Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport
| Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte | ||||||||||
| Location | Zihuatanejo, Guerrero | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 26 ft / 8 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°36′05″N 101°27′37″W / 17.60139°N 101.46028°W | ||||||||||
| Website | http://www.oma.aero/es... | ||||||||||
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Source: Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte
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Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (IATA: ZIH, ICAO: MMZH) is an international airport in the state of Guerrero on Mexico's Pacific Ocean coast. It receives thousands of tourists all year to visit beaches and resorts. It handles national and international air traffic for the cities of Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo.
It handled 562,099 passengers in 2015, and 557,389 passengers in 2016.
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Architecture[edit]
The architect of the 1998 new Ixtapa International Airport, its renovation, expansion and extended facilities, was Mexican architect and great-grandson of Queen Isabella II of Spain, Manuel De Santiago-de Borbón González Bravo. He was a member of ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites, UNESCO), and his lifetime architectural legacy to Mexico adds to 11,000,000 built square meters nationwide, including famous buildings and national sites, as well as important national restorations like the Mexican Houses of Congress Palace, Palacio Legislativo de San Lázaro.
Airlines and destinations[edit]
Statistics[edit]
| Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Distrito Federal (México), Mexico City |
136,476 |  |
Aeromar, Aeroméxico, Interjet, Magni |
| 2 |  México (state), Toluca |
22,884 | |
Interjet |
| 3 |  Guerrero, Acapulco |
3,445 | |
TAR |
| 4 |  Jalisco, Guadalajara |
3,144 |  1 |
TAR |
| 5 |  Nuevo León, Monterrey |
1,464 | 1 |
Magni |
| Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States, Los Angeles |
37,279 | |
Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines |
| 2 | United States, Houston-Intercontinental |
13,587 | 1 |
United Airlines, United Express |
| 3 |  Canada, Calgary |
9,558 |  1 |
Air Canada, Sunwing Airlines, WestJet |
| 4 | United States, Minneapolis |
9,494 | |
Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines |
| 5 | United States, Phoenix–Sky Harbor |
6,100 | |
American Airlines, US Airways |
| 6 | Canada, Toronto |
4,198 | |
Air Canada, Air Transat, Sunwing Airlines |
| 7 | Canada, Montréal |
3,295 | 1 |
Air Canada Rouge, Air Transat, Sunwing Airlines |
| 8 | Canada, Kelowna |
2,522 | 1 |
Sunwing Airlines |
| 9 | Canada, Regina |
2,514 | 4 |
Sunwing Airlines |
| 10 | Canada, Saskatoon |
2,186 | 2 |
Sunwing Airlines |
Gallery[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "VivaAerobus tiene nueva rutas para ti" (Web) (in Spanish). VivaAerobus. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ "Volaris will connect Chicago with Huatulco and Zihuatanejo" (in Spanish). Grupo Milenio. February 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ^ "Air Operational Statistics". Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
External links[edit]
- Airport information for MMZH at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte de México
- Airlines in Ixtapa Zihuatanejo :: Visitixtapazihuatanejo.com
- Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo Tourist Guide
- ixtapa-zihuatanejo.com Tourist guide for Ixtapa & Zihuatanejo. What to do, where to go and much, much more. Official website of Zihuatanejo Hotels Assoc.
