Cozumel International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Cozumel
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
ServesCozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Time zoneEST (UTC-05:00)
Elevation AMSL5 m / 16 ft
Coordinates20°30′54″N 86°55′44″W / 20.51500°N 86.92889°W / 20.51500; -86.92889
Websitewww.asur.com.mx/Contenido/Cozumel/shopping
Map
CZM is located in Cozumel
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Location of the airport in the Cozumel Island
CZM is located in Quintana Roo
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CZM (Quintana Roo)
CZM is located in Mexico
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CZM (Mexico)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 2,700 8,858 Asphalt
05/23 * 3,098 10,165 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Total passengers663,270
Ranking in Mexico30th Steady
* Military use only
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste[1]

Cozumel International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Cozumel) (IATA: CZM, ICAO: MMCZ) is an international airport in the Caribbean island of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic for the city of San Miguel, Cozumel and serves as a secondary gateway for tourism visiting the Mexican Caribbean and Riviera Maya on a year-round basis. The largest airport in the region is Cancún International Airport located in mainland Quintana Roo about 60 kilometres (37 mi) to the north of Cozumel.

As with the other nine airports in the Mexican southeast region, Cozumel Airport is operated by the Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste ASUR. From 1978 to 2002, the airport was the headquarters and a hub for the regional airline AeroCozumel, a subsidiary of Mexicana.[2][3] In 2021, the airport handled 531,675 passengers, and in 2022 it handled 663,270 passengers, according to Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste.[4] Additionally, Cozumel Airport is the tenth-largest in Mexico for international passenger traffic.

Facilities

Satellite image showing the location of the airport relative to San Miguel de Cozumel

The airport is situated at an elevation of 5 metres (16 ft) above mean sea level. It has a terminal area of 9,514 square metres (102,410 sq ft), an ICAO classification of 4D, and two runways. Runway 11/29 is 2,700 metres (8,900 ft) long and runway 05/23 is 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) long. The airport has the capacity to receive Boeing 767 aircraft and conduct 22 operations per hour. The apron has 6 aircraft stands, which are either of type C (6 positions) or a combination of 4 type C and 1 type D. All these stands are used for aircraft disembarkation.

The passenger terminal features 8 boarding gates. Of these, 6 gates are allocated for international flights, and 2 gates for domestic flights. Additionally, the terminal offers all the services that an international airport typically provides, including a VIP lounge.[5] Parking, taxis, and car rental are available at the airport. Additionally, Cozumel Airport is also used for charter flights, executive and general aviation.

Cozumel Airport also functions as the Air Force Base No. 4 (Spanish: Base Aérea Militar No. 4 General Eduardo Aldasoro Suárez) (B.A.M. 4) of the Mexican Air Force, which, in addition to using runway 05/23, has an aviation platform measuring 2,550 square metres (27,400 sq ft) with 5 parking positions, 2 heliports, and a small hangar. This air base is the home of Squadron 201, which participated in World War II and currently operates T-6C+ aircraft.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Aeroméxico Mexico City
Aeroméxico Connect Mexico City
Air Canada Rouge Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson
Air Transat Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau[6]
American Airlines Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami
Seasonal: Charlotte, Chicago–O'Hare
Delta Air Lines Atlanta
Seasonal: Minneapolis/St. Paul[7]
Frontier Airlines Chicago–O'Hare, Denver, Orlando
Magni Seasonal: Mexico City, Monterrey
Southwest Airlines Houston–Hobby
Seasonal: Austin, Denver
Sun Country Airlines Seasonal: Minneapolis/St. Paul
United Airlines Houston–Intercontinental, Los Angeles
Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare, Denver, Newark
Viva Aerobus Seasonal: Monterrey
Volaris Guadalajara, Mexico City
WestJet Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson
Passenger terminal
Preserved aircraft at the Air Force Base

Destination maps

Domestic destinations from Cozumel International Airport
Red = Year-round destination
Blue = Future destination
Green = Seasonal destination
International destinations from Cozumel International Airport
Red = Year-round destination
Blue = Future destination
Green = Seasonal destination

Statistics

Passengers

Cozumel Airport Passengers. See Wikidata query.

Busiest routes

Busiest international routes at Cozumel International Airport (2021)[8]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  United States, Houston–Intercontinental 62,595 Increase 1 United Airlines
2  United States, Dallas/Fort Worth 50,256 Decrease 1 American Airlines, Sun Country Airlines
3  United States, Miami 16,804 Increase 3 American Airlines, American Eagle
4  United States, Denver 15,311 Increase 6 Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines
5  United States, Charlotte 12,079 Increase 2 American Airlines
6  United States, Chicago–O'Hare 8,790 Increase 2 American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines
7  United States, Minneapolis/St Paul 3,846 Decrease 4 Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines
8  United States, Los Angeles 2,217 United Airlines
9  Canada, Toronto 847 Decrease 4 Air Canada, WestJet
10  United States, Orlando 278 Frontier Airlines

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Passenger's Traffic" (in Spanish). ASUR. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Aero Cozumel history".
  3. ↑ "PDF Download: La aviación regional en México - 1991" (in Spanish).
  4. ↑ "ASUR announces the total traffic for December 2021" (PDF) (in Spanish). Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste. January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Caral VIP Lounge".
  6. ↑ "Air Transat Resumes Montreal – Cozumel Service From Dec 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "Delta Air Lines to Resume Cozumel Flights From Atlanta after Three Years". Simply Flying. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Statistics". Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes (in Spanish). January 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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