- Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport
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Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport
Aeropuerto Internacional Don Miguel Hidalgo y CostillaIATA: GDL – ICAO: MMGL Location of airport in Mexico
GDLSummary Airport type Public Operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico Serves Guadalajara, Jalisco Location Tlajomulco de Zuñiga, Jalisco Hub for Elevation AMSL 1,529 m / 5,016 ft Coordinates 20°31′18″N 103°18′40″W / 20.52167°N 103.31111°W Website Runways Direction Length Surface m ft 10/28 4,000 13,123 Asphalt 02/20 1,818 5,964 Asphalt Statistics (2010) Total Passengers 6,953,900 International Passengers 2,181,300 Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico Guadalajara International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de Guadalajara), also known as Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (IATA: GDL, ICAO: MMGL). It opened in 1966 and is located 16 km south of the city centre of Guadalajara. In 2010, the airport handled 6,953,900 passengers, representing a 7.8% increase from 2009. It is Mexico's third busiest airport, after Mexico City International Airport and Cancún International Airport and second busiest for cargo flights.
Guadalajara's International Airport is composed of two runways and two terminals. It is also a major airport for connections, being a hub for Aeroméxico Connect and Volaris which is a primary gateway to the United States . also secondary hub for Aeroméxico a focus city for VivaAerobus, and Interjet. Flights are offered to several destinations within Mexico, Central America, and the United States.
The airport is named for Miguel Hidalgo, who began the war that brought Mexican independence from Spain. He has been called the "father of Mexican independence".
The airport is being renovated and expanded under a project that will allow it to double its operating capacity by 2007. This renovation includes a new Terminal 1 concourse and four additional taxiways. The new Terminal 2 was recently inaugurated, this facility is exclusive for express or regional flights, trying to serve as a relief for the already saturated Terminal 1. As of today, the airport has a desperate need for a new terminal, since during peak-hours, all of the contact positions in Terminal 1 get crowded, and the remote ones have to be used. In fact, there is a 30% chance that an aircraft gets a contact parking position at Guadalajara.
Contents
Expansion
PGAL reported that the airport will be expanded and remodeled[1].
Terminals, airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations Terminal/
ConcourseAeroméxico Chicago-O'Hare, Fresno, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Ontario, Sacramento, San Francisco 1 A Aeroméxico Mexicali, Mexico City, Tijuana 1 C Aeroméxico Connect Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Obregón, Culiacán, Hermosillo, La Paz, Los Mochis, Mazatlán, Mexico City, Monterrey, Puerto Vallarta, Tijuana, Torreón/Gómez Palacio, Veracruz 2 Alaska Airlines Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Jose (CA), Seattle/Tacoma 1 A American Airlines Dallas/Fort Worth 1 A American Eagle Dallas/Fort Worth 1 A Continental Airlines Houston-Intercontinental, Los Angeles, San Francisco 1 A Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines Houston-Intercontinental 1 A Copa Airlines Panama City 1 A Delta Air Lines Atlanta, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City 1 A Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines Atlanta 1 A Interjet Cancún, Hermosillo, Mexico City, Monterrey, San José del Cabo, Tijuana, Toluca 1 C US Airways Phoenix 1 A US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines Phoenix 1 A VivaAerobus Ciudad Juárez, Culiacán, Hermosillo, La Paz, Mexico City, Mérida, Monterrey, San José del Cabo, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Veracruz, Villahermosa 2 Volaris Chicago-Midway, Fresno, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Oakland, San Diego, San Jose (CA) 1 A Volaris Cancún, Culiacán, Hermosillo, La Paz, Mexicali, Mexico City, Tijuana, Toluca 1 C Cargo airlines
Gate A
Air Zone
Aeroméxico Connect E-190
Terminal 2
Terminal 2 GatesAirlines Destinations ABX Air Los Angeles AeroUnion Los Angeles, Mexico City Air France Cargo Paris-Charles de Gaulle BAX Global Capital Cargo International Airlines Los Angeles, Toledo, San Diego Cargolux Luxembourg, Mexico City DHL Aviation FedEx Express Los Angeles, Memphis Lufthansa Cargo Dallas, Frankfurt MasAir Bogotá, Los Angeles, Mexico City Nippon Cargo Airlines Los Angeles, Tokyo-Narita UPS Airlines Los Angeles, Ontario, San Antonio Traffic statistics
Busiest International Routes out of Guadalajara International Airport (2010) [2] Rank City Passengers Carriers 1 
Los Angeles, USA364,003 Aeromexico, Alaska Air, Continental Airlines, Delta, Volaris 2 
Houston, USA104,577 Continental Airlines 3 Oakland, USA98,826 Volaris 4 
Phoenix, USA84,811 US Airways, Mesa Airlines 5 Dallas, USA62,023 American Airlines, American Eagle 6 San Jose, USA58,391 Alaska Air, Volaris 7 
Atlanta, GA44,397 Delta Air Lines 8 
Chicago, USA43,894 Aeromexico(O'Hare only), Volaris,(Midway Only) 9 Sacramento, USA24,471 Alaska Air, Aeromexico 10 San Francisco, USA23,469 Aeromexico, Continental Airlines Busiest Domestic Routes out of Guadalajara International Airport (2010) [3] Rank City Passengers Carriers 1 
Mexico City, D.F.815,390 Aeromexico, Aeromexico Connect, Interjet, Viva Aerobus, Volaris 2 
Tijuana, Baja California466,867 Aeromexico, Aeromexico Connect, Interjet, Volaris 3 
Monterrey, Nuevo León230,863 Aeromexico Connect, Interjet, Viva Aerobus 4 
Toluca, Estado de México125,929 Interjet, Volaris 5 
Cancún, Quintana Roo125,611 Interjet, Magni, Volaris 6 Mexicali, Baja California88,136 Aeromexico, Volaris 7 
Hermosillo, Sonora73,947 Aeromexico Connect, Interjet, Viva Aerobus, Volaris 8 
San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur72,678 Interjet, Viva Aerobus 9 
Culiacán, Sinaloa72,010 Aeromexico Connect, Viva Aerobus, Volaris 10 
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco67,103 Aeromexico Connect Accidents and incidents
- Aeroméxico Flight 498: On August 31, 1986 an Aeroméxico DC-9 that originated from Mexico City and stopped at Guadalajara and other Mexican destinations collided with a private aircraft while attempting to land at Los Angeles International Airport.
See also
- List of the busiest airports in Mexico
References
- ^ http://www.pgal.com/portfolio/guadalajara-international-airport-t-1-improvements/
- ^ http://www.sct.gob.mx/transporte-y-medicina-preventiva/aeronautica-civil/estadistica/estadistica-historica-1992-2010/estadistica-mensual-operativa/
- ^ http://www.sct.gob.mx/transporte-y-medicina-preventiva/aeronautica-civil/estadistica/estadistica-historica-1992-2010/estadistica-mensual-operativa/
External links
Bus Terminal- Guadalajara International Airport
- Grupo Aeroportuario del Pácifico
- AeropuertosMexico.com (in English)
- The Airport Guide: Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Intl (GDL/MMGL)
- Airport information for MMGL at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- FlightAware U.S. airport activity to/from: Don Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Int'l (MMGL)
- A-Z World Airports: Don Miguel Hidalgo Airport (GDL/MMGL)
- Transportation from Guadalajara International Airport to Lake Chapala (in English)
Categories:- Airports in Mexico
- Transportation in Guadalajara
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