Los Cabos International Airport

Los Cabos International Airport (IATA: SJD, ICAO: MMSD) is the sixth-busiest airport in Mexico and one of the Top 30 in Latin America, located at San José del Cabo in Los Cabos Municipality, Baja California Sur state, Mexico.

"MMSD" redirects here. For other uses, see MMSD (disambiguation).
Los Cabos International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Los Cabos
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
ServesLos Cabos
LocationSan José del Cabo,
Los Cabos Municipality,
Baja California Sur state,
Mexico
Elevation AMSL374 ft / 114 m
Coordinates23°09′06″N 109°43′15″W
Websitewww.loscabosairport.com
Map
SJD
SJD
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Total Passengers5,549,600
Ranking in Mexico6th
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico

The airport serves San José del Cabo, Cabo San Lucas, and the Los Cabos area.

History

From September 2011 until January 2012, the airport temporarily gained nonstop service to Asia with flights to Shanghai, China.

The airport handled 3,064,200 in 2020 and 5,549,600 passengers in 2021, 60% of them from international destinations.[1] It has become the most important airport in the state of Baja California Sur. Because of a dramatic increase in the number of holiday resorts and due to the region's fast population growth, the infrastructure of the airport is now insufficient compared to the increasing demand, causing a lack of available positions for aircraft during peak-hours, as in many other airports in Mexico.

On September 15, 2014, Los Cabos International Airport was badly damaged by Hurricane Odile. Planes were knocked against structures due to the winds from Odile. Many people went to the airport, demanding flights out of Cabo San Lucas. The Mexican government began airlifting the first of thousands of stranded tourists, free of charge, to airports in Tijuana, Mazatlan, Guadalajara and Mexico City to catch connecting flights and, in the case of foreigners, receive consular assistance.[2]

In November 2019, British Carrier TUI Airways, commenced flights to and from London's Gatwick Airport, thus being the first European carrier to fly in and out of the Los Cabos area. This flight was flown on a Boeing 787.

Architecture

The architect of Los Cabos International Airport's 1997 renovation and expansion was Mexican architect and great-grandson of Queen Isabella II of Spain, Manuel De Santiago-de Borbón González Bravo. He was a member of ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites), and his lifetime architectural legacy to Mexico adds to 11,000,000 square metres (120,000,000 sq ft) built nationwide, including famous buildings and national sites, as well as important national restorations like the Mexican Houses of Congress Palace (Palacio Legislativo de San Lázaro).

Terminals
The name of the airport displayed over the exit of the international arrivals exit terminal
Departure gate area
Aeroméxico Boeing 767-300 at Terminal 1
Los Cabos Airport Tower, view from tarmac
Terminal Layout (After T4 is completed)
View of the duty-free area
Los Cabos Intl Airport Terminal 2 / Departures Hall - Baja California Sur, Mexico
Restaurants and stores at terminal

The airport has two terminals. Terminal 1 operates domestic flights, and Terminal 2 operates international flights.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Aeroméxico Mexico City
Aeroméxico Connect Mexico City
Aero Pacífico Culiacán, Los Mochis
Air Canada Seasonal: Calgary, Toronto–Pearson, Vancouver
Alaska Airlines Los Angeles, Portland (OR), San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA), Seattle/Tacoma
American Airlines Austin, Chicago–O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Phoenix–Sky Harbor
Seasonal: Charlotte, New York–JFK, Sacramento
Calafia Airlines Guadalajara, Loreto, Tijuana
Delta Air Lines Atlanta, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Seattle/Tacoma
Seasonal: Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York–JFK
Flair Airlines Abbotsford, Edmonton, Vancouver
Frontier Airlines Denver, Las Vegas
Iberojet Madrid (begins June 20, 2022)[3]
JetBlue Los Angeles, New York–JFK
Magni Mazatlán, Mexico City, Monterrey
Seasonal: Puerto Vallarta
Southwest Airlines Austin, Denver, Houston–Hobby, Oakland, Orange County, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Sacramento, San Diego
Seasonal: Baltimore, Chicago–Midway
Spirit Airlines Seasonal: Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston–Intercontinental, Los Angeles
Sun Country Airlines Seasonal: Dallas/Fort Worth, Minneapolis/St. Paul
Sunwing Airlines Montreal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson
Seasonal: Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Vancouver
Swoop Seasonal: Abbotsford,[4] Edmonton, Toronto–Pearson
United Airlines Chicago–O'Hare, Denver, Houston–Intercontinental, Los Angeles, Newark, San Francisco
Seasonal: Washington–Dulles
VivaAerobús Culiacán, Mexico City, Monterrey, Tijuana
Seasonal: Cincinnati, Guadalajara, Hermosillo
Volaris Culiacán, Guadalajara, León/El Bajío, Mexico City, Monterrey, Tijuana
Seasonal charter: Atlanta
WestJet Calgary, Vancouver
Seasonal: Edmonton, Kelowna, Victoria

Statistics

Passengers
Los Cabos Airport Passengers. See source Wikidata query.

Busiest routes
Busiest domestic routes at Los Cabos International Airport (2020)[5]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  Mexico City, Mexico City 299,004 Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, Magni, VivaAerobús, Volaris
2  Jalisco, Guadalajara 115,024 Aeroméxico, Calafia Airlines, Interjet, VivaAerobús, Volaris
3  Baja California, Tijuana 92,831 Calafia Airlines, VivaAerobús, Volaris
4  Nuevo León, Monterrey 37,590 Magni, VivaAerobús, Volaris
5  Sinaloa, Culiacán 34,391 Aero Pacífico, VivaAerobús, Volaris
6  Guanajuato, León 12,472 Volaris
7  Sinaloa, Mazatlán 9,014 Magni
8  Sonora, Hermosillo 6,193 1 VivaAerobús
9  Jalisco, Puerto Vallarta 947 2 Magni
Busiest international routes at Los Cabos International Airport (2020)[5]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  United States, Los Angeles 152,706 Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines
2  United States, Dallas-Fort Worth 129,328 American Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Sun Country Airlines
3  United States, Houston[Note 1] 94,783 Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, United Express
4  United States, Phoenix–Sky Harbor 74,218 American Airlines, Southwest Airlines
5  United States, Denver 51,992 3 Southwest Airlines, United Airlines
6  United States, San Francisco 50,802 Alaska Airlines, United Airlines
7  United States, Seattle 43,929 6 Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines
8  United States, San Diego 43,718 3 Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Sun Country Airlines
9  United States, Chicago[Note 2] 41,345 2 American Airlines, United Airlines
10  United States, San Jose 26,017 Alaska Airlines
11  United States, Atlanta 25,967 Delta Air Lines, Volaris
12  Canada, Calgary 22,717 3 Air Canada, WestJet
13  Canada, Vancouver 22,589 1 Air Canada, WestJet
14  United States, Minneapolis 20,978 4 Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines
15  United States, Portland 17,474 5 Alaska Airlines, Sun Country Airlines
Note
  1. Official statistics include airports George Bush and Hobby.
  2. Official statistics include airports O'Hare and Midway.

Facilities
  • The Trans-Peninsular Road has become a busy commercial and accommodation center which include the nearby establishments.

See also

References
  1. "Traffic Report" (PDF). Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. January 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  2. "Hurricane Odile: Mexico begins airlifts of tourists stranded in Los Cabos". The Guardian. September 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  3. "Iberojet announces direct route to connect Madrid with Los Cabos, Baja California Sur". Infobae (in Spanish). December 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  4. "Swoop Heats up the New Year with Service to Los Cabos". Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  5. "Traffic Statistics by Airline" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
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