Tuxtla Gutiérrez International Airport
Tuxtla Gutiérrez International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Tuxtla Gutiérrez | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario de Chiapas | ||||||||||
| Serves | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | ||||||||||
| Location | Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, Mexico | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 457 m / 1,499 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°33′49″N 093°01′21″W / 16.56361°N 93.02250°W | ||||||||||
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Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (IATA: TGZ, ICAO: MMTG) (Template:Lang-es), also known as Tuxtla Gutierrez International Airport, is an international airport serving the Mexican municipality of Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas. It handles air traffic for the city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez and central Chiapas, including the popular tourist destination of San Cristóbal de las Casas.
It was inaugurated by President Vicente Fox and by the State's Governor Pablo Salazar Mendiguchía on June 27, 2006,[1] replacing the Francisco Sarabia National Airport. It is operated by Grupo Aeroportuario de Chiapas, a government-owned corporation.
The airport was originally designed with a capacity to handle 350 daily operations and 850,000 passengers per year,[1] it comprises a concrete runway, a parallel taxiway, several hangars, a commercial aviation apron, a general aviation apron, a military base, and a state-of-the-art commercial terminal equipped with six glass jetways, two of which are capable of handling medium-large airliners such as the Boeing 767 and Airbus A330. To improve the airport's capacity, the operator invested 440 million MXP to expand and modernize all installations.[2] Works were completed in December 2020, expanding its surface by 140% for a total of 22,472 m2 and increasing the contact positions to 8 jetways.[3]
According to official statistics provided by the Civil Aviation Federal Agency (AFAC), in 2021 the airport handled 1,186,528 passengers, and 1,590,178 in 2022, an increase of 34.02%. It is the largest in the Southwestern region and among the Top 15 busiest in the country.[4] The airport reached the million-passenger milestone for the first time on November 28, 2015.[5]
Airlines and destinations
Passengers
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aeroméxico | Mexico City |
| Aeroméxico Connect | Mexico City |
| Magni | Seasonal: Monterrey |
| Transportes Aéreos Guatemaltecos | Guatemala City |
| VivaAerobús | Cancún, Guadalajara, Mérida, Mexico City, Monterrey |
| Volaris | Cancún, Guadalajara, León/El Bajío (begins July 10, 2023),[6] Mexicali (begins July 12, 2023),[6] Mexico City, Tijuana |
Destinations map
| Destinations map |
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 Tuxtla Gutiérrez Domestic destinations from Tuxtla Gutiérrez International Airport Red = Year-round destination Blue = Future destination Green = Seasonal destination Italic = Suspended destination |
Traffic statistics
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| Year | Passenger Traffic | Cargo Traffic (Tons) | Aircraft Operations |
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| 2006 | 334,181 | 571 | 7,649 |
| 2007 | 704,903 | 1,312 | 13,756 |
| 2008 | 788,486 | 1,099 | 15,862 |
| 2009 | 663,479 | 1,001 | 12,832 |
| 2010 | 650,053 | 1,081 | 12,367 |
| 2011 | 803,611 | 1,046 | 14,182 |
| 2012 | 786,829 | 1,284 | 15,674 |
| 2013 | 855,073 | 901 | 15,930 |
| 2014 | 928,243 | 1,164 | 17,980 |
| 2015 | 1,121,332 | 1,132 | 18,067 |
| 2016 | 1,272,689 | 1,236 | 19,325 |
| 2017 | 1,342,345 | 1,346 | 20,151 |
| 2018 | 1,388,706 | 1,287 | 17,832 |
| 2019 | 1,496,152 | 1,343 | 17,768 |
| 2020 | 756,786 | 755 | 10,813 |
| 2021 | 1,186,528 | 885 | 13,774 |
| 2022 | 1,590,178 | 784 | 15,723 |
Busiest routes
| Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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| 1 |  Mexico City, Mexico City
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475,053 | 
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Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, VivaAerobús, Volaris |
| 2 |  Jalisco, Guadalajara
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95,601 |
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VivaAerobús, Volaris |
| 3 |  Quintana Roo, Cancún
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94,225 |  1
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VivaAerobús, Volaris |
| 4 |  Nuevo León, Monterrey
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70,768 |  1
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Magni, VivaAerobús |
| 5 |  Baja California, Tijuana
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43,264 | 1
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Volaris |
| 6 |  Yucatán, Mérida
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27,180 | 1
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VivaAerobús |
| 7 |  Guatemala, Guatemala City
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3,608 | 
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Transportes Aéreos Guatemaltecos |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Tuxtla Gutierrez International Airport". Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- ^ "Ampliación y modernización del Aeropuerto de Tuxtla Gutiérrez "Ángel Albino Corzo" registra 40 por ciento de avance" (in Spanish). Chiapas en Contacto. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ "Amplían Aeropuerto Internacional Ángel Albino Corzo" (in Spanish). Centro Urbano. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ a b "Estadística Operacional de Aeropuertos / Statistics by Airport". Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- ^ "Tuxtla Gutierrez airport reaches a million passengers" (in Spanish). Grupo En Concreto. November 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ^ a b "40 New Routes From/To Leon and Mexicali". Volaris (in Spanish). Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- ^ "Estadística operacional por origen-destino / Traffic Statistics by City Pairs" (in Spanish). Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. January 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
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