Cancún International Airport

Cancún International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún) (IATA: CUN, ICAO: MMUN) is located in Cancún, Quintana Roo, on the Caribbean coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. It is Latin America's third and Mexico's second busiest airport, after Mexico City International Airport.[2] In 2020, Cancún airport handled 12,259,148 passengers, a 51.89% decrease compared to 2019 as a result of the COVID-19 contingencies.[1]

Cancun International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
ServesCancún
LocationCancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Hub for
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL20 ft / 6 m
Coordinates21°02′12″N 86°52′37″W
Website
Map
CUN/MMUN
Location of the airport in Quintana Roo
CUN/MMUN
CUN/MMUN (Mexico)
CUN/MMUN
CUN/MMUN (North America)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12R/30L

12L/30R

 11,483

9,186

 3,500

2,800

 Asphalt

Asphalt

Statistics (2020)
Total passengers12,259,148
International passengers6,804,153
Ranking in Mexico2nd
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste[1]

It has two parallel operative runways that can be used simultaneously. The airport was officially opened in 1974.[3] The airport is operated by Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR). It is a hub for MAYAir and focus city for Interjet, 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.

Expansion

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 for the construction of Terminal 3, inaugurated in 2007, and a new runway and a new control tower opened in October 2009. The new 2,800 meters long, 45 meters 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 tall.[4]

Terminal 2 was expanded in 2014. A 76,000 m2 expansion in Terminal 3 was simultaneously carried out, adding six gates and commercial areas, and it was formally opened in March 2016. The expansion should contribute to increase 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 by Hurricane Wilma, it was temporarily closed for remodeling in order to accommodate charter airlines operating into the airport. It re-opened 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, Interjet, Air France, Lufthansa, Air Transat, WestJet, Condor, Southwest Airlines, Air Europa, Frontier Airlines and Sun Country Airlines.[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 destinations

Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
Aerolíneas Argentinas Buenos Aires–Ezeiza
Aeromar Mexico City, Villahermosa
Charter: Cayo Coco, Havana, Santa Clara, Varadero
Aeroméxico Guadalajara, Mexico City
Aeroméxico Connect Monterrey
Air Canada Calgary
Seasonal: Halifax, Vancouver, Winnipeg
Air Canada Rouge Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson
Seasonal: Ottawa, Québec City
Air Caraïbes Paris–Orly
Air Europa Madrid
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Air Transat Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson
Seasonal: Halifax, Hamilton (ON), London (ON), Ottawa, Québec City
Alaska Airlines Seasonal: Los Angeles, Portland (OR), San Diego, Seattle/Tacoma
American Airlines Charlotte, Chicago–O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles (begins June 5, 2021),[10] Miami, New York–JFK, Philadelphia, Phoenix–Sky Harbor
Seasonal: Boston, Columbus–Glenn, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Raleigh/Durham, St. Louis
Avianca Bogotá
Avianca El Salvador San Salvador
Avior Airlines Charter: Caracas2
Azur Air Seasonal charter: Moscow–Vnukovo
Blue Panorama Airlines Milan–Malpensa
British Airways London–Gatwick
Condor Frankfurt
Seasonal: Düsseldorf
Conviasa Caracas
Copa Airlines Panama City
Delta Air Lines Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York–JFK, Raleigh/Durham, Salt Lake City, Seattle/Tacoma
EasySky Tegucigalpa
Edelweiss Air Zürich
Estelar Latinoamérica Charter: Caracas2
Evelop Airlines Madrid
Frontier Airlines Chicago–O'Hare, Cleveland, Denver, Miami (begins March 11, 2021),[11] Newark, Orlando (begins February 11, 2021),[12] Philadelphia, St. Louis
Seasonal: Cincinnati (begins March 13, 2021),[13] Indianapolis, Kansas City
Iberia Madrid
Interjet Mexico City (suspended)[14]
JetBlue Austin (begins March 4, 2021),[15] Boston, Fort Lauderdale, Hartford, Las Vegas (begins March 4, 2021),[15] Los Angeles, Nashville (begins March 4, 2021),[15] Newark, New York–JFK, Orlando, Raleigh/Durham, Sacramento (begins March 4, 2021),[15] San Francisco, Tampa
LASER Airlines Charter: Caracas2
LATAM Chile Santiago de Chile
LATAM Perú Lima
Level Barcelona
LOT Polish Airlines Seasonal charter: Warsaw–Chopin
Lufthansa Frankfurt
Magnicharters Guadalajara, León/El Bajío, Mexico City, Monterrey
Seasonal charter: Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Mérida, Nuevo Laredo, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí
MAYAir Chetumal, Cozumel, Mérida
Neos Milan–Malpensa, Rome–Fiumicino, Verona
Nordwind Airlines Charter: Moscow–Sheremetyevo
Orbest Seasonal: Lisbon
Royal Flight Seasonal charter: Moscow–Sheremetyevo[16]
RUTACA Airlines Charter: Caracas2
Sky Airline Peru Lima
Southwest Airlines Baltimore, Chicago–Midway, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Houston–Hobby, Phoenix–Sky Harbor (begins March 11, 2021),[17] St. Louis
Seasonal: Austin, Nashville
Spirit Airlines Austin, Baltimore, Chicago–O'Hare, Cleveland, Dallas/Fort Worth, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Houston–Intercontinental, Nashville, New Orleans, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh
Sun Country Airlines Minneapolis/St. Paul
Seasonal: Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston-Intercontinental (begins May 27, 2021),[18] San Antonio (begins May 28, 2021)[18]
Sunwing Airlines Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson
Swoop Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson
TAP Air Portugal Lisbon (begins March 30, 2021)[19][20]
Tropic Air Belize City
TUI Airways[21] Birmingham (UK), London–Gatwick, Manchester
Seasonal: Bristol, Doncaster/Sheffield, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle upon Tyne
Seasonal charter: Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Helsinki, Stockholm–Arlanda
TUI fly Belgium Brussels
TUI fly Netherlands Amsterdam
Seasonal: Warsaw–Chopin
Turkish Airlines Istanbul1
Turpial Airlines Charter: Valencia (Venezuela)2
United Airlines Chicago–O'Hare, Cleveland, Denver, Houston–Intercontinental, Los Angeles, Newark, San Francisco, Washington–Dulles
Venezolana Charter: Caracas2
VivaAerobús Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Houston–Intercontinental, León/El Bajío, Mexico City, Monterrey, Puebla, Querétaro, Reynosa, San Luis Potosí, Santiago de Cuba, Tampico, Tijuana, Toluca/Mexico City, Torreón/Gómez Palacio, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Veracruz, Villahermosa
Seasonal: Camagüey, Havana, Newark, San José de Costa Rica
Volaris Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Guadalajara, Guatemala City, León/El Bajío, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Monterrey, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Tijuana, Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Seasonal charter: Atlanta, Kansas City, Memphis
Volaris Costa Rica San José de Costa Rica, San Salvador
Wamos Air Madrid
WestJet Calgary, Toronto–Pearson, Vancouver
Seasonal: Edmonton, Halifax, Kelowna, Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, Victoria, Winnipeg
Wingo Bogotá
Notes

^1 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.

^2 The flights of Avior, Turpial, Laser, Venezolana, Esetelar and Rutaca to Venezuela are valid until January 15, 2021, its continuation will depend on the Venezuelan Government.

Cargo
AirlinesDestinations
Amerijet International Belize City, Ciudad del Carmen, Mérida, Miami
Estafeta Carga Aérea Mérida, Miami
FedEx Express Mérida, Miami

Traffic statistics
Terminal 1
Airside's Terminal 2
Terminal 2 interior
Terminal 3 interior
Terminal 4 of Cancún International Airport
Check-in counters at Terminal 4
Interjet A320 at Cancun

Passenger figures
Passenger statistics for Cancún International Airport[22]
YearTotal passengers% change
19996,969,733-
20007,745,317 11.1%
20017,639,021 1.4%
20027,717,144 1.0%
20038,683,950 12.5%
200410,010,526 15.3%
20059,301,240 7.1%
20069,728,149 4.6%
200711,340,027 16.6%
200812,646,451 11.5%
200911,174,908 11.6%
201012,439,266 11.3%
201113,022,481 4.7%
201214,463,435 11.1%
201315,962,162 10.4%
201417,455,353 9.4%
201519,596,485 12.3%
201621,415,795 9.3%
201723,601,509 10.2%
201825,202,016 6.8%
201925,481,989 1.1%
202012,259,148 51.89%

Busiest routes
Busiest domestic and international routes at Cancún International Airport (2020)[23]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airlines
1 Mexico City 1,437,514 Aeromar, Aeroméxico, Interjet, Magni, VivaAerobús, Volaris
2 Monterrey, Nuevo León 414,935 Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, Magni, VivaAerobús, Volaris
3 Guadalajara, Jalisco 320,801 1 Aeroméxico, Interjet, Magni, VivaAerobús, Volaris
4 Houston, Texas (airports George Bush & Hobby)[Notes 1] 253,849 1 Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, VivaAerobús
5 Dallas, Texas 253,063 1 American Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Sun Country Airlines
6 Chicago, Illinois (Midway & O'Hare airports)[Notes 2] 205,815 1 American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines
7 Toronto, Ontario 154,989 4 Air Canada Rouge, Air Transat, Interjet, Sunwing Airlines, Swoop, WestJet
8 Atlanta, Georgia 153,791 Delta Air Lines, Volaris
9 New York, New York 148,055 1 American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Interjet, JetBlue
10 Miami, Florida 143,629 2 American Airlines, Interjet
11 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 114,570 5 JetBlue, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines
12 Montréal, Quebec 113,715 1 Air Canada Rouge, Air Transat, Interjet, Sunwing Airlines
13 León, Guanajuato 109,693 8 Magnicharters, VivaAerobús, Volaris
14 Denver, Colorado 107,952 4 Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines
15 Panama City, Panama 98,201 6 Copa Airlines
16 Newark, New Jersey 93,429 4 Frontier Airlines, JetBlue, United Airlines, VivaAerobús
17 Charlotte, North Carolina 88,367 2 American Airlines
18 Minneapolis, Minnesota 76,009 12 Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines
19 Veracruz, Veracruz 70,885 13 VivaAerobús
20 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 69,174 5 American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines
21 Puebla, Puebla 69,011 10 Magni, VivaAerobús, Volaris
22 Detroit, Michigan 67,924 6 Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines
23 Los Angeles, California 66,657 10 Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Interjet, JetBlue, United Airlines
24 Baltimore, Maryland 66,033 3 Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines
25 Bogotá, Colombia 56,674 10 Avianca, Interjet, Wingo
26 Calgary, Alberta 52,734 2 Air Canada, WestJet
27 Querétaro, Querétaro 50,432 10 Magni, VivaAerobús, Volaris
28 Havana, Cuba 46,747 11 Aeromar, Interjet, VivaAerobús
29 Lima, Peru 43,680 15 Interjet, LATAM Perú, Sky Airline Peru
30 Vancouver, British Columbia 43,531 1 Air Canada, WestJet
31 Paris, France (airports Charles de Gaulle & Orly)[Notes 3] 40,987 40 Air Caraïbes, Air France
32 Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas 36,127 6 VivaAerobús, Volaris
33 Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes 34,886 28 Magni, VivaAerobús, Volaris
34 Salt Lake City, Utah 34,847 13 Delta Air Lines
35 London, United Kingdom 34,090 12 British Airways, TUI Airways
36 Orlando, Florida, 33,587 3 Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, Spirit Airlines
37 San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí 32,937 20 Magni, VivaAerobús, Volaris
38 Boston, Massachusetts 32,256 4 American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue
39 St. Louis, Missouri 31,956 4 American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines
40 Ciduad Juárez, Chihuahua 31,676 5 Interjet, VivaAerobús, Volaris
41 Washington, D.C. 31,542 5 United Airlines
42 Tijuana, Baja California 29,776 20 Aeroméxico, VivaAerobús, Volaris
43 Edmonton, Alberta 29,603 2 WestJet
44 Madrid, Spain 28,512 22 Air Europa, Evelop Airlines, Iberia, Wamos Air
45 San Francisco, California 27,413 12 JetBlue, United Airlines
46 Chihuahua, Chihuahua 26,138 3 Magni, VivaAerobús, Volaris
47 Seattle, Washington 26,012 9 Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines
48 San José, Costa Rica 25,384 14 VivaAerobús, Volaris Costa Rica
49 Winnipeg, Canada 22,358 14 Air Canada, WestJet
50 Ottawa, Canada 21,076 6 Air Canada Rouge, Air Transat, WestJet
Note
  1. Official statistics include George Bush and Hobby Airports.
  2. Official statistics include Midway and O'Hare airports.
  3. Official statistics include Charles de Gaulle and Orly Airports.

Car Rental

Many international car rental companies have a presence at the Cancun airport. Keep in mind that there are no facilities that concentrate all companies, but that each company has its own office, although several are close to each other. There are also many offices of local car rental companies near the airport. If this is your first time renting a car in Mexico, it is advisable to make sure of the rental conditions and the total cost to pay before making any payment.

  • Alamo
  • Avis
  • Budget
  • Dollar
  • Mex Rent a Car
  • National
  • Sixt
  • Thrifty
  • Veico

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 moving through the swamp.[24]

Accolades
  • 2011 - Best Airport in Latin America - Caribbean of the Airport Service Quality Awards by Airports Council International[25] and 2nd Best Airport by Size in the 5 to 15 million passenger category[26]

See also

Notes

    References
    1. "ASUR Announces Total Passenger Traffic for December 2020" (PDF). ASUR. January 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
    2. "Statistics by Airport" (Web). Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
    3. "History". Cancun Online Community. August 2016. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
    4. "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.
    5. "Inaugurated Terminal 3 of Cancún Airport (in Spanish)". Periódico El Economista. March 2016. Archived from the original on May 31, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
    6. "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.
    7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2019-09-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
    8. "theyucatantimes.com - Cancun airport's new 4th terminal will open Oct. 10". Archived from the original on 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
    9. "cancuniairport.com - Cancun Airport Terminal 4". Archived from the original on 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
    10. https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2021/American-Airlines-Becomes-the-Only-US-Carrier-with-Nonstop-Service-from-Miami-to-Tel-Aviv-and-Paramaribo-Suriname-NET-RTS-02/default.aspx
    11. "Frontier Airlines Announces Nonstop Flights From Miami to Cancun". Frontier Airlines. December 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
    12. "NewRoutes". Archived from the original on November 17, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
    13. "Frontier Airlines Adds 13 New Routes". news.flyfrontier.com. Frontier Airlines. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
    14. "Interjet will not have more flights for the remainder of the year, cancel everything". explica. Explica.co. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
    15. "JetBlue adds 4 new cities, including Miami, in 24-route expansion". JetBlue. December 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
    16. "Royal Flight adds Moscow – Cancun service in W19". Routesonline. December 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
    17. "Book Today: Southwest Airlines' Spring And Summer Schedules Take Off, Bringing Customers New Airports And Nonstop Routes Across The Map". Southwest Airlines. December 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
    18. "Sun Country adds 16 routes – but all have direct competitio". ANNA.AERO. January 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
    19. "TAP Air Portugal To Launch Direct Cape Town & Cancun Flights". Simple Flying. April 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
    20. Liu, Jim. "TAP Air Portugal moves Cancun / Cape Town launch to 2021". Routesonline. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
    21. "Flight Timetable". tui.co.uk.
    22. "Passenger statistics for Cancun Airport". Asur.com.mx. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
    23. "Traffic Statistics by Airline" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
    24. "Aviation Safety Network". Aviation-safety.net. 1984-03-15. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2013-07-01.
    25. "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
    26. "ASQ Award for Best Airport by Size (5-15m)" Archived 2012-02-19 at the Wayback Machine Airports Council International. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-13

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