Chetumal International Airport

Chetumal International Airport (IATA: CTM, ICAO: MMCM) is an international airport located in Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic for the city of Chetumal. It's operated by Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (ASA), a federal government-owned corporation.

Chetumal International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Chetumal
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares
LocationChetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Elevation AMSL39 ft / 12 m
Coordinates18°30′16.8″N 88°19′36.65″W
Map
CTM
Location of airport in Quintana Roo
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 7,244 2,208 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Total Passengers368,332
Ranking in Mexico40th 1
Source: Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares

Information

The airport joined the ASA Network in 1974, it has 230 hectares and its aircraft platform for commercial aviation is 13.140 meters square, also has two lots and a landing strip with the length of 2.2 km, suitable for Boeing 737 aircraft. The airport has a SENASICA satellite office, and its official business hours are 7:00 to 19:00.

The airport has experienced consistent growth in the last five years, duplicating its passenger traffic. In 2018 the airport handled 321,785 passengers, and in 2019 it handled 368,332 passengers.[1]

Expansion and Renovation

On October 9, 2011, Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (ASA) invested 19 million pesos (US$1.5 million) in modernizing Chetumal's International Airport by extending landing strips to allow room for more air traffic, as promised by the governor Roberto Borge Angulo. According to the governor the modernization came with the intent of improving the city's infrastructure and logistic developments to make Quintana Roo more competitive within the national market. The modernization of the airport also included the expansion of the main terminal.[2]

Services
  • The airport has its own parking lot with a reduced capacity of 102 spots
  • A cafe restaurant operates only in the morning.
  • There is also taxi and car rental services.

Airlines and destinations
Terminal Map.
AirlinesDestinations
Aeroméxico Connect Mexico City
Interjet Mexico City (suspended)[3]
MAYAirCancún, Mérida
Tropic AirBelize City
VivaAerobús Mexico City
Volaris Guadalajara, Mexico City

Terminated flights

MexicanaClick formerly served this airport until 2010. Mexicana Click's flight to Chetumal was one of the many flights canceled by the company Mexicana before they filed for bankruptcy in 2010, which led to Mexicana's operations to be ceased on August 3, 2010. In Chetumal, Aeroméxico attempted to take over the services that Mexicana Click offered; however, Interjet's low prices made Aeromexico's service to Chetumal unprofitable.[4] On February 23, 2013, Aeromexico ended its service to Chetumal,[5] but it resumes on December 9, 2020 on Aeromexico Connect.[6]

Aviacsa and VivaAerobus were among the first low-cost airlines that served the airport.

Accidents and incidents
Airport at night.

On January 6, 1972, a Hawker Siddeley HS.748-230 belonging to SAESA (Servicios Aereos Especiales Airlines) crashed shortly after take-off from Chetumal on its way to Mérida, killing 5 crew members and 18 passengers.[7]

References
  1. "Estadística Operacional de Aeropuertos / Statistics by Airport". Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  2. Arranca modernizacion del Aeropuerto Internacional de Chetumal "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2013-04-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Retrieved April 4th, 2013 (In Spanish)
  3. "Interjet limits its operation to 6 destinations". EnElAire (in Spanish). May 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  4. "Mexicana Wins Legal Shield to Aid Mexican Bankruptcy". Bloomberg. August 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  5. No más vuelos de aeroméxico en Chetumal Archived February 9, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved on March 31, 2013 (In Spanish)
  6. "Exclusive: Aeroméxico will fly to Chetumal from June" (in Spanish). Transponder 1200. March 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  7. "Accident". Aviation Safety Network. January 1972. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
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