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Cancún International Airport

Coordinates: 21°02′12″N 86°52′37″W / 21.03667°N 86.87694°W / 21.03667; -86.87694
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Cancún International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAeropuertos del Sureste ASUR
ServesCancún
LocationCancún, Quintana-Roo, Mexico
Elevation AMSL20 ft / 6 m
Coordinates21°02′12″N 86°52′37″W / 21.03667°N 86.87694°W / 21.03667; -86.87694
Websitehttp://www.asur.com.mx/
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12R/30L

12L/30R

11,483

9,186

3,500

2,800

Asphalt

Asphalt

Statistics (2008)
Passengers12,646,451
Domestic passengers3,373,860
Int'l passengers9,272,951

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

Passenger statistics for Cancún International Airport[1]
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.
File:Cancun Terminal 1new.JPG
Cancun Airport's Terminal 1 Layout (Now closed).

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

File:Cancun Terminal 2new.JPG
Cancun Airport's Terminal 2 Layout.
AirlinesDestinations
AeroméxicoMexico City, Monterrey, St. Louis [begins December 14]
AerotucánCozumel
Cubana de AviaciónHavana
InterjetMexico City, Monterrey, Toluca
MagnichartersChihuahua, Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey, León, Varadero
Maya Island AirBelize City
MAYAirCozumel
MexicanaBogota [begins December 14], 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]
MexicanaClickHavana, Mexico City, San Juan de Puerto Rico [begins December 14][4]
MexicanaLinkGuatemala City [begins December 15], Mérida, Monterrey, Puebla, San Salvador [begins December 14], Veracruz, Villahermosa,
VivaAerobusMonterrey
VolarisGuadalajara, Puebla, Tijuana, Toluca

Satellite Building

The Satellite Building has 11 gates on the upper level: A1-A11

Cancun's Airport Terminal 2
Cancun's Airport Building.
The New Mexicana A330 with the new image at Cancun's Airport
AirlinesDestinations
Air CanadaCalgary, Edmonton [seasonal], Halifax [seasonal], Montréal-Trudeau, Ottawa [seasonal], Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Winnipeg [seasonal]
Air PullmanturMadrid
AirTran AirwaysAtlanta, Baltimore
Air TransatCalgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Moncton [begins February 26], Montréal-Trudeau, Québec City, Saskatoon [begins December 22], Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver
ArkeflyAmsterdam
AviancaBogotá [seasonal]
Blue Panorama AirlinesBologna, Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino
CanJetAbbotsford [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 FlugdienstFrankfurt
Copa AirlinesPanama City
CorsairflyParis-Orly
Edelweiss AirZürich
EnerjetCalgary, Edmonton, Vancouver
EuroAtlantic AirwaysLisbon, Porto [seasonal]
IberworldBarcelona [seasonal], Madrid
JetairflyBrussels, Varadero
JetBlue AirwaysBoston, Fort Lauderdale, New York-JFK, Orlando, Washington-Dulles
LAN AirlinesSantiago de Chile
LAN PeruLima
Livingston Energy FlightMilan-Malpensa, Rome Fiumicino, San Salvador
MartinairAmsterdam
Monarch AirlinesLondon-Gatwick
NovairOslo-Gardermoen, Stockholm-Arlanda
NeosBologna, Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino
OrbestLisbon
SkyserviceCalgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Hamilton, Kelowna, Kitchener, Montréal-Trudeau, Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, Thunder Bay, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg
Sunwing AirlinesHalifax, London (ON), Montréal-Trudeau, Québec City, Saint John, Saskatoon, Sault Ste Marie, Toronto-Pearson, Regina, Vancouver
Sunwing Airlines operated by AeroméxicoCalgary, Comox, Edmonton, Ottawa, Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg
TACA operated by Regional Flores, Guatemala City
TACASan Salvador [begins November 15]
Thomas Cook AirlinesBelfast-International, Glasgow-International, London-Gatwick, Manchester (UK)
WestJetCalgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Hamilton, Kelowna, Moncton, Montréal-Trudeau, Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg [all seasonal]
WhiteLisbon
XL Airways FranceBrussels, Paris-Charles de Gaulle

Terminal 3

Terminal 3 has 15 gates: C23-C37

File:Cancun Terminal 3new.JPG
Cancun Airport's Terminal 3 Layout.
Cancun Airport's Terminal 3
AirlinesDestinations
Air BerlinDüsseldorf, Munich
Air EuropaMadrid
Alaska AirlinesLos Angeles, Seattle/Tacoma
American AirlinesChicago-O'Hare [seasonal], Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami, New York-JFK
Continental AirlinesCleveland, Houston-Intercontinental, Newark
Delta Air LinesAtlanta, 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 AirlinesChicago-Midway, Denver, Indianapolis [seasonal; begins December 19], Kansas City, Salt Lake City [seasonal],St. Louis [seasonal]
Spirit AirlinesDetroit, Fort Lauderdale
Sun Country AirlinesDallas/Fort Worth, Minneapolis/St. Paul
Thomson AirwaysBirmingham (UK), Bristol, East Midlands, Glasgow-International, London-Gatwick, Manchester (UK), Newcastle
United AirlinesChicago-O'Hare, Denver, Los Angeles [seasonal], San Francisco [seasonal], Washington-Dulles
US AirwaysBoston, Charlotte, Philadelphia, Phoenix
USA3000 AirlinesBaltimore, Chicago-O'Hare, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Cleveland, Columbus (OH), Detroit [seasonal; resumes November 21], Lansing (MI) [begins December 27] [5], Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh [ends December 13], St. Louis

Cargo airlines

AirlinesDestinations
Amerijet InternationalBelize City, Ciudad del Carmen, Mérida, Miami
Estafeta Carga AéreaMerida, Miami
FedEx ExpressMiami
Regional CargoMerida, Mexico City

Traffic statistics

Busiest International Routes out of Cancún International Airport (2008) [6]
Rank City Passengers
1 New York City-JFK 303,708
2 Houston-Intercontinental 269,950
3 Dallas 260,831
4 Miami 246,856
5 Atlanta 178,155
6 Chicago-O'Hare 170,042
7 Charlotte 158,915
8 Madrid 154,321
9 Los Angeles 137,694
10 Philadelphia 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

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