004 | Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, Magni, VivaAerobús, Volaris | |
2 | Jalisco, Guadalajara | 115,024 | Aeroméxico, Calafia Airlines, Interjet, VivaAerobús, Volaris | |
3 | Baja California, Tijuana | 92,831 | Calafia Airlines, VivaAerobús, Volaris | |
4 | Nuevo León, Monterrey | 37,590 | Magni, VivaAerobús, Volaris | |
5 | Sinaloa, Culiacán | 34,391 | Aero Pacífico, VivaAerobús, Volaris | |
6 | Guanajuato, León | 12,472 | Volaris | |
7 | Sinaloa, Mazatlán | 9,014 | Magni | |
8 | Sonora, Hermosillo | 6,193 | 1 | VivaAerobús |
9 | Jalisco, Puerto Vallarta | 947 | 2 | Magni |
Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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1 | United States, Los Angeles | 152,706 | Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines | |
2 | United States, Dallas-Fort Worth | 129,328 | American Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Sun Country Airlines | |
3 | United States, Houston[Note 1] | 94,783 | Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, United Express | |
4 | United States, Phoenix–Sky Harbor | 74,218 | American Airlines, Southwest Airlines | |
5 | United States, Denver | 51,992 | 3 | Southwest Airlines, United Airlines |
6 | United States, San Francisco | 50,802 | Alaska Airlines, United Airlines | |
7 | United States, Seattle | 43,929 | 6 | Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines |
8 | United States, San Diego | 43,718 | 3 | Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Sun Country Airlines |
9 | United States, Chicago[Note 2] | 41,345 | 2 | American Airlines, United Airlines |
10 | United States, San Jose | 26,017 | Alaska Airlines | |
11 | United States, Atlanta | 25,967 | Delta Air Lines, Volaris | |
12 | Canada, Calgary | 22,717 | 3 | Air Canada, WestJet |
13 | Canada, Vancouver | 22,589 | 1 | Air Canada, WestJet |
14 | United States, Minneapolis | 20,978 | 4 | Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines |
15 | United States, Portland | 17,474 | 5 | Alaska Airlines, Sun Country Airlines |
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Facilities[]
- The Trans-Peninsular Road has become a busy commercial and accommodation center which include the nearby establishments.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Traffic Report" (PDF). Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. January 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ "Hurricane Odile: Mexico begins airlifts of tourists stranded in Los Cabos". The Guardian. September 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- ^ "Iberojet announces direct route to connect Madrid with Los Cabos, Baja California Sur". Infobae (in Spanish). December 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ "Swoop Heats up the New Year with Service to Los Cabos". Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Traffic Statistics by Airline" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Los Cabos International Airport. |
- Los Cabos International Airport Official page GAP at aeropuertosgap.com.mx (in English)
- Los Cabos Airport Terminal 1 Map
- Los Cabos Airport Terminal 2 Map
- Airports in Baja California Sur
- Los Cabos Municipality (Baja California Sur)
- WAAS reference stations