Chetumal International Airport

Chetumal International Airport (IATA: CTM, ICAO: MMCM) is an international airport located in Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic for the city of Chetumal. It's operated by Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (ASA), a federal government-owned corporation.

For the future station, see Chetumal Airport railway station.
Chetumal International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Chetumal
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares
LocationChetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Elevation AMSL39 ft / 12 m
Coordinates18°30′16.8″N 88°19′36.65″W
Websitewww.aeropuertosasa.mx/CTM
Map
CTM is located in Quintana Roo
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Location of airport in Quintana Roo
CTM is located in Mexico
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CTM (Mexico)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 7,244 2,208 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Total passengers374,152
Ranking in Mexico40th Steady
Source: Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares
Terminal map

Information

The airport joined the ASA Network in 1974. It has 230 hectares and its aircraft platform for commercial aviation is 13.140 meters square. It has two lots and a landing strip with a length of 2.2 km, suitable for Boeing 737 aircraft. The airport has a SENASICA satellite office, and its official business hours are 7:00 to 19:00.

In 2021 the airport handled 279,525 passengers, and in 2022 it handled 374,152 passengers.[1]

Expansion and renovation

On October 9, 2011, Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (ASA) invested 19 million pesos (US$1.5 million) in modernizing Chetumal's International Airport by extending landing strips to allow room for more air traffic, as promised by the governor Roberto Borge Angulo. According to the governor the modernization came with the intent of improving the city's infrastructure and logistic developments to make Quintana Roo more competitive within the national market. The modernization of the airport also included the expansion of the main terminal.[2]

Services
  • The airport has its own parking lot with a reduced capacity of 102 spots.
  • A cafe restaurant operates only in the morning.
  • There are also taxi and car rental services.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Aeroméxico Mexico City
Aeroméxico Connect Mexico City
Mexicana de Aviación Mexico City–AIFA (begins December 3, 2023)[3]
Viva Aerobus Mexico City, Mexico City–AIFA (begins April 4, 2024)[4]
Volaris Mexico City

Terminated flights

MexicanaClick formerly served this airport until 2010. Mexicana Click's flight to Chetumal was one of the many flights canceled by the company Mexicana before they filed for bankruptcy in 2010, which led to Mexicana's operations ceasing on August 3, 2010. In Chetumal, Aeroméxico attempted to take over the services that Mexicana Click offered; however, Interjet's low prices made Aeromexico's service to Chetumal unprofitable.[5] On February 23, 2013, Aeromexico ended its service to Chetumal,[6] but it resumed on December 9, 2020 on Aeromexico Connect.[7]

Aviacsa and VivaAerobus were among the first low-cost airlines that served the airport.

Statistics

Passengers
Chetumal Airport Passengers. See Wikidata query.

Accidents and incidents

On January 6, 1972, a Hawker Siddeley HS.748-230 belonging to SAESA (Servicios Aereos Especiales Airlines) crashed shortly after take-off from Chetumal on its way to Mérida, killing 5 crew members and 18 passengers.[8]

References
  1. "Operational Statistics of Airports in the ASA Network" (in Spanish). Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares. January 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  2. Arranca modernizacion del Aeropuerto Internacional de Chetumal "Arranca modernización del Aeropuerto internacional de Chetumal. | MarQtips". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2013-04-04. Retrieved April 4th, 2013 (In Spanish)
  3. "These Are Our Destinations". Mexicana (in Spanish). October 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  4. "Viva Aerobus Bets Big on AIFA: 17 New Routes". Aviacionline. September 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  5. "Mexicana Wins Legal Shield to Aid Mexican Bankruptcy". Bloomberg. August 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  6. No más vuelos de aeroméxico en Chetumal Archived February 9, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved on March 31, 2013 (In Spanish)
  7. "Exclusive: Aeroméxico will fly to Chetumal from June" (in Spanish). Transponder 1200. March 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  8. "Accident". Aviation Safety Network. January 1972. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
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