Los Cabos International Airport

Los Cabos International Airport (IATA: SJD, ICAO: MMSD) is the sixth-busiest airport in Mexico and one of the Top 25 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
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL374 ft / 114 m
Coordinates23°09′06″N 109°43′15″W
Websitewww.loscabosairport.com
Map
SJD is located in Baja California Sur
SJD
SJD
SJD is located in Mexico
SJD
SJD
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Total Passengers7,019,300
Ranking in Mexico6th Steady
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 5,549,600 passengers in 2021 and 7,019,300 in 2022, 63% 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 Seasonal: Abbotsford, Edmonton, Vancouver
Frontier Airlines Denver
Iberojet Seasonal: Madrid (resumes June 26, 2023)
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, Kansas City (begins October 7, 2023)[3]
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, Edmonton, Toronto–Pearson
United Airlines Chicago–O'Hare, Denver, Houston–Intercontinental, Los Angeles, Newark, San Francisco
Viva Aerobus Cancún, Ciudad Juárez (begins July 1, 2023),[4] Culiacán, Mexico City, Monterrey, Querétaro (begins July 2, 2023),[5] Tijuana, Toluca/Mexico City, Torreón/Gómez Palacio (begins July 3, 2023)[4]
Seasonal: Cincinnati, Guadalajara, Hermosillo
Volaris Culiacán, Guadalajara, León/El Bajío, Mexicali (begins July 13, 2023),[6] Mexico City, Mexico City–AIFA, Monterrey, Tijuana, Toluca/Mexico City
Seasonal charter: Atlanta
WestJet Calgary, Vancouver
Seasonal: Edmonton, Kelowna

Statistics

Passengers
Los Cabos Airport Passengers. See Wikidata query.

Busiest routes
Busiest domestic routes at Los Cabos International Airport (2022)[7]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  Mexico City, Mexico City 596,478 Steady Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Magni, Viva Aerobus, Volaris
2  Baja California, Tijuana 242,745 Steady Calafia Airlines, Viva Aerobus, Volaris
3  Jalisco, Guadalajara 217,786 Steady Calafia Airlines, Viva Aerobus, Volaris
4  Sinaloa, Culiacán 85,534 Increase 1 Aero Pacífico, Viva Aerobus, Volaris
5  Nuevo León, Monterrey 74,487 Decrease 1 Magni, Viva Aerobus, Volaris
6  State of Mexico, Toluca 26,062 New entry Volaris
7  Guanajuato, León 15,727 Decrease 1 Volaris
8  Sonora, Hermosillo 13,092 Steady Viva Aerobus
9  State of Mexico, Mexico City-AIFA 8,364 New entry Volaris
10  Sinaloa, Mazatlán 540 Decrease 3 Magni
Busiest international routes at Los Cabos International Airport (2022)[7]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  United States, Los Angeles 356,598 Steady Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines
2  United States, Dallas-Fort Worth 243,760 Steady American Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Sun Country Airlines
3  United States, Houston[Note 1] 207,863 Steady Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines
4  United States, Phoenix–Sky Harbor 205,690 Steady American Airlines, Southwest Airlines
5  United States, San Francisco 125,953 Increase 1 Alaska Airlines, United Airlines
6  United States, Seattle 120,809 Increase 1 Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines
7  United States, Denver 120,755 Decrease 2 Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines
8  United States, Chicago[Note 2] 109,376 Steady American Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines
9  United States, Atlanta 71,296 Increase 1 Delta Air Lines, Volaris
10  United States, New York 67,257 Increase 4 American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways
11  United States, San Diego 66,153 Decrease 2 Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines
12  United States, Salt Lake City 54,009 Decrease 1 Delta Air Lines
13  United States, Orange County 51,093 Steady Southwest Airlines
14  Canada, Calgary 42,455 New entry Air Canada, Sunwing Airlines, WestJet
15  Canada, Vancouver 40,848 New entry Air Canada, Flair Airlines, Sunwing Airlines, WestJet
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 includes the nearby establishments.

See also

References
  1. "GAP Traffic Report 2022" (PDF). Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. January 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  2. "Hurricane Odile: Mexico begins airlifts of tourists stranded in Los Cabos". The Guardian. September 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  3. "Book Today: Southwest Airlines Extends Flight Schedule Through October". Southwest Airlines. March 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  4. "vivaAerobus June/July 2023 Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  5. "Viva Aerobus announces new Querétaro-Los Cabos flight". El Economista (in Spanish). March 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  6. "Cheap flights from Mexicali to Los Cabos". Volaris (in Spanish). Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  7. "Estadística operacional por origen-destino / Traffic Statistics by City Pairs" (in Spanish). Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. January 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
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