Oaxaca International Airport

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.

Oaxaca International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Oaxaca
Summary
Airport typePublic/Militar
OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
LocationOaxaca, Oaxaca
Elevation AMSL4,989 ft / 1,521 m
Coordinates17°0′0″N 96°43′36″W
Map
OAX
Location of airport in Oaxaca
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
01/19 8,038 2,450 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Total Passengers590,778
Ranking in Mexico17th 3
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste[1]

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
AirlinesDestinations
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
Busiest domestic routes at Oaxaca International Airport (2020)[6]
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

References
  1. "ASUR Passenger Traffic". ASUR. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  2. "Búsqueda de Sala VIP - Priority Pass". www.prioritypass.com.
  3. "Global Lounge Network". www.globalloungenetwork.com.
  4. "Relive your life on the go!". Interjet (in Spanish). July 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  5. "We are ready to fly with you". Volaris. November 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  6. "Traffic Statistics by Airline" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
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