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Calafia Airlines
Calafia Airlines is a Mexican low-cost airline founded in 1993, based in the Cabo San Lucas International Airfield. It was formerly named Aéreo Calafia till mid 2016, when as part of a commercial expansion project they decided to use a more commercial name, since they are negotiating international destinations. It has Embraer and Airbus equipment. It has regular flights to the Baja California Peninsula and the Mexican Pacific coast, in addition to charter flights and tours. Fleet The Calafia Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of November 2022): Historic fleet * Cessna 208 Caravan * Cessna 210 Centurion * Cessna 182 Skylane * Piper PA-31 Navajo Destinations Baja California * Cedros Island (Isla de Cedros Airport) * Tijuana (Tijuana International Airport) * Mexicali (Mexicali International Airport) Baja California Sur * Cabo San Lucas (Cabo San Lucas International Airport) Hub * Ciudad Constitución ( Ciudad Constitución Airport) * Guerrero Negro (Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabo San Lucas
Cabo San Lucas (, "Saint Luke Cape"), or simply just Cabo, is a resort city at the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula, in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. As at the 2020 Census, the population of the city was 202,694 inhabitants.2020 Census of Mexico. Cabo San Lucas together with the famous San José del Cabo are collectively known as Los Cabos. Together, they form a metropolitan area of 351,111 inhabitants.2020 Census of Mexico. Rated as one of Mexico's top five tourist destinations, Cabo is known for its beaches, scuba diving locations, Balnearios, the sea arch El Arco de Cabo San Lucas, and marine life. The Los Cabos Corridor has become a heavily trafficked vacation destination for tourists, with numerous resorts and timeshares along the coast between Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo. The waters around Cabo are home to marine wildlife including rays, sharks, mahi-mahi (dorado), and striped marlin. History Archaeological excavations have shown evidenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tijuana
Tijuana ( ,"Tijuana" (US) and ), known also by the initials T.J., is a city and municipal seat of , , located on the . It is part of the San Diego-Tijuana metro area and the larger [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Tuxtla Gutiérrez (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Mexican southeastern state of Chiapas. It is the seat of the municipality of the same name, the most developed and populated in the state. A busy government, commercial and services-oriented city, Tuxtla (as it is commonly known) had one of the fastest-growing rates in Mexico in the last 40 years. Unlike many other areas in Chiapas, it is not a major tourist attraction, but a transportation hub for tourists coming into the state, with a large airport and a bus terminal. History The Zoques made the first pre-Hispanic settlement at the site. They named the valley area name ''Coyatoc'', which means 'land or house of rabbits'. The Aztecs intruded into the area between 1486 and 1505 and named it ''Tuchtlan'', which means the same thing in their language. After the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, and the subjugation of the local Chiapan people in 1528, the Dominicans constructed a monastery in nearby Tecpat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Cabos International Airport
Los Cabos International Airport 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. 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. 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 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San José Del Cabo
San José del Cabo (, ''Saint Joseph of the Cape'') is a city located in southern Baja California Sur state, Mexico. It is the seat of Los Cabos Municipality lying at a shallow bay northeast of Cabo San Lucas on the Gulf of California. The city has a population of 136,285 as of the 2020 Census.2020 Census of Mexico. San José del Cabo together with Cabo San Lucas are known as Los Cabos. Together they form a metropolitan area of 351,111 inhabitants.2020 Census of Mexico. The two cities are served by Los Cabos International Airport. Population In the 2015 census, it had a population of 93,069. Together with neighboring Cabo San Lucas, it forms a major tourist destination for travelers, with over 900,000 hotel guests in 2011. The Mission San José del Cabo was founded in 1730 on the west bank of the nearby Río San José. The Río San José flows into an estuary, the largest body of fresh water in southern Baja California Sur, after flowing largely underground for from its origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loreto International Airport
Loreto International Airport is an international airport located in the city of Loreto, in Loreto Municipality of Baja California Sur state, northwestern Mexico. Services The airport handles national and international air traffic for the city of Loreto and northern Baja California Sur state. It is operated by Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares, a federal government-owned corporation. It is capable of handling aircraft the size of Boeing 737s and Airbus A320s. Mainly it receives Embraer ERJ 145s, Bombardier CRJs, and Boeing 737s. Aeromexico flew to several domestic and international destinations in past years, but service was cancelled in 2014. Currently, the airport has regular international flights to Los Angeles and seasonal service to Calgary. In 2021, the airport handled 101,692 passengers, and in 2022, it handled 131,933 passengers. Airlines and destinations Passenger Statistics Passengers Accidents and incidents * Aeroméxico Flight 498, also known as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loreto, Baja California Sur
Loreto is a city and municipal seat of Loreto Municipality, Baja California Sur, on the West Coast of Mexico. Located on the Gulf of California, the city had a population of 20,385 inhabitants in 2019. Loreto is a regional economic and cultural center, as well as a major tourist destination on the Baja California Peninsula. Loreto was founded in 1697, when Juan María de Salvatierra founded Misión de Nuestra Señora de Loreto Conchó. The city served as the capital of Province of the Californias until 1777, when the capital moved to Monterey, California. Loreto continued to serve as the capital of Baja California until 1829. The city grew rapidly in the 20th century and is today a major tourist destination and regional hub. History Loreto was the first Spanish colonial settlement of the Viceroyalty of New Spain on the Baja California Peninsula. The town was founded in 1697 by Jesuit missionaries, who found a steady spring of fresh water on this site, as the Misión N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Paz (Baja California Sur)
La Paz (, en, Peace) is the capital city of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur and an important regional commercial center. The city had a 2020 census population of 250,141 inhabitants, making it the most populous city in the state. Its metropolitan population is somewhat larger because of the surrounding towns, such as El Centenario, Chametla and San Pedro. It is in La Paz Municipality, which is the fourth-largest municipality in Mexico in geographical size and reported a population of 292,241 inhabitants on a land area of . The population of La Paz has grown greatly since the 2000s. La Paz is served by the Manuel Márquez de León International Airport with flights to Mexico's three largest cities, cities across Northwest Mexico, and seasonal service to American Airlines hubs Dallas and Phoenix. Two ferry services operate from the port of Pichilingue outside the city, connecting the Baja California peninsula to the mainland at Mazatlán and Topolobampo, near Los Moc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guerrero Negro Airport
Guerrero Negro Airport is an airport located 6 km north of Guerrero Negro in neighboring Ensenada Municipality of southern Baja California state, Mexico. It handles air traffic for the City of Guerrero Negro, located in Mulegé Municipality of northern Baja California Sur state. Airlines and destinations Accidents and incidents *On 20 December 1997, Douglas C-47 XA-CUC of Aerolíneas California Pacífico crashed near Guerrero Negro on a flight from Guerrero Negro Airport to Isla de Cedros Airport Isla de Cedros Airport is a small airfield located on Cedros Island—''Isla de Cedros'', in southwestern Baja California state, Mexico. It is south of the town of Cedros, the largest town on the island. Cedros Island is the largest Mexican isl ..., Cedros, Baja California. References External links Fallingrain.com: MMGR—Guerrero Negro AirportMMGR at Elite JetsMMGR photo at Our AirportsMMGR at World Aero Data Airports in Baja California Airports in Baja Calif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guerrero Negro
Guerrero Negro is the largest town located in the municipality of Mulegé in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur (BCS). It had a population of 14,316 in the 2015 census. The town is served by Guerrero Negro Airport. Whale Festival The town has a celebration each year to hail the annual arrival of the gray whales that calve in the lagoons of Baja California Sur (BCS). This festival occurs during the first half of February. The port of San Blas, also in BCS, has a similar festival on February 24 and 25. Saltworks operation Guerrero Negro was founded in 1957 when Daniel Ludwig built a salt works there to supply the demand of salt in the western United States. The salt mine was established around the Ojo de Liebre coastal lagoon to take advantage of its strong salinity. This company, called Exportadora de Sal, S.A., of C.V. ("Salt Exporters, Inc."), eventually became the greatest salt mine in the world, with a production of seven million tons of salt per year, expo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciudad Constitución Airport
Ciudad Constitución National Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Nacional de Ciudad Constitución); officially ''Aeropuerto Nacional Capitán Jaime Emilio Real Cossio'' (Capitain Jaime Emilio Real Cossio National Airport) is an airfield situated east of Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico. The airport primarily caters to regional flights and general aviation activities for Ciudad Constitución. Owned by the Municipality of Comondú Government, the airport has been operated by the regional airline Aereo Servicio Guerrero since 2007, providing commuter flights within the region. The airport is named after Jaime Emilio Real Cossio, a distinguished aviator pilot born in Villa Constitución. Facilities The current Ciudad Constitución Airport, located east of the city, replaced the previous airport situated to the west. Situated at an elevation of above mean sea level, the airport features a single asphalt runway, designated as 12/30, measuring . The apron is equipped with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciudad Constitución
Ciudad Constitución is a city in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. It is the seat of Comondú Municipality. As of 2019, the city had a total population of 45,888 inhabitants. Ciudad Constitución is a small city which serves as a gateway to Magdalena Bay. History The colonization of Valle de Santo Domingo (Valley of Santo Domingo) originated around 1940. A ranch called El Crucero (The Crossroad) was settled in a crossroad. Because of this, people started to gather around it and the population started to grow. It quickly became a commercial hub and an obligatory travel stop for all the inhabitants of Valle de Santo Domingo, as well as for people going north or south on the peninsula. Then, it became known as Villa Constitución, and later, Ciudad Constitución. Even today, many locals still call it "El Crucero". Every 5 February the city becomes the state's capital for one day. Since 1996, thInstituto Tecnológico Superior de Ciudad Constituciónserves as a higher educatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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