Oaxaca International Airport

Xoxocotlán International Airport (IATA: OAX, ICAO: MMOX) (Classical Nahuatl: Xōxōkot͡ɬan [ʃoʃokotlan], χoχokot͡ɬán in Mexican Spanish) is an international airport located in Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico. The airport has only one terminal that handles domestic and international air traffic. An airport lounge[2] operated by Global Lounge Network[3] is located at the terminal.

Oaxaca International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Oaxaca
Summary
Airport typePublic/Militar
OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
LocationOaxaca, Oaxaca
Elevation AMSL4,989 ft / 1,521 m
Coordinates17°0′0″N 96°43′36″W
Map
OAX
Location of airport in Oaxaca
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
01/19 8,038 2,450 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Total Passengers913,937
Ranking in Mexico20th
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste[1]
Airport's airside.
Miltar Air Base No. 15.
Airport baggage claim bands.
Airport check-in counters.
Last waiting room of the Airport.
Airport's airside.

Information

In 2020, the airport handled 590,778 passengers, and in 2021 it handled 913,937 passengers, an increase of 54.7%. Due to Oaxaca's popularity as a tourist destination, it has become one of the fastest growing airports in the country, with traffic doubling in the last five years.[1]

The airport has the exclusive VIP lounge, The Lounge by GLN.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
Aeroméxico Seasonal: Mexico City
Aeroméxico Connect Mexico City
Aerotucán Huatulco, Ixtepec, Puerto Escondido
Aerovega Huatulco, Puerto Escondido
American Airlines Dallas/Fort Worth
Transportes Aéreos Guatemaltecos Guatemala City
United Express Houston–Intercontinental
VivaAerobús Mexico City, Monterrey
Volaris Cancún, Guadalajara, Los Angeles, Mérida, Mexico City, Tijuana

Cargo
AirlinesDestinations
TUM AeroCarga Toluca/Mexico City, Tuxtla Gutiérrez

Statistics

Passengers
Oaxaca Airport Passengers. See source Wikidata query.

Busiest routes
Busiest domestic routes at Oaxaca International Airport (2020)[4]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  Mexico City, Mexico City 165,723 Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, VivaAerobús, Volaris
2  Baja California, Tijuana 62,280 Volaris
3  Nuevo León, Monterrey 19,459 VivaAerobús, Volaris
4  Jalisco, Guadalajara 10,417 Volaris
5  Quintana Roo, Cancún 7,440 2 Interjet, Volaris
6  Yucatán, Mérida 5,846 1 Volaris
7  Oaxaca, Huatulco 1,217 1 Aerotucán, Aerovega
8  Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez 405
9  Oaxaca, Puerto Escondido 399 Aerotucán, Aerovega
10  Oaxaca, Ixtepec 262 Aerotucán

Name

The name of the airport is due to its location within the municipality of Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, a Southern suburb of Oaxaca City.

See also

References
  1. "ASUR announces the total traffic for December 2021" (PDF) (in Spanish). Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste. January 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  2. "Búsqueda de Sala VIP - Priority Pass". www.prioritypass.com.
  3. "Global Lounge Network". www.globalloungenetwork.com.
  4. "Traffic Statistics by Airline" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
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