Mérida International Airport

Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport, formerly known as Mérida-Rejón Airport (IATA: MID, ICAO: MMMD) is an international airport located in the Mexican city of Mérida, Yucatán. It is located on the southern edge of the city and it is one of four airports in Mexico which has an Area Control Center (Centro Mérida/Mérida Center); the other ones being Mexico City International Airport, Monterrey International Airport, and Mazatlán International Airport. Mérida Center controls air traffic over the southeast part of the country, largely traffic going from Central America, South America, and the Caribbean to the United States and Canada.

For the airport in Venezuela, see Alberto Carnevalli Airport.
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Mérida International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Mérida
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
ServesMérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Elevation AMSL12 m / 39 ft
Coordinates20°56′13″N 089°39′28″W
Map
MID is located in Yucatán (state)
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Location of the airport in Yucatán
MID is located in Mexico
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MID (Mexico)
MID is located in North America
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MID (North America)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 3,200 10,499 Asphalt
18/36 2,300 7,546 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Total passengers3,079,618
Ranking in Mexico8th Increase 1
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
Diagram of the Airport, by the FAA

It handles both domestic and international flights, and is open 24 hours a day. It can service airplanes as large as Boeing 747s and 777s, though most planes flying daily are smaller, the most common being the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320.

Information

The airport was completely remodeled between 1999 and 2001. It is the second largest airport in the ASUR's (Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste) group in terms of passengers and the first in terms of cargo.

There are multiple duty-free stores, a food court, specialty stores, bank and car rental counters in the terminal. 24 hour medical services and tourist information booths are also available.

A Mexican Air Force Base −8th BAM, is located at the premises to the left of runway 10.

In 2021, it handled 2,079,503 passengers, and, in 2022, 3,079,618 passengers passed through Mérida International Airport according to Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste.[1]

The airport has exclusive VIP lounges for Aeroméxico Salón Premier, and the Caral VIP Lounge.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger
Airport view.
Arrivals area.
View of the ramp with a Volaris Airbus A320 parked at a gate and an Aeroméxico Boeing 737 taxiing in the background.
Interjet Airbus A320 parked at a gate.
Airport's ticket counters.
AirlinesDestinations
Aeroméxico Mexico City
Aeroméxico Connect Mexico City, Mexico City–AIFA
American Airlines Miami, Dallas/Fort Worth
Magnicharters Mexico City
Seasonal: Cancún
MAYAir Cancún, Villahermosa
Transportes Aéreos Guatemaltecos Flores, Guatemala City
United Airlines Houston–Intercontinental
VivaAerobús Camagüey, Guadalajara, Havana, León/El Bajío, Mexico City, Monterrey, Querétaro, Toluca/Mexico City, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Veracruz, Villahermosa
Volaris Guadalajara, León/El Bajío, Mexico City, Mexico City–AIFA, Monterrey, Oaxaca, Tijuana
WestJet Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson

Cargo
AirlinesDestinations
Aeronaves TSMCancún, Queretaro
AeroUnion Guatemala City, Mexico City, Miami, New York-JFK
Amerijet InternationalBelize City, Cancún, Miami, San Pedro Sula
DHL AviationMiami
EstafetaCancún, Mexico City, Miami, Villahermosa
Mas AirLos Angeles, Manaus, Mexico City, São Paulo-Viracopos
TUM AeroCarga Cancún, Toluca/Mexico City

Statistics
Annual passenger traffic at MID airport. See Wikidata query.

Busiest routes
Busiest domestic routes at Mérida International Airport (2022)[2]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  Mexico City, Mexico City 969,108 Steady Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Magni, VivaAerobús, Volaris
2  Nuevo León, Monterrey 145,584 Steady VivaAerobús, Volaris
3  Jalisco, Guadalajara 121,798 Steady VivaAerobús, Volaris
4  State of Mexico, Mexico City-AIFA 40,607 New entry Aeroméxico Connect, Volaris
5  Veracruz, Veracruz 36,548 Decrease 1 VivaAerobús
6  Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez 26,321 Decrease 1 VivaAerobús
7  Baja California, Tijuana 15,794 Steady Volaris
8  Tabasco, Villahermosa 15,137 Decrease 2 MAYAir, VivaAerobus
9  State of Mexico, Toluca 13,717 New entry VivaAerobus
10  Oaxaca, Oaxaca 13,207 Decrease 1 Volaris
Busiest international routes at Mérida International Airport (2022)[2]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  United States, Houston 49,243 Steady United Airlines
2  United States, Miami 36,918 Steady American Eagle
3  Cuba, Havana 5,960 Increase 1 VivaAerobús
4  Canada, Toronto 2,833 Increase 1 WestJet
5  Guatemala, Guatemala City 2,376 New entry Transportes Aéreos Guatemaltecos
6  United States, Dallas 2,253 Decrease 3 American Eagle
7  Cuba, Camagüey 405 New entry VivaAerobús
8  Guatemala, Flores 137 New entry Transportes Aéreos Guatemaltecos

Accidents and incidents

See also

Busiest airports in Mexico

References
  1. "Passenger's Traffic" (in Spanish). ASUR. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  2. "Estadística operacional por origen-destino / Traffic Statistics by City Pairs" (in Spanish). Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  3. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
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