Airport type Public Code GDL Phone +52 33 3688 5248 | Serves Guadalajara, Jalisco Elevation 1,529 m | |
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Owner Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico Operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico Location Tlajomulco de Zuñiga, Jalisco Hub for Aeroméxico
Volaris
VivaAerobus Address Carr. Guadalajara Chapala Km 17.5, 45659 Jal., Mexico | ||
Guadalajara international airport spotting 2
Guadalajara International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Guadalajara), officially known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Guadalajara Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla) (IATA: GDL, ICAO: MMGL), is the main airport of Mexico's second-largest city Guadalajara. Opened in 1966, it's located 16 km south of the city center. In 2015 it handled 9,758,516 passengers, and in 2016 it handled 11,395,800. It is Mexico's third busiest airport, after Mexico City International Airport and Cancún International Airport and second busiest for cargo flights.
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- Guadalajara international airport spotting 2
- Passenger Terminal
- Cargo Terminal
- Accidents and incidents
- References
Guadalajara's International Airport is composed of two runways and one terminal. It is also a major airport for connections, being a hub for Aeroméxico/Aeroméxíco Connect and Volaris, for which is a primary gateway to the United States. It is also a focus city for VivaAerobus and Interjet as well. Flights are offered to destinations within Mexico and to 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".
Passenger Terminal
The Passenger's Terminal is used by all airlines for international and domestic flights. The terminal has Customs facilities. It also has 10 jetways on Concourse A and Concourse C. There are also 27 remote parking positions.
Cargo Terminal
The Cargo Terminal was recently expanded and has a capacity to store approximately 350,000 tons of goods annually in its 27,000 square meters. It has 6 positions that can handle any kind of major aircraft.