Oaxaca International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Oaxaca | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public/Militar | ||||||||||
| Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste | ||||||||||
| Location | Oaxaca, Oaxaca | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,989 ft / 1,521 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°0′0″N 96°43′36″W / 17.00000°N 96.72667°W | ||||||||||
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Xoxocotlán International Airport (IATA: OAX, ICAO: MMOX) (Classical Nahuatl: Xōxōkot͡ɬan [ʃoʃokotlan], χoχokot͡ɬán in Mexican Spanish) is an international airport located at Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico. The airport has only one terminal that handles domestic and international air traffic. An airport lounge[2] operated by Global Lounge Network[3] is located at the terminal.
Information
In 2019, the airport handled 1,196,245 passengers, and in 2020 it handled 590,778 passengers, a decrease of 50.6%. Due to Oaxaca's popularity as a tourist destination, it has become one of the fastest growing airports in the country, with traffic doubling in the last five years.[1]
The airport has the exclusive VIP lounge, The Lounge by GLN.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aeroméxico | Seasonal: Mexico City |
| Aeroméxico Connect | Mexico City |
| Aerotucán | Huatulco, Ixtepec, Puerto Escondido |
| Aerovega | Huatulco, Puerto Escondido |
| American Eagle | Dallas/Fort Worth |
| Interjet | Cancún (suspended),[4] Mexico City (suspended)[4] |
| United Express | Houston–Intercontinental |
| VivaAerobus | Mexico City, Monterrey |
| Volaris | Cancún, Chicago–O'Hare (suspended),[5] Guadalajara, Los Angeles, Mérida, Mexico City, Monterrey (suspended),[5] Tijuana |
Busiest routes
| Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mexico City, Mexico City | 165,723 |  | Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, VivaAerobús, Volaris |
| 2 |  Baja California, Tijuana | 62,280 | | Volaris |
| 3 |  Nuevo León, Monterrey | 19,459 | | VivaAerobús, Volaris |
| 4 |  Jalisco, Guadalajara | 10,417 | | Volaris |
| 5 |  Quintana Roo, Cancún | 7,440 |  2 | Interjet, Volaris |
| 6 |  Yucatán, Mérida | 5,846 |  1 | Volaris |
| 7 |  Oaxaca, Huatulco | 1,217 | 1 | Aerotucán, Aerovega |
| 8 |  Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez | 405 | ||
| 9 | Oaxaca, Puerto Escondido | 399 | Aerotucán, Aerovega | |
| 10 | Oaxaca, Ixtepec | 262 | Aerotucán |
Name
The name of the airport is due to its location within the municipality of Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, a Southern suburb of Oaxaca City.
See also
- List of the busiest airports in Mexico
References
- ^ a b "ASUR Passenger Traffic". ASUR. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ "Búsqueda de Sala VIP - Priority Pass". www.prioritypass.com.
- ^ "Global Lounge Network". www.globalloungenetwork.com.
- ^ a b "Relive your life on the go!". Interjet (in Spanish). July 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "We are ready to fly with you". Volaris. November 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ "Traffic Statistics by Airline" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
External links
- Xoxocotlán International Airport website
- Airport information for MMOX at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.