Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport
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 visiting beaches and resorts. It handles national and international air traffic for the cities of Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo.
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 | ||||||||||
| Website | http://www.oma.aero/es... | ||||||||||
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  ZIH Location of airport in Guerrero  ZIH ZIH (Mexico) | |||||||||||
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It handled 317,395 passengers in 2020, and 434,176 passengers in 2021.[2]
Architecture
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
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aeroméxico Connect | Mexico City |
| Air Canada | Seasonal: Montreal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson, Vancouver |
| Alaska Airlines | Los Angeles Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare (begins December 23, 2023),[3] San Diego (begins December 23, 2023),[3] San Francisco |
| American Eagle | Phoenix-Sky Harbor Seasonal: Dallas/Fort Worth |
| Magnicharters | Mexico City Seasonal: Monterrey |
| Mexicana de Aviación | Mexico City–AIFA (begins December 2, 2023)[4] |
| Sun Country Airlines | Seasonal: Minneapolis/St. Paul |
| United Airlines | Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare |
| United Express | Houston–Intercontinental |
| Viva Aerobus | Mexico City, Mexico City–AIFA Seasonal: Monterrey |
| Volaris | León/El Bajío, Mexico City, Querétaro, Tijuana Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare |
| WestJet | Seasonal: Calgary, Vancouver (begins December 22, 2023)[5] |
Statistics
Busiest routes
| Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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| 1 |  United States, Los Angeles |
20,858 |  |
Alaska Airlines, United Express |
| 2 | United States, Houston–Intercontinental |
6,349 |  1 |
United Express |
| 3 | United States, Phoenix–Sky Harbor |
4,353 | 5 |
American Airlines, American Eagle |
| 4 | United States, Dallas/Fort Worth |
2,317 | 6 |
American Airlines, American Eagle |
| 5 | United States, Minneapolis/St. Paul |
1,987 |  1 |
Sun Country Airlines |
| 6 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada, Calgary |
1,727 | 4 |
WestJet |
| 7 | United States, Chicago–O'Hare |
662 | |
United Airlines, Volaris |
| 8 | Canada, Edmonton |
206 | 5 |
Sunwing Airlines |
| 9 | United States, San Francisco |
110 | |
Alaska Airlines |
Gallery
References
- "OMA reports 2.3 million passenger traffic in December 2022" (PDF; 292 KB). oma.aero. Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte S.A.B. de C.V. 2023-01-05. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- "Passenger's Traffic" (PDF). Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (in Spanish). January 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- "Alaska Airlines Is Adding New Routes to Central America, Mexico for Winter — What to Know". Travel + Leisure. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- "These Are Our Destinations". Mexicana (in Spanish). October 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- "WestJet expands its operations between Vancouver and Mexico". Aciacionline (in Spanish). August 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- "Traffic Statistics by Airline". Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes (in Spanish). January 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
External links
- Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte de México
- Airlines in Ixtapa Zihuatanejo :: Visitixtapazihuatanejo.com Archived 2010-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
- 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.