The airport has two parallel operative runways that can be used simultaneously. Officially opened in 1974,[3] the airport is operated by Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR). It is a hub for MAYAir and a focus city for VivaAerobus and Volaris; and currently offers flights to over 20 destinations in Mexico and to over 30 countries in North, Central, South America, and Europe.
The airport has been expanding as it has become the second busiest point of entry by air to the country, after Mexico City International Airport. In 2005, ASUR invested US$150 million to construct Terminal 3, inaugurated in 2007, and a new runway and a new control tower opened in October 2009. The new 2,800 meters (9,200 ft) long, 45 meters (148 ft) wide runway was built to the north of the current one; the new control tower is the tallest in Latin America, standing at 97 meters (318 ft) tall.[4]
Terminal 2 was expanded in 2014. A 76,000 square metres (820,000 sq ft) expansion in Terminal 3 was simultaneously carried out, adding six gates and commercial areas, and it was formally opened in March 2016. The expansion was planned to contribute to increasing annual capacity to 10 million from the existing 6 million.[5] Terminal 4 was opened at the end of October 2017, much to the excitement from the local politicians as well as vacationers who were growing impatient with an overcrowded airport.[6]
Terminals
The airport has four terminals, all of which are currently in use.
Terminal 1
Terminal 1 has 7 gates: 1 through 7A. After suffering damage from Hurricane Wilma, it was temporarily closed for remodeling in order to accommodate charter airlines operating at the airport. It reopened in November 2013 to charter flights, and it also serves 2 local airlines: Magni and VivaAerobús.
Terminal 2
Terminal 2 at the Cancún Airport has 22 gates: A1 through A11 (in a satellite building) and B12 through B22 (at the main building). Most domestic airlines depart from here, along with all international flights to Central and South America and a few long-haul flights to Europe. There is a bank and food outlets in the check-in area, along with several restaurants and shops in the boarding area and immigration/customs services. Two lounges, the MERA Business Lounge and The Lounge by Global Lounge Network,[7] serve domestic and international travelers.
Terminal 3
Terminal 3 has 21 gates: C4 through C24. It has been recently expanded. Most US carriers, as well as some Canadian and European carriers, use this terminal. It offers shops (including duty-free), cafés, and restaurants, as well as immigration/customs services. There is a MERA Business Lounge located in Terminal 3.
Terminal 4
Terminal 4 has 12 gates and opened in October 2017. This made Cancún International the first airport in Mexico to have four terminals. It is able to handle 9 million passengers a year.[8] Airlines flying to Terminal 4 include Aeroméxico, Air France, Lufthansa, Air Transat, WestJet, Condor, Southwest Airlines, Air Europa, Frontier Airlines, Sun Country Airlines and JetBlue.[9] An on-site hotel is also planned to be opened, as well as a parking structure. Three lounges serve Terminal 4. They are the MERA Business Lounge (National), MERA Business Lounge (International), and The Lounge in Partnership with Air Transat.
^1 TUI fly Belgium's flight from Brussels to Cancún makes a stop in Havana; however, the airline does not have traffic rights from Havana to Cancún.
^2 Turkish Airlines's flight from Istanbul to Cancún makes a stop in Mexico City; however, the airline does not have local traffic rights from Mexico City to Cancún.
^Official statistics include George Bush and Hobby Airports.
^Official statistics include Midway and O'Hare airports.
Accidents and incidents
On March 15, 1984, Aerocozumel Flight 261 crashed soon after takeoff. No one died in the crash, but one of the passengers died of a heart attack while evacuating away from the swampy crash scene.[12]
On September 9 2009, Mexico City-bound Aeroméxico Flight 576 was hijacked after take off. The hijackers were Bolivians who wanted to speak to the President. The plane landed safely in Mexico City, and the hijackers were arrested. [13]
Accolades
2011 – Best Airport in Latin America – Caribbean of the Airport Service Quality Awards by Airports Council International[14] and 2nd Best Airport by Size in the 5 to 15 million passenger category[15]
^ abc"Passenger's Traffic" (in Spanish). ASUR. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
^"Statistics by Airport" (Web). Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
^"History". Cancun Online Community. August 2016. from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
^"Cancun opens second runway as traffic grows 30% in two years; US routes lead way". anna.aero. October 2009. from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
^"Inaugurated Terminal 3 of Cancún Airport (in Spanish)". Periódico El Economista. March 2016. from the original on May 31, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
^"Third Quarter 2014 Earnings Call Transcript" (PDF). Aeropuertos del Sureste. October 2014. (PDF) from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
^"Global Lounge Network". from the original on 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
^"theyucatantimes.com – Cancun airport's new 4th terminal will open Oct. 10". 5 October 2017. from the original on 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
^"Cancun Airport Terminal 4". from the original on 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
^"TUI to Fly Long-Haul from Ireland in 2023". FlyingInIreland. May 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
^"Estadística operacional por origen-destino / Traffic Statistics by City Pairs" (in Spanish). Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. January 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
^"Aviation Safety Network". Aviation-safety.net. 1984-03-15. from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
^"ASQ Award for Best Airport in Latin America – Caribbean" 2012-02-18 at the Wayback MachineAirports Council International. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-13
^"ASQ Award for Best Airport by Size (5-15m)" 2012-02-19 at the Wayback MachineAirports Council International. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-13
External links
Media related to Cancun Airport at Wikimedia Commons
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Cancún International Airport.
Cancun Airport (ASUR: Aeropuertos del Sureste) (in English)
Airport information for MMUN at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
Cancun airport travel data at Airportsdata.net (in English)
Cancun airport Terminal 2 Map at Transcun.com (in English)
Arrivals and Departures at Cancun Airport (in English)
Airport Cancun Arrivals and Departures at Cancun Airport (in English)
January 29, 2023
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Cancun International Airport Spanish Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancun IATA CUN ICAO MMUN is located in Cancun Quintana Roo on the Caribbean coast of Mexico s Yucatan Peninsula It is Latin America s third and Mexico s second busiest airport after Mexico City International Airport 2 In 2021 Cancun airport handled 22 318 467 passengers and 30 342 961 passengers in 2022 according to Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste 1 Cancun International AirportAeropuerto Internacional de CancunIATA CUNICAO MMUNSummaryAirport typePublicOwner OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario del SuresteServesCancunLocationCancun Quintana Roo MexicoHub forMAYAirFocus city forVivaAerobus VolarisElevation AMSL20 ft 6 mCoordinates21 02 12 N 86 52 37 W 21 03667 N 86 87694 W 21 03667 86 87694 Coordinates 21 02 12 N 86 52 37 W 21 03667 N 86 87694 W 21 03667 86 87694Websitehttps cancun airport netMapCUN MMUNLocation of the airport in Quintana RooShow map of Quintana RooCUN MMUNCUN MMUN Mexico Show map of MexicoCUN MMUNCUN MMUN North America Show map of North AmericaRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m12R 30L 12L 30R 11 483 9 186 3 500 2 800 Asphalt AsphaltStatistics 2022 Total passengers30 342 961International passengers19 637 064Ranking in Mexico2ndSource Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste 1 The airport has two parallel operative runways that can be used simultaneously Officially opened in 1974 3 the airport is operated by Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste ASUR It is a hub for MAYAir and a focus city for VivaAerobus and Volaris and currently offers flights to over 20 destinations in Mexico and to over 30 countries in North Central South America and Europe Contents 1 Expansion 2 Terminals 2 1 Terminal 1 2 2 Terminal 2 2 3 Terminal 3 2 4 Terminal 4 3 Airlines and destinations 3 1 Passenger 3 2 Cargo 4 Traffic statistics 4 1 Passengers 4 2 Busiest routes 5 Accidents and incidents 6 Accolades 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 External linksExpansionThe airport has been expanding as it has become the second busiest point of entry by air to the country after Mexico City International Airport In 2005 ASUR invested US 150 million to construct Terminal 3 inaugurated in 2007 and a new runway and a new control tower opened in October 2009 The new 2 800 meters 9 200 ft long 45 meters 148 ft wide runway was built to the north of the current one the new control tower is the tallest in Latin America standing at 97 meters 318 ft tall 4 Terminal 2 was expanded in 2014 A 76 000 square metres 820 000 sq ft expansion in Terminal 3 was simultaneously carried out adding six gates and commercial areas and it was formally opened in March 2016 The expansion was planned to contribute to increasing annual capacity to 10 million from the existing 6 million 5 Terminal 4 was opened at the end of October 2017 much to the excitement from the local politicians as well as vacationers who were growing impatient with an overcrowded airport 6 TerminalsThe airport has four terminals all of which are currently in use Terminal 1 Terminal 1 has 7 gates 1 through 7A After suffering damage from Hurricane Wilma it was temporarily closed for remodeling in order to accommodate charter airlines operating at the airport It reopened in November 2013 to charter flights and it also serves 2 local airlines Magni and VivaAerobus Terminal 2 Terminal 2 at the Cancun Airport has 22 gates A1 through A11 in a satellite building and B12 through B22 at the main building Most domestic airlines depart from here along with all international flights to Central and South America and a few long haul flights to Europe There is a bank and food outlets in the check in area along with several restaurants and shops in the boarding area and immigration customs services Two lounges the MERA Business Lounge and The Lounge by Global Lounge Network 7 serve domestic and international travelers Terminal 3 Terminal 3 has 21 gates C4 through C24 It has been recently expanded Most US carriers as well as some Canadian and European carriers use this terminal It offers shops including duty free cafes and restaurants as well as immigration customs services There is a MERA Business Lounge located in Terminal 3 Terminal 4 Terminal 4 has 12 gates and opened in October 2017 This made Cancun International the first airport in Mexico to have four terminals It is able to handle 9 million passengers a year 8 Airlines flying to Terminal 4 include Aeromexico Air France Lufthansa Air Transat WestJet Condor Southwest Airlines Air Europa Frontier Airlines Sun Country Airlines and JetBlue 9 An on site hotel is also planned to be opened as well as a parking structure Three lounges serve Terminal 4 They are the MERA Business Lounge National MERA Business Lounge International and The Lounge in Partnership with Air Transat Airlines and destinationsPassenger AirlinesDestinationsAeroflotMoscow Sheremetyevo suspended Aerolineas ArgentinasBuenos Aires EzeizaAeromarHavana VillahermosaAeromexicoMexico City Mexico City AIFAAir CanadaToronto Pearson 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Jose de Costa Rica San Luis Potosi Tijuana Toluca Mexico City Tuxtla Gutierrez Seasonal charter Atlanta Cincinnati Kansas City MemphisVolaris Costa RicaSan Jose de Costa RicaVolaris El SalvadorSan SalvadorWamos AirMadridWestJetCalgary Toronto Pearson VancouverSeasonal Edmonton Halifax Kelowna Ottawa Regina Saskatoon Victoria WinnipegWingoBogota Cali Medellin JMCWorld2FlyMadrid Charter LisbonNotes 1 TUI fly Belgium s flight from Brussels to Cancun makes a stop in Havana however the airline does not have traffic rights from Havana to Cancun 2 Turkish Airlines s flight from Istanbul to Cancun makes a stop in Mexico City however the airline does not have local traffic rights from Mexico City to Cancun Cargo Terminal 1 Airside s Terminal 2 Terminal 2 interior Terminal 3 interior Terminal 4 of Cancun International Airport Check in counters at Terminal 4 AirlinesDestinationsAmerijet InternationalBelize City Ciudad del Carmen Merida MiamiEstafeta Carga AereaMerida MiamiFedEx ExpressMerida MiamiTraffic statisticsPassengers Annual passenger traffic at CUN airport See Wikidata query Passenger statistics for Cancun International Airport 1 Year Total passengers change1999 6 969 733 2000 7 745 317 11 1 2001 7 639 021 1 4 2002 7 717 144 1 0 2003 8 683 950 12 5 2004 10 010 526 15 3 2005 9 301 240 7 1 2006 9 728 149 4 6 2007 11 340 027 16 6 2008 12 646 451 11 5 2009 11 174 908 11 6 2010 12 439 266 11 3 2011 13 022 481 4 7 2012 14 463 435 11 1 2013 15 962 162 10 4 2014 17 455 353 9 4 2015 19 596 485 12 3 2016 21 415 795 9 3 2017 23 601 509 10 2 2018 25 202 016 6 8 2019 25 481 989 1 1 2020 12 259 148 51 89 2021 22 318 467 82 1 2022 30 342 961 36 0 Busiest routes Busiest domestic and international routes at Cancun International Airport 2022 11 Rank City Passengers Ranking Airlines1 Mexico City Mexico City 2 458 862 Aeromexico Magni VivaAerobus Volaris2 Nuevo Leon Monterrey 846 111 Magni VivaAerobus Volaris3 United States Dallas 608 161 1 American Airlines Frontier Airlines Spirit Airlines Sun Country Airlines4 United States Houston George Bush amp Hobby airports Notes 1 561 950 1 Frontier Airlines Southwest Airlines Spirit Airlines Sun Country Airlines United Airlines VivaAerobus5 Jalisco Guadalajara 528 138 2 Aeromexico Magni VivaAerobus Volaris6 United States Chicago Midway amp O Hare airports Notes 2 497 207 American Airlines Frontier Airlines Southwest Airlines Spirit Airlines United Airlines7 United States Atlanta 380 059 2 Delta Air Lines Frontier Airlines8 Panama Panama City 355 497 Copa Airlines9 United States New York 342 471 2 American Airlines Delta Air Lines JetBlue10 United States Miami 322 041 American Airlines Frontier Airlines11 United States Denver 317 459 4 Frontier Airlines Southwest Airlines United Airlines12 United States Los Angeles 283 538 Alaska Airlines American Airlines Delta Air Lines JetBlue Airways United Airlines13 Canada Toronto 272 897 Air Canada Air Transat Flair Airlines Sunwing Airlines Swoop WestJet14 Baja California Tijuana 246 718 10 VivaAerobus Volaris15 Colombia Bogota 242 845 10 Avianca VivaAerobus Volaris Wingo16 United States Fort Lauderdale 241 615 1 JetBlue Airways Southwest Airlines Spirit Airlines17 United States Newark 232 975 4 JetBlue Airways United Airlines18 United States Charlotte 220 311 4 American Airlines19 United States Philadelphia 209 953 2 American Airlines Frontier Airlines Spirit Airlines20 United Kingdom London 209 953 British Airways TUI Airways21 United States Orlando 190 530 1 Frontier Airlines JetBlue Airways Spirit Airlines22 Peru Lima 179 740 LATAM Peru Sky Airline Peru Volaris23 United States Minneapolis 178 961 Delta Air Lines Frontier Airlines Sun Country Airlines24 United States Baltimore 127 787 5 Frontier Airlines Southwest Airlines Spirit Airlines25 Spain Madrid 165 176 Air Europa Iberojet Wamos Air World2Fly26 Guanajuato Leon 163 002 10 Magni VivaAerobus Volaris27 Puebla Puebla 155 789 6 Magni VivaAerobus Volaris28 United States Detroit 147 529 10 Delta Air Lines Frontier Airlines Spirit Airlines29 United States San Francisco 138 282 3 Alaska Airlines JetBlue Airways United Airlines30 Canada Montreal 137 058 Air Canada Rouge Air Transat Sunwing AirlinesNote Official statistics include George Bush and Hobby Airports Official statistics include Midway and O Hare airports Accidents and incidentsOn March 15 1984 Aerocozumel Flight 261 crashed soon after takeoff No one died in the crash but one of the passengers died of a heart attack while evacuating away from the swampy crash scene 12 On September 9 2009 Mexico City bound Aeromexico Flight 576 was hijacked after take off The hijackers were Bolivians who wanted to speak to the President The plane landed safely in Mexico City and the hijackers were arrested 13 Accolades2011 Best Airport in Latin America Caribbean of the Airport Service Quality Awards by Airports Council International 14 and 2nd Best Airport by Size in the 5 to 15 million passenger category 15 See alsoList of the busiest airports in Mexico List of the busiest airports in Latin AmericaNotesReferences a b c Passenger s Traffic in Spanish ASUR Retrieved January 11 2023 Statistics by Airport Web Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes Retrieved 2021 01 29 History Cancun Online Community August 2016 Archived from the original on August 9 2016 Retrieved August 14 2016 Cancun opens second runway as traffic grows 30 in two years US routes lead way anna aero October 2009 Archived from the original on September 20 2016 Retrieved August 17 2016 Inaugurated Terminal 3 of Cancun Airport in Spanish Periodico El Economista March 2016 Archived from the original on May 31 2016 Retrieved August 17 2016 Third Quarter 2014 Earnings Call Transcript PDF Aeropuertos del Sureste October 2014 Archived PDF from the original on March 5 2016 Retrieved August 17 2016 Global Lounge Network Archived from the original on 2019 06 21 Retrieved 2019 09 04 theyucatantimes com Cancun airport s new 4th terminal will open Oct 10 5 October 2017 Archived from the original on 2017 11 16 Retrieved 2017 11 16 Cancun Airport Terminal 4 Archived from the original on 2017 11 16 Retrieved 2017 11 16 TUI to Fly Long Haul from Ireland in 2023 FlyingInIreland May 2022 Retrieved May 16 2022 Estadistica operacional por origen destino Traffic Statistics by City Pairs in Spanish Agencia Federal de Aviacion Civil January 2023 Retrieved January 26 2023 Aviation Safety Network Aviation safety net 1984 03 15 Archived from the original on 2012 11 12 Retrieved 2013 07 01 https www nytimes com aponline 2009 09 09 world AP LT Mexico Hijacking html dead link ASQ Award for Best Airport in Latin America Caribbean Archived 2012 02 18 at the Wayback Machine Airports Council International 14 February 2012 Retrieved 2012 04 13 ASQ Award for Best Airport by Size 5 15m Archived 2012 02 19 at the Wayback Machine Airports Council International 14 February 2012 Retrieved 2012 04 13External links Media related to Cancun Airport at Wikimedia Commons Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Cancun International Airport Cancun Airport ASUR Aeropuertos del Sureste in English Airport information for MMUN at Great Circle Mapper Source DAFIF effective October 2006 Current weather for MMUN at NOAA NWS Accident history for CUN at Aviation Safety Network Cancun airport travel data at Airportsdata net in English Cancun airport Terminal 2 Map at Transcun com in English Arrivals and Departures at Cancun Airport in English Airport Cancun Arrivals and Departures at Cancun Airport in English Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cancun International Airport amp oldid 1136125823, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
