Oaxaca International Airport
Oaxaca International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Oaxaca | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public/Militar | ||||||||||
Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste | ||||||||||
Location | Oaxaca, Oaxaca | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 4,989 ft / 1,521 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 17°0′0″N 96°43′36″W / 17.00000°N 96.72667°WCoordinates: 17°0′0″N 96°43′36″W / 17.00000°N 96.72667°W | ||||||||||
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OAX Location of airport in Oaxaca | |||||||||||
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Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste[1] |
Xoxocotlán International Airport (IATA: OAX, ICAO: MMOX) (Classical Nahuatl: Xōxōkot͡ɬan [ʃoʃokotlan], χoχokot͡ɬán in Mexican Spanish) is an international airport located in Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico. The airport has only one terminal that handles domestic and international air traffic. An airport lounge[2] operated by Global Lounge Network[3] is located at the terminal.
Information[]
In 2020, the airport handled 590,778 passengers, and in 2021 it handled 913,937 passengers, an increase of 54.7%. Due to Oaxaca's popularity as a tourist destination, it has become one of the fastest growing airports in the country, with traffic doubling in the last five years.[1]
The airport has the exclusive VIP lounge, The Lounge by GLN.
Airlines and destinations[]
Passenger[]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Aeroméxico | Seasonal: Mexico City |
Aeroméxico Connect | Mexico City |
Aerotucán | Huatulco, Ixtepec, Puerto Escondido |
Huatulco, Puerto Escondido | |
American Airlines | Dallas/Fort Worth |
Transportes Aéreos Guatemaltecos | Guatemala City (begins April 30, 2022)[4] |
United Express | Houston–Intercontinental |
VivaAerobús | Mexico City, Monterrey |
Volaris | Cancún, Guadalajara, Los Angeles, Mérida, Mexico City, Tijuana |
Cargo[]
Airlines | Destinations |
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TUM AeroCarga | Toluca/Mexico City, Tuxtla Gutiérrez |
Statistics[]
Passengers[]
Busiest routes[]
Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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1 | Mexico City, Mexico City | 165,723 | Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, VivaAerobús, Volaris | |
2 | Baja California, Tijuana | 62,280 | Volaris | |
3 | Nuevo León, Monterrey | 19,459 | VivaAerobús, Volaris | |
4 | Jalisco, Guadalajara | 10,417 | Volaris | |
5 | Quintana Roo, Cancún | 7,440 | 2 | Interjet, Volaris |
6 | Yucatán, Mérida | 5,846 | 1 | Volaris |
7 | Oaxaca, Huatulco | 1,217 | 1 | Aerotucán, |
8 | Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez | 405 | ||
9 | Oaxaca, Puerto Escondido | 399 | Aerotucán, Aerovega | |
10 | Oaxaca, Ixtepec | 262 | Aerotucán |
Name[]
The name of the airport is due to its location within the municipality of Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, a Southern suburb of Oaxaca City.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "ASUR announces the total traffic for December 2021" (PDF) (in Spanish). Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste. January 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ "Búsqueda de Sala VIP - Priority Pass". www.prioritypass.com.
- ^ "Global Lounge Network". www.globalloungenetwork.com.
- ^ "Murat announces 2 new direct flights from Chicago to Huatulco and from Oaxaca to Guatemala". El Universal (in Spanish). November 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^ "Traffic Statistics by Airline" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
External links[]
- Airports in Oaxaca
- Oaxaca City