Guadalajara International Airport ( Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Guadalajara ), official name Guadalajara International Airport named after Miguel Hidalgo i Costilla ( Spanish Aeropuerto Internacional de Guadalajara Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla ) is the main airport of the city of Guadalajara in the state of Jalisco , Mexico. Located 16 km south of the city center.
| Guadalajara International Airport named after Miguel Hidalgo i Costiglia | ||||||||||
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| IATA : GDL - ICAO : MMGL | ||||||||||
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| Type of | civil | |||||||||
| A country | Mexico | |||||||||
| Location | Jalisco | |||||||||
| Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico | |||||||||
| NUM height | +1529 m | |||||||||
| Timezone | UTC − 6 / −5 | |||||||||
| Working hours | round the clock | |||||||||
| Site | Airport Website | |||||||||
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| Annual passenger flow | ▲ 8 733 500 people (2014) | |||||||||
The airport opened in 1966 and ranks third among the country's airports after Mexico City and Cancun . Passenger traffic in 2014 amounted to 8 733 500 people. The airport is part of the state-owned company , which operates twelve airports in the country, including Aguascalientes , Hermosillo , La Paz , Leon , Los Cabos , Los Mochis , Manzanillo , Mexicali , Morelia , Puerto Vallarta and Tijuana .
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General information
Guadalajara Airport serves about 48 thousand domestic, 36 thousand international and three thousand charter flights per year. The main directions of the airport are the cities of Mexico, the USA and Canada . The port has two runways and four passenger terminals, which allows for more than 40 take-offs / landings of aircraft per hour with a total capacity of all terminals of more than 1,400 passengers per hour.
The airport is located 16 kilometers south of Guadalajara in the small town of Tlajomulco de Zúñiga . The airport buildings are constantly under construction and reconstruction, façade work has been completed, a new wing has been built to serve passengers on international routes and a shopping area for shops and fast food restaurants.
Terminals, Airlines
Terminal 1
| Airline | Destinations |
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| Zone A | |
| Aeroméxico | Chicago (O'Hara), Los Angeles, Ontario |
| Aeroméxico connect | Las Vegas San Antonio |
| Alaska airlines | Los Angeles |
| American airlines | Dallas / Fort Worth |
| American eagle | Dallas / Fort Worth |
| Continental airlines | Houston (Intercontinental) |
| Continental Express by ExpressJet Airlines | Houston (Intercontinental) |
| Copa airlines | Ciudad de panama |
| Delta air lines | Atlanta, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City (seasonally) |
| Delta Connection performed by Shuttle America | Atlanta |
| Delta Connection by SkyWest Airlines | Salt Lake City |
| Mexicana | Chicago (O'Hara), Fresno, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Auckland, Sacarmento, San Francisco, San Jose (California) |
| US Airways | Phoenix |
| US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines | Phoenix |
| Zone C | |
| Aeroméxico | Ciudad de Mexico, Tijuana |
| Aviacsa | Ciudad de Mexico, Monterrey, Tijuana |
| Interjet | Ciudad de Mexico, Los Cabos, Monterrey, Tijuana, Toluca |
| Magnicharters | Cancun |
| Mexicana | Ciudad de mexico mexicali tijuana |
| MexicanaClick | Ciudad de Mexico, Los Cabos |
| Volaris | Cancun, Culiacan, Hermosillo, La Paz, Mexico, Tijuana, Toluca |
Terminal 2
Domestic flights
| Airline | Destinations |
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| Aeroméxico connect | Chihuahua, Ciudad Juarez, Ciudad de Mexico, Ciudad Obregon, Culiacan, Hermosillo, La Paz, Los Mokis, Mazatlan, Merida, Monterrey, Puebla, Puerto Vallarta, Tijuana, Toluca, Torreon, Veracruz, Valaracus |
| MexicanaLink | Monterrey, Puebla, Puerta Vallarta, Veracruz |
| Viva aerobus | Monterrey |
Freight
| Airline | Destinations |
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| Aerounión | Chicago (O'Hara), Ciudad de Mexico, Los Angeles |
| Air france cargo | Paris (General Charles de Gaulle) |
| BAX Global | |
| Capital Cargo International Airlines | Los Angeles, Toledo |
| DHL | |
| FedEx Express | Memphis, Los Angeles |
| LAN Cargo | Ciudad de Mexico, Los Angeles, Miami, Quito |
| Mas air | Ciudad de Mexico, Los Angeles, Miami, Quito |
| UPS | Los Angeles, Ontario |
Service and Services
Hotels
Guadalajara Airport provides passengers with the service of the Casa Grande, which is located between the main terminal building and the cargo terminal and is connected to Terminal 1 by a telescopic passage. The hotel offers a business center, eight conference rooms, Internet access, fax and photocopying services, as well as translation and secretarial services.
Five kilometers from the airport towards Guadalajara, another hotel is being built - Hotel Hampton inn Aeropuerto. The remaining hotels are located at least 20 minutes from the airport.
Car Rental
The following companies offer car rental services at airport terminals:
- Aries
- Budget
- Dollar
- Econorent
- Hertz
- National
- Ohana
- Optima
Links
- Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
- Aeropuerto de guadalajara
- Guadalajara International Airport
- Grupo aeroportuario del pácifico
- AeropuertosMexico.com (in English)
- The Airport Guide : Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Intl (GDL / MMGL)
- Information about MMGL Airport from World Aero Data.
- FlightAware US airport activity to / from: Don Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Int'l (MMGL)
- AZ World Airports : Don Miguel Hidalgo Airport (GDL / MMGL)