Oaxaca International Airport

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Oaxaca International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Oaxaca
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Summary
Airport typePublic/Militar
OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
LocationOaxaca, Oaxaca
Elevation AMSL4,989 ft / 1,521 m
Coordinates17°0′0″N 96°43′36″W / 17.00000°N 96.72667°W / 17.00000; -96.72667Coordinates: 17°0′0″N 96°43′36″W / 17.00000°N 96.72667°W / 17.00000; -96.72667
Map
OAX is located in Oaxaca
OAX
OAX
Location of airport in Oaxaca
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
01/19 8,038 2,450 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Total Passengers913,937
Ranking in Mexico20th Steady
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste[1]
Airport's airside.
Miltar Air Base No. 15.
Airport baggage claim bands.
Airport check-in counters.
Last waiting room of the Airport.
Airport's airside.

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[]

AirlinesDestinations
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[]

AirlinesDestinations
TUM AeroCarga Toluca/Mexico City, Tuxtla Gutiérrez

Statistics[]

Passengers[]

Oaxaca Airport Passengers. See source Wikidata query.

Busiest routes[]

Busiest domestic routes at Oaxaca International Airport (2020)[5]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  Mexico City, Mexico City 165,723 Steady Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, VivaAerobús, Volaris
2  Baja California, Tijuana 62,280 Steady Volaris
3  Nuevo León, Monterrey 19,459 Steady VivaAerobús, Volaris
4  Jalisco, Guadalajara 10,417 Steady Volaris
5  Quintana Roo, Cancún 7,440 Increase 2 Interjet, Volaris
6  Yucatán, Mérida 5,846 Decrease 1 Volaris
7  Oaxaca, Huatulco 1,217 Decrease 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[]

  1. ^ a b "ASUR announces the total traffic for December 2021" (PDF) (in Spanish). Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste. January 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Búsqueda de Sala VIP - Priority Pass". www.prioritypass.com.
  3. ^ "Global Lounge Network". www.globalloungenetwork.com.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Traffic Statistics by Airline" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

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