| Cancún International Airport |  | | IATA: CUN – ICAO: MMUN | | Summary | | Airport type | Public | | Operator | Aeropuertos del Sureste ASUR | | Serves | Cancún | | Location | Cancún, Quintana-Roo, Mexico | | Hub for | Mexicana
Aeromexico Travel | | Elevation AMSL | 20 ft / 6 m | | Coordinates | 21°02′12″N 86°52′37″W / 21.03667°N 86.87694°W / 21.03667; -86.87694Coordinates: 21°02′12″N 86°52′37″W / 21.03667°N 86.87694°W / 21.03667; -86.87694 | | Website | http://www.asur.com.mx/ | | Runways | | Direction | Length | Surface | | ft | m | | 12R/30L 12L/30R | 11,483 9,186 | 3,500 2,800 | Asphalt Asphalt | | Statistics (2008) | | Passengers | 12,646,451 | | Domestic passengers | 3,373,860 | | Int'l passengers | 9,272,951 | Cancún International Airport (IATA: CUN, ICAO: MMUN) is located in Cancún, Quintana Roo, on the Caribbean coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. It is Mexico's second busiest airport, after Mexico City International Airport in Mexico City, but the biggest in Mexico and Latin America for International passengers. In 2008, Cancún airport handled 12,646,451 passengers, setting a new record[1]. It is currently the 5th busiest airport in Latin America, just behind Mexico City International Airport, the two main airports in São Paulo (Congonhas/Guarulhos), Brazil; and El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia. The airport has been expanding as it has become one of the most important international airports in the country. It has two operative runways that are 1,500m apart which allows them to be used simultaneously, and three commercial terminals. Terminal 1 is used by charter airlines from North America, including domestic charter airlines. Terminal 2 is used by some international airlines, as all of the scheduled domestic airlines, and new Terminal 3 handles almost all international operations of airlines from North America and Europe. The airport is operated by ASUR, together with Cozumel International Airport, Mérida International Airport, Veracruz International Airport, Villahermosa International Airport and Xoxocotlán International Airport among others. [edit] Passenger statistics Passenger statistics for Cancún International Airport[1] | Year | Total Passengers | % change | | 2006 | 9,728,149 | ---- | | 2007 | 11,340,027 | +16.6% | | 2008 | 12,646,451 | +11.5% | | 2009 (until Nov) | 10,121,309 | -12.9% | [edit] Terminals - Terminal 1
- Terminal 1 has 7 gates: 1-7A. It is temporarily closed for remodelling, so that it can be used again by charter airlines that operate into the airport. The terminal will be ready at the same time as the new runway, and will be equipped with 9 jetways.
- Terminal 2
- Terminal 2 has 22 gates: A1-A11 and B12-B22
- The Satellite Building has 11 gates on the upper level: A1-A11
- The Main Building: has 11 gates on the lower level: B12-B22
- Terminal 3
- Terminal 3 has 15 gates: C23-C37
The terminals together comprise 47 boarding gates (of which 17 are remote), 22 (A1-A11 and B12-B22) in Terminal 2, and 14 in Terminal 3[2]. [edit] Terminals, airlines and destinations | Airlines | Destinations | Terminal/Concourse | | Aeroméxico | Mexico City, Monterrey | 2M | | Aerotucán | Cozumel | 2M | | Air Berlin | Düsseldorf, Munich | 3 | | Air Canada | Calgary, Edmonton [seasonal], Halifax [seasonal], Montréal-Trudeau, Ottawa [seasonal], Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Winnipeg [seasonal] | 2S | | Air Europa | Madrid | 3 | | Air Pullmantur | Madrid | 2S | | AirTran Airways | Atlanta, Baltimore | 2S | | Air Transat | Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Moncton [begins February 26], Montréal-Trudeau, Québec City, Saskatoon [begins December 22], Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver | 2S | | Alaska Airlines | Los Angeles, Seattle/Tacoma | 3 | | American Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare [seasonal], Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami, New York-JFK | 3 | | Arkefly | Amsterdam | 2S | | Avianca | Bogotá [seasonal] | 2S | | Blue Panorama Airlines | Bologna, Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino | 2S | | CanJet | Abbotsford [begins December 24], Calgary, Comox [begins December 24], Edmonton, Halifax, Kelowna, Montréal-Trudeau, Ottawa, Québec City, St. John's, Regina [begins December 19], Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Victoria | 2S | | Condor Flugdienst | Frankfurt | 2S | | Continental Airlines | Cleveland, Houston-Intercontinental, Newark | 3 | | Copa Airlines | Panama City | 2S | | Corsairfly | Paris-Orly | 2S | | Cubana de Aviación | Havana | 2M | | Delta Air Lines | Atlanta, Boston, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky [seasonal], Hartford/Springfield [seasonal], Los Angeles, Nashville [seasonal], Orlando [seasonal], Raleigh/Durham [seasonal], Salt Lake City, Washington-Dulles [seasonal] | 3 | | Frontier Airlines | Chicago-Midway, Denver, Indianapolis [seasonal; begins December 19], Kansas City, Salt Lake City [seasonal],St. Louis [seasonal] | 3 | | Edelweiss Air | Zürich | 2S | | Enerjet | Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver | 2S | | EuroAtlantic Airways | Lisbon [seasonal], Porto [seasonal] | 2S | | Iberworld | Barcelona [seasonal], Madrid | 2S | | Interjet | Guadalajara [seasonal; begins December 19], Mexico City, Monterrey, Toluca | 2M | | Jetairfly | Brussels, Varadero | 2S | | JetBlue Airways | Boston, Fort Lauderdale, New York-JFK, Orlando, Washington-Dulles | 2S | | LAN Airlines | Santiago de Chile | 2S | | LAN Peru | Lima | 2S | | Livingston Energy Flight | Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino, San Salvador | 2S | | Magnicharters | Chihuahua, Guadalajara, León/El Bajío, Mexico City, Monterrey, Varadero | 2M | | Martinair | Amsterdam | 2S | | Maya Island Air | Belize City | 2M | | MAYAir | Cozumel | 2M | | Mexicana | Bogotá, Chicago-O'Hare, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, New York-JFK, San José de Costa Rica, Washington-Dulles | 2M | | MexicanaClick | Havana, Mexico City | 2M | | MexicanaLink | Guatemala City, Mérida, Monterrey, Puebla, Veracruz, Villahermosa | 2M | | Monarch Airlines | London-Gatwick | 2S | | Neos | Bologna, Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino | 2S | | Northwest Airlines | Detroit, Indianapolis [seasonal], Memphis, Milwaukee [seasonal], Minneapolis/St. Paul | 3 | | Novair | Oslo-Gardermoen, Stockholm-Arlanda | 2S | | Orbest | Lisbon | 2S | | Skyservice | Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Hamilton, Kelowna, Kitchener, Montréal-Trudeau, Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, Thunder Bay, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg | 2S | | Spirit Airlines | Detroit, Fort Lauderdale | 3 | | Sun Country Airlines | Dallas/Fort Worth, Minneapolis/St. Paul | 3 | | Sunwing Airlines | Halifax, London (ON), Montréal-Trudeau, Québec City, Saint John, Saskatoon, Sault Ste Marie, Toronto-Pearson, Regina, Vancouver | 2S | | Sunwing Airlines operated by Aeroméxico | Calgary, Comox, Edmonton, Ottawa, Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg | 2S | | TACA | San Salvador | 2S | | TACA operated by Regional | Flores, Guatemala City | 2S | | Thomas Cook Airlines | Belfast-International, Glasgow-International, London-Gatwick, Manchester (UK) | 2S | | Thomson Airways | Birmingham (UK), Bristol, East Midlands, Glasgow-International, London-Gatwick, Manchester (UK), Newcastle upon Tyne | 3 | | Transaero | Moscow-Domodedovo | 2S | | United Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, Los Angeles [seasonal], San Francisco [seasonal], Washington-Dulles | 3 | | US Airways | Boston, Charlotte, Philadelphia, Phoenix | 3 | | USA3000 Airlines | Baltimore, Chicago-O'Hare, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Cleveland, Columbus (OH), Detroit [seasonal], Lansing [begins December 27] [3], Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh [seasonal], St. Louis | 3 | | Viva Aerobus | Guadalajara [begins March 4], Monterrey, Veracruz [begins March 4] | 2M | | Volaris | Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla, Tijuana, Toluca | 2M | | WestJet | Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax [seasonal], Hamilton [seasonal], Kelowna [seasonal], Moncton [seasonal], Montréal-Trudeau, Ottawa [seasonal], Regina [seasonal], Saskatoon [seasonal], Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Victoria [seasonal], Winnipeg [seasonal] | 2S | | White | Lisbon | 2S | | Xiknal Air | Chetumal | 2M | | XL Airways France | Brussels, Paris-Charles de Gaulle | 2S | [edit] Cargo airlines [edit] Traffic statistics Busiest International Routes out of Cancún International Airport (2008) [4] | Rank | City | Passengers | | 1 |  New York City-JFK | 303,708 | | 2 | Houston-Intercontinental | 269,950 | | 3 | Dallas | 260,831 | | 4 | Miami | 246,856 | | 5 | Atlanta | 178,155 | | 6 | Chicago-O'Hare | 170,042 | | 7 | Charlotte | 158,915 | | 8 |  Madrid | 154,321 | | 9 | Los Angeles | 137,694 | | 10 | Philadelphia | 134,031 | | 11 | Denver | 120,755 | | 12 | Minneapolis | 101,800 | | 13 | Detroit | 95,641 | | 14 |  Montréal-Trudeau | 84,005 | | 15 | Toronto-Pearson | 82,090 | [edit] Expansion In 2005 ASUR invested US$150 million for the construction of Terminal 3 (open since 2007), a new runway, and a new control tower. With the opening of the new terminal the airport doubled the amount of passengers it could handle. The new runway and tower were opened on October 2009. The new runway was built north of the current runway and is 2,800 m long, and 45 m wide; the new control tower is the tallest in Latin America standing at 97 meters tall. ASUR has also started on their cargo complex project which will be completed in three phases. In phase 0 it will have facilities capable of handling 20,000 tons of cargo (phase 0 Complete). Phase 1 the cargo complex will be relocated to a new site within the airport grounds. A 5,000-m plant will be built to house it, with sufficient capacity to handle 70,000 tons of freight per year. Phase 2 the cargo complex will be extended by 5,000-m2 more and will be capable of handling 140,000 tons of freight per year. Phase 3 the cargo complex will be extended by 5,000-m2 more and will be capable of handling 210,000 tons of freight per year. [edit] Accidents and Incidents - On September 9, 2009, hijacked Aeroméxico Flight 576 landed at Mexico City International Airport from Cancun International Airport.
[edit] See also [edit] Gallery | | A Mexicana A330 at the airport | | | [edit] References [edit] External links |
