Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport

Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport

*Aeropuerto Internacional Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz*
Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport; Aeropuerto Internacional Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz
	IATA: PVR; ICAO: MMPR;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
Serves	Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit
Location	Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
Focus city for	TAR Aerolineas;
Elevation AMSL	23 ft / 7 m
Coordinates	20°40′48″N 105°15′15″W
Website	aeropuertosgap.com.mx
Map
	PVR Location of airport in Jalisco PVR PVR (Mexico)
Runways
Statistics (2022)
Total passengers
Total passengers	6,208,400
Ranking in Mexico	7th
	Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico

Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (sometimes abbreviated as Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport) (IATA: PVR, ICAO: MMPR) is an international airport in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico. The airport is named after President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1964–70), and had a total of 4.1 million passengers during 2021 and 6.2 million during 2022.[1] It is listed as the 7th busiest airport in Mexico in terms of passenger movement for the 2010s decade.

Overview

Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport is mainly a tourist airport, with most passengers visiting the airport in the winter, spring and early summer, just before the rainy season hits the area. The airport serves multiple destinations in North America, and the British tourist airline TUI Airways serves the airport with one weekly year-round flight to Manchester using their Boeing 787 aircraft. Los Angeles, Dallas, and Phoenix are the busiest international routes from the airport, serving more than 130 thousand passengers annually. Among all airlines that serve the airport, WestJet serves the greatest number of international destinations, connecting 11 different Canadian cities with Puerto Vallarta during the high season.

The terminal building has two floors, and is divided into two halls: Halls A and B. The first floor contains the check-in area, the international arrivals area, and some food areas. The upper floor has abundant food services and shopping areas, along with the security checkpoint, a VIP Lounge, duty-free shops, and the departures area. Hall A is for domestic traffic, while Hall B is for international traffic.[2]

Expansion and growth

Puerto Vallarta and the Riviera Nayarit area has seen growth and expansion due to higher demand. In the 21st century, multiple airlines have expanded at the airport, along with new airlines and aircraft upgrades.

In 2020, it has been announced that the Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico operator group have invested about $4 billion pesos to build a 35,000-square-meter (380,000 sq ft) non-energy terminal, which would increase passenger traffic by 60% after completion.[3] In addition, the funds will also be used for a new bus terminal and improved parking lots.[3] This is part of GAP's new expansion plan for its airports in the state of Jalisco, spending a total of $18 billion pesos, and is expected to be completed by 2024.[3]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airport's exterior in 2015

Waiting hall interior

Check-in hall

Commercial Zone

Airlines	Destinations
Aeroméxico	Mexico City
Aeroméxico Connect	Mexico City, Mexico City–AIFA
Air Canada	Toronto–Pearson, Vancouver Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau
Air Transat	Montréal–Trudeau Seasonal: Québec City, Toronto–Pearson
Alaska Airlines	Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA), Seattle/Tacoma Seasonal: Las Vegas (begins December 15, 2023),[4] Portland (OR)
American Airlines	Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Phoenix–Sky Harbor Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare
American Eagle	Seasonal: Los Angeles
Delta Air Lines	Atlanta, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Seattle/Tacoma Seasonal: Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul
Finnair	Seasonal: Helsinki
Flair Airlines	Seasonal: Calgary (begins November 2, 2023),[5] Edmonton, Kitchener/Waterloo (begins December 17, 2023),[6] Toronto–Pearson (begins October 29, 2023),[6] Vancouver
Frontier Airlines	Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare, Denver
JetBlue	Los Angeles Seasonal: New York–JFK
Magnicharters	Mexico City, Monterrey Seasonal: Chihuahua, Nuevo Laredo, San José del Cabo
Mexicana de Aviación	Mexico City–AIFA (begins December 2, 2023)[7]
Southwest Airlines	Denver, Houston–Hobby, Orange County, Phoenix–Sky Harbor Seasonal: Austin
Spirit Airlines	Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston–Intercontinental, Los Angeles
Sun Country Airlines	Minneapolis/St. Paul Seasonal: Dallas/Fort Worth, Las Vegas
Sunwing Airlines	Calgary, Vancouver Seasonal: Edmonton, Montréal–Trudeau, Ottawa, Québec City, Regina, Saskatoon, Toronto–Pearson, Winnipeg
Swoop	Edmonton (ends October 28, 2023) Seasonal: Abbotsford (ends October 28, 2023)[8]
TAR Aerolineas	Aguascalientes, Ciudad Juárez, Durango, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí
TUI Airways	Manchester (UK)
United Airlines	Denver, Houston–Intercontinental, Newark, San Francisco Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare, Los Angeles
United Express	Seasonal: Houston–Intercontinental
Viva Aerobus	Ciudad Juárez, Guadalajara, Mexico City, Mexico City–AIFA (resumes April 4, 2024),[9] Monterrey, Tijuana, Toluca/Mexico City
Volaris	Culiacán, León/El Bajío, Guadalajara, Mexicali, Mexico City, Mexico City–AIFA, Monterrey, Querétaro, Tijuana, Toluca/Mexico City Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare
WestJet	Calgary, Toronto–Pearson, Vancouver Seasonal: Abbotsford (begins December 5, 2023),[10] Comox, Edmonton, Kelowna, Prince George (resumes December 16, 2023),[11] Regina, Saskatoon, Victoria, Winnipeg

Terminal Map

Statistics

Passengers

Puerto Vallarta Airport Passengers. See Wikidata query.

Busiest routes

**Busiest domestic routes at Puerto Vallarta International Airport (2022)**[12]
Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airline
1	Mexico City, Mexico City	666,071		Aeromar, Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Magni, VivaAerobús, Volaris
2	Baja California, Tijuana	218,819	1	VivaAerobús, Volaris
3	Nuevo León, Monterrey	173,419	1	Aeromar, Magni, TAR, VivaAerobús, Volaris
4	Jalisco, Guadalajara	105,179		Aeromar, TAR, VivaAerobús
5	Guanajuato, León	29,158		Volaris
6	Querétaro, Querétaro	27,286		TAR, Volaris
7	State of Mexico, Toluca	24,217	6	Volaris
8	State of Mexico, Mexico City-AIFA	22,639		Volaris
9	Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes	21,748	2	TAR, Volaris
10	Puebla, Ciudad Juárez	13,669	2	TAR, VivaAerobús
11	San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí	8,612	2	Aeromar, TAR
12	Baja California Sur, La Paz	4,036	1	TAR
13	Sinaloa, Mazatlán	1,225	1	TAR
14	Sonora, Hermosillo	124	2	Magni

View of the tarmac

**Busiest international routes at Puerto Vallarta International Airport (2022)**[12]
Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airline
1	United States, Los Angeles	240,744		Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, American Eagle, Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines
2	United States, Dallas/Fort Worth	166,543		American Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Sun Country Airlines
3	United States, Phoenix	139,221	1	American Airlines, Southwest Airlines
4	United States, Houston[Note 1]	128,389	1	Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, United Express
5	United States, San Francisco	113,739	1	Alaska Airlines, United Airlines
6	United States, Denver	105,315	1	Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines
7	United States, Seattle	89,321		Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines
8	United States, Chicago	79,750		American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, Volaris
9	Canada, Calgary	73,810	3	Air Canada, Sunwing Airlines, WestJet
10	Canada, Vancouver	49,857		Air Canada, Flair Airlines, Sunwing Airlines, WestJet
11	United States, Atlanta	49,599	1	Delta Air Lines
12	United States, Salt Lake City	45,968	3	Delta Air Lines
13	United States, Orange County	43,174	2	Southwest Airlines
14	United States, Minneapolis/St Paul	39,580		Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines
15	United States, New York–JFK	34,132		JetBlue

Note

Official statistics include airports George Bush and Hobby.

References

"GAP Traffic Report 2022" (PDF). Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
"Puerto Vallarta Airport (PVR)". Puerto Vallarta Airport. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
"Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta airports in line for major upgrades". Mexico News Daily. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
"Alaska Airlines adding flights between Las Vegas and 2 cities in Mexico". Fox5Vegas. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
"Flair Airlines adds new Calgary – Mexico Routes in NW23". Aeroroutes. February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
"Fly away: Flair announces winter schedule with new routes and a big sale". DHCanada. March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
"These Are Our Destinations". Mexicana (in Spanish). October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
"Swoop / WestJet NW23 Service Integrations – 30JUL23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
"Viva Aerobus Bets Big on AIFA: 17 New Routes". Aviacionline. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
"Routes In Brief: Rolling Daily Updates (W/C July 31, 2023)". Aviation Week. 1 August 2023.
"WestJet NW23 Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
"Estadística operacional por origen-destino / Traffic Statistics by City Pairs" (in Spanish). Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.

External links

Puerto Vallarta International Airport
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/MMPR.html Current weather at MMPR from NOAA
TripAdvisor page on arrival at PVR, including warning about the Shark Tank.

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[13] Official statistics include airports George Bush and Hobby.

[gap2022-1] "GAP Traffic Report 2022" (PDF). Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

[2] "Puerto Vallarta Airport (PVR)". Puerto Vallarta Airport. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

[gap-expansion-mnd-3] "Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta airports in line for major upgrades". Mexico News Daily. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.

[4] "Alaska Airlines adding flights between Las Vegas and 2 cities in Mexico". Fox5Vegas. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

[5] "Flair Airlines adds new Calgary – Mexico Routes in NW23". Aeroroutes. February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.

[FLAIR-6] "Fly away: Flair announces winter schedule with new routes and a big sale". DHCanada. March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.

[mexicana2023-7] "These Are Our Destinations". Mexicana (in Spanish). October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2023.

[SwoopWestJet-8] "Swoop / WestJet NW23 Service Integrations – 30JUL23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 31 July 2023.

[newviva-9] "Viva Aerobus Bets Big on AIFA: 17 New Routes". Aviacionline. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.

[YXXMexico-10] "Routes In Brief: Rolling Daily Updates (W/C July 31, 2023)". Aviation Week. 1 August 2023.

[11] "WestJet NW23 Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 23 July 2023.

[sase2022-12] "Estadística operacional por origen-destino / Traffic Statistics by City Pairs" (in Spanish). Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.