Cozumel International Airport
Cozumel International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Cozumel | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | EST (UTC-05:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4.6 m (15 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°30′54″N 86°55′44″W / 20.51500°N 86.92889°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | cozumelairport | ||||||||||||||
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  CZM Location of the airport in the Cozumel Island  CZM CZM (Quintana Roo)  CZM CZM (Mexico) | |||||||||||||||
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Cozumel International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Cozumel) (IATA: CZM, ICAO: MMCZ) is an international airport in the Caribbean island of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic for the city of San Miguel, Cozumel and serves as a year-round secondary gateway for Mexican Caribbean and Riviera Maya tourism. The largest airport in the region is Cancún International Airport located in mainland Quintana Roo about 60 kilometres (37 mi) to the north of Cozumel.
As with the other nine airports in the Mexican southeast region, Cozumel Airport is operated by the Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste ASUR. From 1978 to 2002, the airport was the headquarters and a hub for the regional airline AeroCozumel, a subsidiary of Mexicana.[2][3] In 2024, the airport handled 712,958 passengers, and 646,606 passengers in 2025 according to Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste.[1] Additionally, Cozumel Airport is among the Top 15 largest in Mexico for international passenger traffic.[4]
Facilities
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The airport is situated at an elevation of 15 feet (4.6 m) above mean sea level. It has a terminal area of 9,514 square metres (102,410 sq ft), an ICAO classification of 4D, and two runways. Runway 12/30 is 2,700 metres (8,900 ft) long and runway 05/23 is 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) long. The airport has the capacity to receive Boeing 767 aircraft and conduct 22 operations per hour. The apron has 6 aircraft stands, which are either of type C (6 positions) or a combination of 4 type C and 1 type D. All these stands are used for aircraft disembarkation.
The passenger terminal features 8 boarding gates. Of these, 6 gates are allocated for international flights, and 2 gates for domestic flights. Additionally, the terminal offers all the services that an international airport typically provides, including a VIP lounge.[5] Parking, taxis, and car rental are available at the airport. Additionally, Cozumel Airport is also used for charter flights, executive and general aviation.
Cozumel Airport also functions as the Air Force Base No. 4 (Spanish: Base Aérea Militar No. 4 General Eduardo Aldasoro Suárez) (B.A.M. 4) of the Mexican Air Force, which, in addition to using runway 05/23, has an aviation platform measuring 2,550 square metres (27,400 sq ft) with 5 parking positions, 2 heliports, and a small hangar. This air base is the home of Squadron 201, which participated in World War II and currently operates T-6C+ aircraft.
Airlines and destinations
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Statistics
[edit]Annual Traffic
[edit]| Year | Total Passengers | change % |
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| 2000 | 600,337 |  |
| 2001 | 565,166 |  5.85% |
| 2002 | 445,886 | 21.10% |
| 2003 | 455,831 |  2.23% |
| 2004 | 584,444 | 28.21% |
| 2005 | 486,616 | 16.73% |
| 2006 | 370,712 | 23.81% |
| 2007 | 511,043 | 37.85% |
| 2008 | 525,469 | 2.82% |
| 2009 | 435,679 | 17.08% |
| 2010 | 438,832 | 0.72% |
| 2011 | 441,692 | 0.65% |
| 2012 | 460,483 | 4.25% |
| 2013 | 449,871 | 2.30% |
| 2014 | 514,528 | 14.37% |
| 2015 | 553,776 | 7.62% |
| 2016 | 538,092 | 2.83% |
| 2017 | 541,598 | 0.7% |
| 2018 | 579,719 | 7.04% |
| 2019 | 546,423 | 5.7% |
| 2020 | 268,290 | 50.9% |
| 2021 | 531,675 | 98.2% |
| 2022 | 663,270 | 24.2% |
| 2023 | 677,503 | 2.1% |
| 2024 | 712,958 | 5.2% |
| 2025 | 646,606 | 9.3% |
Busiest routes
[edit]| Rank | Airport | Passengers |
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| 1 | Mexico City, Mexico City | 113,366 |
| 2 | Dallas/Fort Worth, United States | 55,696 |
| 3 | Houston–Intercontinental, United States | 47,355 |
| 4 | Miami, United States | 21,280 |
| 5 | Atlanta, United States | 15,330 |
| 6 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 13,012 |
| 7 | Minneapolis/St Paul, United States | 12,675 |
| 8 | Toronto–Pearson, Canada | 11,502 |
| 9 | Denver, United States | 6,057 |
| 10 | Charlotte, United States | 6,018 |
See also
[edit]- List of the busiest airports in Mexico
- List of airports in Mexico
- List of airports by ICAO code: M
- List of busiest airports in North America
- List of the busiest airports in Latin America
- Transportation in Mexico
- Tourism in Mexico
- Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
- List of beaches in Mexico
- Riviera Maya
- Mexican Air Force
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "ASUR Announces Total Passenger Traffic for December 2025" (PDF). ASUR. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "Aero Cozumel history".
- ↑ "PDF Download: La aviación regional en México - 1991" (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Estadística Operacional de Aeropuertos / Statistics by Airport". Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ↑ "Caral VIP Lounge".
- 1 2 "Aeromexico Busiest Domestic Routes in 2025". Aviation A2Z. September 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ "Air Canada to offer direct Montreal – Cozumel flight this summer". Tribune Travel. May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ↑ "Flights from Montreal to Cozumel: YUL to CZM Flights + Flight Schedule".
- ↑ "Air Canada to fly between Toronto and Cozumel". AviaciOnline. July 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ↑ "Flights from Toronto to Cozumel: YYZ to CZM Flights + Flight Schedule".
- ↑ "Montreal – Cozumel flight by Air Transat returns after three years". Tribune Travel. December 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- 1 2 "American Airlines Offering New Flights To Cancun And Cozumel This Winter". Cancun Sun. December 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ "American Airlines reconnects with Cozumel". Riviera Maya News. December 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ↑ "American Airlines Offering New Flights To Cancun And Cozumel This Winter". The Cancun Sun. December 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- 1 2 "Delta's 20-year journey to Cozumel: Connecting you to paradise". Delta News Hub. March 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ↑ Andrew (December 2023). "The 17 International Destinations You Can Fly To On Sun Country Airlines". Your Weekend Travel. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ↑ "United Airlines' Big Caribbean Expansion". Caribbean Journal. December 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- 1 2 "United Airlines announces eight routes and increases flights to the Caribbean, Central America and Mexico". Travel2Latam. October 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ↑ "Viva resumes direct flights between Monterrey and Cozumel" (in Spanish). Ruptura 360. March 2026. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ "Volaris will connect Mexico City and Cozumel again from October" (in Spanish). Reportur. September 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ "Sunwing and Vacances WestJet Québec launch direct Montreal flights to Cozumel". Travel Week. 9 March 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ↑ "WestJet announces expanded winter schedule with more sun destinations than ever before". Cision. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ↑ "WestJet: Toronto Network Changes". Aeroroutes. July 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ↑ "Estadística operacional por origen-destino / Traffic Statistics by City Pairs" (in Spanish). Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. January 2026. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
External links
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Media related to Cozumel International Airport at Wikimedia Commons- Official Website
- Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR)
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for MMCZ at SkyVector
- "Current weather for MMCZ". NOAA/NWS.
- Cozumel Airport information at Great Circle Mapper
- Accident history for CZM at Aviation Safety Network
