Puerto Escondido International Airport

Puerto Escondido
International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de
Puerto Escondido
Puerto Escondido ; International Airport; Aeropuerto Internacional de ; Puerto Escondido
	IATA: PXM; ICAO: MMPS;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares
Serves	Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
Time zone	CST (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL	90 m / 295 ft
Coordinates	15°52′36″N 097°05′20″W / 15.87667°N 97.08889°W
Website	www.aeropuertosasa.mx/aeropuerto_de_puerto_escondido.php%20www.aeropuertosasa.mx/PXM
Map
	PXM Location of the airport in Oaxaca PXM PXM (Mexico)
Runways
Statistics (2023)
Total passengers
Total passengers	917,400
Ranking in Mexico	26th 2
	Source: Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil

Puerto Escondido International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Puerto Escondido) (IATA: PXM, ICAO: MMPS) is an airport located in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic for the city of Puerto Escondido and the Costa Region of Oaxaca on the Mexican Pacific coast. The airport is operated by Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares, a federal government-owned corporation. It offers passenger services to seven domestic destinations and also supports various tourism, flight training, executive, and general aviation activities. The airport is one of the fastest-growing airports in the country, primarily due to the high popularity of Puerto Escondido as a tourist destination. In 2023, the airport handled 917,400 passengers, doubling 2019's traffic.^[2]^[1]

Facilities[edit]

The airport is located at an elevation of 294 feet (90 m) above mean sea level and covers an area of 125 hectares (309 acres). It features one runway designated 09/27 with an asphalt surface that measures 2,300 by 45 metres (7,546 ft × 148 ft). The airport has three aircraft positions suitable for receiving narrow-body aircraft like the Boeing 737 and the Airbus A320. The one-story passenger terminal has small areas for departures and arrivals, parking facilities, car rental services, and small shops. Its official operating hours are from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. A new terminal is currently under construction on the southwest side of the airport, adjacent to the airport's existing apron.^[3]

Airlines and destinations[edit]

Passenger[edit]

Airlines	Destinations
Aeroméxico Connect	Mexico City
Aerotucán	Oaxaca
Aerovega	Oaxaca
Viva Aerobus	Mexico City, Mexico City–AIFA Seasonal: Monterrey
Volaris	Guadalajara, Mexico City, Mexico City–AIFA, Monterrey, Tijuana

Destinations map[edit]

Puerto Escondido

Mexico City

Mexico City-AIFA

Tijuana

Monterrey

Guadalajara

Oaxaca

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Domestic destinations from Puerto Escondido International Airport
Red = Year-round destination
Blue = Future destination
Green = Seasonal destination

Statistics[edit]

Passengers[edit]

Puerto Escondido Airport Passengers. See Wikidata query.

Busiest routes[edit]

**Busiest routes at Puerto Escondido International Airport (2023)**^[4]
Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airline
1	Mexico City, Mexico City	341,715		Aeroméxico Connect, Viva Aerobus, Volaris
2	State of Mexico, Mexico City/AIFA	51,840	1	Viva Aerobus, Volaris
3	Jalisco, Guadalajara	27,327	1	Volaris
4	Nuevo León, Monterrey	16,805		Viva Aerobus, Volaris
5	Baja California, Tijuana	13,409	1	Volaris

Incidents[edit]

On 11 February 2024, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (Blackhawk XP42 conversion) force landed on a beach immediately after taking off from the Puerto Escondido Airport runway. One person on the beach was killed on impact and several plane occupants were injured.^[5]^[6]^[7]