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Cancún International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aeropuertos del Sureste ASUR | ||||||||||
| Serves | Cancún | ||||||||||
| Location | Cancún, Quintana-Roo, Mexico | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 20 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°02′12″N 86°52′37″W / 21.03667°N 86.87694°W | ||||||||||
| Website | http://www.asur.com.mx/ | ||||||||||
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Cancún International Airport (IATA: CUN, ICAO: MMUN) is located in Cancún, Quintana Roo, on the Caribbean coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. It is Mexico's second busiest airport, after Mexico City International Airport in Mexico City, but the biggest in Mexico and Latin America for International passengers.
In 2008, Cancún airport handled 12,646,451 passengers, setting a new record[1]. It is currently the 5th busiest airport in Latin America, just behind Mexico City International Airport, the two main airports in São Paulo (Congonhas/Guarulhos), Brazil; and El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia.
The airport has been expanding as it has become one of the most important international airports in the country. It has two operative runways that are 1,500m apart which allows them to be used simultaneously, and three commercial terminals. Terminal 1 is used by charter airlines from North America, including domestic charter airlines. Terminal 2 is used by some international airlines, as all of the scheduled domestic airlines, and new Terminal 3 handles almost all international operations of airlines from North America and Europe.
The airport is operated by ASUR, together with Cozumel International Airport, Mérida International Airport, Veracruz International Airport, Villahermosa International Airport and Xoxocotlán International Airport among others.
The terminals together comprise 47 boarding gates (of which 17 are remote), 22 (A1-A11 and B12-B22) in Terminal 2, and 14 in Terminal 3[2].
Passenger statistics
| Year | Total Passengers | % change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 9,728,149 | ---- |
| 2007 | 11,340,027 | +16.6% |
| 2008 | 12,646,451 | +11.5% |
| 2009 (until Oct) | 9,262,643 | -12.9% |
Terminals and destinations
Terminal 1
Terminal 1 has 7 gates: 1-7A
- Only Charter Service.
- The terminal is being remodeled on the inside and out so that it can be used again by charter airlines that operate into the airport. The terminal will be ready at the same time as the new runway, and will be equipped with 9 jetways.
Terminal 2
Terminal 2 has 22 gates: A1-A11 and B12-B22
Main Building
The Main Building has 11 gates on the lower level: B12-B22
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aeroméxico | Mexico City, Monterrey, St. Louis [begins December 14] |
| Aerotucán | Cozumel |
| Cubana de Aviación | Havana |
| Interjet | Mexico City, Monterrey, Toluca |
| Magnicharters | Chihuahua, Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey, León, Varadero |
| Maya Island Air | Belize City |
| MAYAir | Cozumel |
| Mexicana | Chicago-O'Hare, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, New York-JFK, San José de Costa Rica [begins December 16], Washington-Dulles [begins December 14][3] |
| MexicanaClick | Havana, Mexico City |
| MexicanaLink | Guatemala City [begins December 15], Mérida, Monterrey, Puebla, Veracruz, Villahermosa, |
| VivaAerobus | Monterrey |
| Volaris | Guadalajara, Puebla, Tijuana, Toluca |
Satellite Building
The Satellite Building has 11 gates on the upper level: A1-A11
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Canada | Calgary, Edmonton [seasonal], Halifax [seasonal], Montréal-Trudeau, Ottawa [seasonal], Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Winnipeg [seasonal] |
| Air Pullmantur | Madrid |
| AirTran Airways | Atlanta, Baltimore |
| Air Transat | Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Moncton [begins February 26], Montréal-Trudeau, Québec City, Saskatoon [begins December 22], Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver |
| Arkefly | Amsterdam |
| Avianca | Bogotá [seasonal] |
| Blue Panorama Airlines | Bologna, Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino |
| CanJet | Abbotsford [begins December 24], Calgary, Comox [begins December 24], Edmonton, Halifax, Kelowna, Montréal-Trudeau, Ottawa, Québec City, St. John's, Regina [begins December 19], Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Victoria [begins December 6] |
| Condor Flugdienst | Frankfurt |
| Copa Airlines | Panama City |
| Corsairfly | Paris-Orly |
| Edelweiss Air | Zürich |
| Enerjet | Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver |
| EuroAtlantic Airways | Lisbon, Porto [seasonal] |
| Iberworld | Barcelona [seasonal], Madrid |
| Jetairfly | Brussels, Varadero |
| JetBlue Airways | Boston, Fort Lauderdale, New York-JFK, Orlando, Washington-Dulles |
| LAN Airlines | Santiago de Chile |
| LAN Peru | Lima |
| Livingston Energy Flight | Milan-Malpensa, Rome Fiumicino, San Salvador |
| Martinair | Amsterdam |
| Monarch Airlines | London-Gatwick |
| Novair | Oslo-Gardermoen, Stockholm-Arlanda |
| Neos | Bologna, Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino |
| Orbest | Lisbon |
| Skyservice | Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Hamilton, Kelowna, Kitchener, Montréal-Trudeau, Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, Thunder Bay, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg |
| Sunwing Airlines | Halifax, London (ON), Montréal-Trudeau, Québec City, Saint John, Saskatoon, Sault Ste Marie, Toronto-Pearson, Regina, Vancouver |
| Sunwing Airlines operated by Aeroméxico | Calgary, Comox, Edmonton, Ottawa, Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg |
| TACA operated by Regional | Flores, Guatemala City |
| TACA | San Salvador [begins November 15] |
| Thomas Cook Airlines | Belfast-International, Glasgow-International, London-Gatwick, Manchester (UK) |
| WestJet | Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Hamilton, Kelowna, Moncton, Montréal-Trudeau, Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg [all seasonal] |
| White | Lisbon |
| XL Airways France | Brussels, Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
Terminal 3
Terminal 3 has 15 gates: C23-C37
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Berlin | Düsseldorf, Munich |
| Air Europa | Madrid |
| Alaska Airlines | Los Angeles, Seattle/Tacoma |
| American Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare [seasonal], Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami, New York-JFK |
| Continental Airlines | Cleveland, Houston-Intercontinental, Newark |
| Delta Air Lines | Atlanta, Boston, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky [seasonal], Hartford/Springfield [seasonal], Los Angeles, Nashville [seasonal], Orlando [seasonal], Raleigh/Durham [seasonal], Salt Lake City, Washington-Dulles [seasonal], Detroit, Indianapolis [seasonal], Memphis, Milwaukee [seasonal], Minneapolis/St. Paul |
| Frontier Airlines | Chicago-Midway, Denver, Indianapolis [seasonal; begins December 19], Kansas City, Salt Lake City [seasonal],St. Louis [seasonal] |
| Spirit Airlines | Detroit, Fort Lauderdale |
| Sun Country Airlines | Dallas/Fort Worth, Minneapolis/St. Paul |
| Thomson Airways | Birmingham (UK), Bristol, East Midlands, Glasgow-International, London-Gatwick, Manchester (UK), Newcastle |
| United Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, Los Angeles [seasonal], San Francisco [seasonal], Washington-Dulles |
| US Airways | Boston, Charlotte, Philadelphia, Phoenix |
| USA3000 Airlines | Baltimore, Chicago-O'Hare, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Cleveland, Columbus (OH), Detroit [seasonal; resumes November 21], Lansing (MI) [begins December 27] [4], Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh [ends December 13], St. Louis |
Cargo airlines
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Amerijet International | Belize City, Ciudad del Carmen, Mérida, Miami |
| Estafeta Carga Aérea | Merida, Miami |
| FedEx Express | Miami |
| Regional Cargo | Merida, Mexico City |
Traffic statistics
| Rank | City | Passengers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New York City-JFK
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303,708 |
| 2 | Houston-Intercontinental
|
269,950 |
| 3 | Dallas
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260,831 |
| 4 | Miami
|
246,856 |
| 5 | Atlanta
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178,155 |
| 6 | Chicago-O'Hare
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170,042 |
| 7 | Charlotte
|
158,915 |
| 8 |  Madrid
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154,321 |
| 9 | Los Angeles
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137,694 |
| 10 | Philadelphia
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134,031 |
| 11 | Denver
|
120,755 |
| 12 | Minneapolis
|
101,800 |
| 13 | Detroit
|
95,641 |
| 14 |  Montréal-Trudeau
|
84,005 |
| 15 | Toronto-Pearson
|
82,090 |
Expansion
In 2005 ASUR invested US$150 million for the construction of Terminal 3 (open since 2007), a new runway, and a new control tower. With the opening of the new terminal the airport doubled the amount of passengers it could handle. The new runway and tower were opened on October 2009. The new runway was built north of the current runway and is 2,800 m long, and 45 m wide; the new control tower is the tallest in Latin America standing at 97 meters tall. ASUR has also started on their cargo complex project which will be completed in three phases. In phase 0 it will have facilities capable of handling 20,000 tons of cargo (phase 0 Complete). Phase 1 the cargo complex will be relocated to a new site within the airport grounds. A 5,000-m plant will be built to house it, with sufficient capacity to handle 70,000 tons of freight per year. Phase 2 the cargo complex will be extended by 5,000-m2 more and will be capable of handling 140,000 tons of freight per year. Phase 3 the cargo complex will be extended by 5,000-m2 more and will be capable of handling 210,000 tons of freight per year.
Accidents and Incidents
- On September 9, 2009, hijacked Aeroméxico Flight 576 landed at Mexico City International Airport from Cancun International Airport.
See also
References
- ^ a b Passenger statistics for Cancun Airport
- ^ Cancun Airport Fact Sheet http://www.asur.com.mx/asur/ingles/aeropuertos/cancun/technical_Facts.asp
- ^ [In Spanish]http://www.exonline.com.mx/diario/noticia/dinero/empresas/mexicana_abre_mas_rutas_internacionales/755252
- ^ http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20091020/NEWS03/910200313/Business-news-briefs
- ^ http://dgac.sct.gob.mx/index.php?id=467
External links
- ASUR: Aeropuertos del Sureste (in English)
- Template:WAD
- Airport information for MMUN at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Current weather for MMUN at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for CUN at Aviation Safety Network