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Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Guadalajara, Jalisco | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Tlajomulco de Zuñiga, Jalisco | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 1,529 m / 5,016 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°31′18″N 103°18′40″W / 20.52167°N 103.31111°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.aeropuertosgap.com.mx | ||||||||||||||
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| Statistics (2014) | |||||||||||||||
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Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico | |||||||||||||||
Guadalajara International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Guadalajara), ceremonial name Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (IATA: GDL, ICAO: MMGL), is the main airport of Mexico's second-largest city Guadalajara. It opened in 1966 and is located 16 km south of the city center. In 2013, the airport handled 8,148,000 passengers, and in 2014 it handled 8,733,500 passengers. It is Mexico's third busiest airport, after Mexico City International Airport and Cancún International Airport and second busiest for cargo flights.
Guadalajara's International Airport is composed of two runways and two terminals. It is also a major airport for connections, being a hub for Aeroméxico/Aeroméxíco Connect[1] and Volaris, for which is a primary gateway to the United States. It is also a focus city for VivaAerobus. Flights are offered to destinations within Mexico and to Central America and the United States.
The airport is named for Miguel Hidalgo, who began the war that brought Mexican independence from Spain. He has been called the "father of Mexican independence".
The airport is being renovated and expanded under a project that will allow it to double its operating capacity by 2007. This renovation includes a new Terminal 1 concourse and four additional taxiways. The new Terminal 2 was recently inaugurated, this facility is exclusive for express or regional flights, trying to serve as a relief for the already saturated Terminal 1. As of today, the airport has a desperate need for a new terminal, since during peak-hours, all of the contact positions in Terminal 1 get crowded, and the remote ones have to be used. In fact, there is a 30% chance that an aircraft gets a contact parking position at Guadalajara.
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PGAL reported that the airport will be expanded and remodeled.[2]
Terminals, airlines and destinations
Cargo airlines
Busiest routes
| Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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| 1 |  Distrito Federal (México), Mexico City
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1,189,853 | 
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Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, VivaAerobus, Volaris |
| 2 |  Baja California, Tijuana
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538,187 |
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Aeroméxico Connect, Aeroméxico Contigo, Interjet, Volaris |
| 3 |  Nuevo León, Monterrey
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265,788 |
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Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, VivaAerobus, Volaris |
| 4 |  Quintana Roo, Cancún
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220,097 |
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Interjet, Magni, VivaAerobus, Volaris |
| 5 |  Baja California Sur, Los Cabos
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103,499 |  1
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Interjet, VivaAerobus, Volaris |
| 6 |  Sonora, Hermosillo
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98,924 |  1
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Aeroméxico Connect, VivaAerobus, Volaris |
| 7 | Baja California, Mexicali
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84,337 |
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Aeroméxico Connect, Volaris |
| 8 |  Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez
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70,209 |
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Aeroméxico Connect, VivaAerobus, Volaris |
| 9 |  Sinaloa, Culiacán
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58,580 |
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Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Volaris |
| 10 | Baja California Sur, La Paz
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58,073 |
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Aeroméxico Connect, Viva Aerobus, Volaris |
| 11 |  Veracruz, Veracruz
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58,073 | 1
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Aeromar, Aeroméxico Connect, Viva Aerobus, Volaris |
| 12 |  Jalisco, Puerto Vallarta
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35,293 | 1
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Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, TAR Aerolineas |
| 13 |  Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez
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34,190 | 2
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TAR Aerolineas, Viva Aerobus, Volaris |
| 14 |  Yucatán, Mérida
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32,909 | 2
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Viva Aerobus, Volaris |
| 15 | Chihuahua, Chihuahua
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25,281 | 1
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Aeroméxico Connect, Volaris |
| Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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| 1 |  United States, Los Angeles
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391,563 |
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Aeroméxico Contigo, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Volaris |
| 2 | United States, Houston
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106,558 | 2
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United Airlines, United Express, VivaAerobus |
| 3 | United States, San Jose
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96,797 | 1
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Alaska Airlines, Volaris |
| 4 | United States, Dallas
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87,379 | 1
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American Airlines, American Eagle |
| 5 | United States, Chicago (airports Midway and O'Hare)[Nota 1]
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86,008 | 1
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Aeroméxico Contigo, Volaris |
| 6 | United States, Phoenix
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81,112 | 1
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US Airways, US Airways Express, Volaris |
| 7 | United States, Fresno
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75,018 | 1
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Aeroméxico Contigo, Volaris |
| 8 | United States, Sacramento
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71,516 | 3
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Aeroméxico Contigo, Volaris |
| 9 | United States, Oakland
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67,975 | 2
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Volaris |
| 10 | United States, San Francisco
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60,740 | 2
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Aeroméxico Contigo |
| 11 | United States, Atlanta
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58,981 | 2
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Delta Air Lines, Delta Connection |
| 12 | United States, Las Vegas
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55,798 | 2
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Aeroméxico, Volaris |
| 13 | United States, Ontario
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44,512 | 1
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Aeroméxico Contigo, Volaris |
| 14 | United States, San Antonio
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26,809 | 4
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Interjet, Volaris |
| 15 |  Panama, Panama City
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26,420 |
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Copa Airlines |
- Notes
- ^ The official statistics include both Midway and O'Hare airports.
Accidents and incidents
- Aeroméxico Flight 498: On August 31, 1986 an Aeroméxico DC-9 that originated from Mexico City and stopped at Guadalajara, Loreto and Tijuana collided with a private aircraft while attempting to land at Los Angeles International Airport.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Aeromexico increases its connectivity to provide additional benefits to all of its clients", Press Release, Aeromexico, May 7, 2014
- ^ "Guadalajara International Airport T-1 Improvements and T-2 Expansion (GDL)". PGAL. 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ^ http://finance.yahoo.com/news/american-airlines-customers-gain-more-170000843.html
- ^ a b http://volaris.com/en/our-destinations/
- ^ "Air Operational Statistics". Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
External links
- Guadalajara International Airport
- Grupo Aeroportuario del Pácifico
- AeropuertosMexico.com (in English)
- The Airport Guide: Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Intl (GDL/MMGL)
- Template:WAD
- FlightAware U.S. airport activity to/from: Don Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Int'l (MMGL)
- A-Z World Airports: Don Miguel Hidalgo Airport (GDL/MMGL)
- Transportation from Guadalajara International Airport to Lake Chapala (in English)
- TAR Aerolineas