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Cancún International Airport

Cancún · Mexico · America/Cancun

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2Runways

11,483Longest (ft)

22Elevation (ft)

72Route Records

40Airline Records

UTC-5Timezone

127Mapped Stands

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Route Intelligence

47Well Connected

Shortest route

CZMCozumel International Airport58.8 km

Mongolian International Air Lines

Longest route

VKOVnukovo International Airport10,005.9 km

Transaero Airlines

Nearest international

BZEPhilip S. W. Goldson International Airport417.2 km

Regional Air Iceland

Longest international

VKOVnukovo International Airport10,005.9 km

Transaero Airlines

Longest domestic

TIJGeneral Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport3,234.8 km

Volaris

Airport Connectivity Score

47/100

Well Connected

Destinations served72 destinations

Airline diversity40 airlines

Haul mix coverage4 of 4 distance categories

Calculated from destination count, airline diversity, and haul-mix coverage. More signals (customs/border access, ground handling capacity) will be added as the dataset grows.

Runways

12L/30R9,186 ftAsphaltLIT

12R/30L11,483 ftAsphaltLIT

Haul Mix

short-haul

medium-haul

long-haul

ultra-long-haul

Geographic Context

Nearest airport

CZMCozumel International Airport58.8 km

Nearest same country

CZMCozumel International Airport58.8 km

Nearest international

SNJSan Julián Air Base304.6 km

Farthest airport

CCKCocos (Keeling) Islands Airport18,955 km

Within 500 km: 17 airportsWithin 1,000 km: 84 airportsWithin 2,000 km: 452 airports

10 Nearest Airports

1CZMCozumel International Airport58.8 kmL

2TQOFelipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport Tulum126.6 kmL

3MIDManuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport288 kmL

4SNJSan Julián Air Base304.6 kmM

5CTMChetumal International Airport320.4 kmM

6SJXSartaneja Airport326.3 kmM

7CZHCorozal Airport336.6 kmM

8SPRJohn Greif II Airport366.2 kmM

9CUKCaye Caulker Airport387.2 kmM

10CYCCaye Chapel Airport393 kmM

ATC Frequencies8

APPAPP120.4 MHz

ARRARR120.4 MHz

ATISATIS127.7 MHz

CLDCLNC DEL122.1 MHz

DEPDEP119.8 MHz

GNDGND121.7 MHz

TWR NorthTower North118.1 MHz

TWR STower South118.6 MHz

Top Aircraft Types

320

738

757

319

73G

739

M88

321

330

767

Live Departures & Arrivals1

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OBS863A3331,675 ft

Source: adsb.lol — community ADS-B network. Approximate local traffic within 40nm, not a definitive schedule.

Aircraft Spotted Here

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Airline Records in Dataset40

AMAeroMéxico

ARAerolineas Argentinas

ABAir Berlin

ACAir Canada

CAAir China

UXAir Europa

AFAir France

TSAir Transat

FLAirTran Airways

AZAlitalia

AAAmerican Airlines

ORArkefly

AVAvianca - Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia

BVBlue Panorama Airlines

BABritish Airways

E9Compagnie Africaine d\\'Aviation

DECondor Flugdienst

CMCopa Airlines

CUCubana de Aviación

DLDelta Air Lines

F9Frontier Airlines

4OInterjet (ABC Aerolineas)

B6JetBlue Airways

KLKLM Royal Dutch Airlines

LALAN Airlines

7MMongolian International Air Lines

9NRegional Air Iceland

WNSouthwest Airlines

NKSpirit Airlines

SYSun Country Airlines

UNTransaero Airlines

TOTransavia France

USUS Airways

UAUnited Airlines

VXVirgin America

VSVirgin Atlantic Airways

VAVirgin Australia

Y4Volaris

WSWestJet

SEXL Airways France

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Airport HistoryEst. 1975

Cancún International Airport was built as the final infrastructure phase of one of the most deliberately engineered tourism projects in modern history: Mexico's federal government and Banco de México used a 1969 computer-assisted site study — comparing beaches, hurricane exposure, workforce access and proximity to the US market — to pick an empty sandbar off the Yucatán coast and build a resort city from scratch through the state trust FONATUR (successor to INFRATUR). The airport opened to commercial traffic on 12 May 1975 and has since grown into Mexico's busiest gateway for international passengers.

✦Cancún's location was chosen using a 1969 computer-assisted government study that scored candidate sites on beach quality, hurricane risk, workforce access and distance to the US market — the airport was the planned final phase of that project.

✦The site's predecessor was a grass airstrip with a control tower built from wood and reeds, used by the local chicle (chewing gum) trade until the early 1970s; a replica now stands near the city entrance.

✦In November 2013 Cancún became the first airport in Latin America to host an Airbus A380.

✦The 97-meter control tower unveiled in 2009 was, at the time, the tallest in Latin America.

✦Cancún is Mexico's second-busiest airport overall but its busiest for international passengers, handling roughly 30 million passengers a year as of 2024.

1970

Planned resort city construction begins

Construction begins on Mexico's government-engineered Cancún tourism project, financed in part by the Inter-American Development Bank, with the international airport planned as the project's third development phase.

1975

Airport opens

Cancún International Airport's inaugural commercial flight takes place on 12 May 1975, opening the gateway to what would become Mexico's leading resort destination.

1998

ASUR takes over operations

Following Mexico's 1998 airport privatization program, Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR) is formed and takes over Cancún and eight other southeastern Mexican airports under a long-term concession.

2007

Terminal 3 opens

A new Terminal 3 opens following a roughly $150 million ASUR investment, adding significant capacity.

2009

New runway and tallest control tower in Latin America

A new runway and a 97-meter air traffic control tower, at the time the tallest in Latin America, open in October 2009, roughly doubling airport capacity.

2013

First Airbus A380 in Latin America

On 27 November 2013, Cancún becomes the first airport in Latin America to receive an Airbus A380 passenger flight.

2017

Terminal 4 opens

Terminal 4 opens in October 2017, making Cancún the first airport in Mexico with four passenger terminals.

2023

Tren Maya station opens

A station for the Tren Maya intercity rail project is inaugurated adjacent to the airport, adding a new regional rail connection.

Operator

Mexican federal government (SCT / Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares)1975 – 1998

ASUR (Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste)1998 – presentOperates under a long-term federal concession; ASUR shares are listed on the NYSE and the Mexican Stock Exchange.

Wikipedia (Cancún International Airport); Mexico News Daily; ASUR corporate materials; verified 2026