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
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 h ...
in
Los Cabos Municipality
Los Cabos () is a municipality located at the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula, in the state of Baja California Sur. It encompasses the two towns of Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo (the municipal seat) linked by a thirty ...
,
Baja California Sur
Baja California Sur (; 'South Lower California'), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California Sur ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California Sur), is the least populated state and the 31st admitted state of the 32 federal ent ...
state,
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
.
The airport serves
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 h ...
,
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 inhabitan ...
, and the
Los Cabos area.
History
From September 2011 until January 2012, the airport temporarily gained nonstop service to
Asia
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with flights to
Shanghai
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,
China
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.
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
Baja California Sur (; 'South Lower California'), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California Sur ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California Sur), is the least populated state and the 31st admitted state of the 32 federal ent ...
. 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
Hurricane Odile is tied for the most intense landfalling tropical cyclone in the Baja California Peninsula during the satellite era. Sweeping across the peninsula in September 2014, Odile inflicted widespread damage, particularly in the ...
. 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
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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.
In November 2019, British Carrier
TUI Airways
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The airline is t ...
, commenced flights to and from
London
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's
Gatwick Airport
Gatwick Airport (), also known as London Gatwick , is a major international airport near Crawley, West Sussex, England, south of Central London. In 2021, Gatwick was the third-busiest airport by total passenger traffic in the UK, after H ...
, thus being the first European carrier to fly in and out of the Los Cabos area. This flight was flown on a
Boeing 787
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is an American wide-body jet airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
After dropping its unconventional Sonic Cruiser project, Boeing announced the conventional 7E7 on January 29, 2003, ...
.
Architecture
The architect of Los Cabos International Airport's 1997 renovation and expansion was Mexican architect and great-grandson of
Queen Isabella II
Isabella II ( es, Isabel II; 10 October 1830 – 9 April 1904), was Queen of Spain from 29 September 1833 until 30 September 1868.
Shortly before her birth, the King Ferdinand VII of Spain issued a Pragmatic Sanction to ensure the successio ...
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 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
Palacio (''palace'') is a Spanish habitational name. It may have originated from many places in Spain, especially in Galicia and Asturies. Notable people with the surname include:
*Agustina Palacio de Libarona (1825-1880), Argentine writer, story ...
).
Terminals
![Aeropuerto de Los Cabos 13](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Aeropuerto_de_Los_Cabos_13.jpg)
The airport has two terminals. Terminal 1 operates domestic flights, and Terminal 2 operates international flights.
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
Passengers
Busiest routes
;Note:
Facilities
* The Trans-Peninsular Road has become a busy commercial and accommodation center which include the nearby establishments.
See also
*
List of the busiest airports in Mexico
This is the list of the busiest airports in Mexico, according to the Mexican Secretariat of Communications and Transportation. The busiest airport is Mexico City International Airport in Mexico City. The top 10 includes the international airports o ...
References
External links
Los Cabos International Airport Official page GAP at ''aeropuertosgap.com.mx'' (in English)
Los Cabos Airport Terminal 1 MapLos Cabos Airport Terminal 2 Map
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Airports in Baja California Sur
Los Cabos Municipality (Baja California Sur)
WAAS reference stations