Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (sometimes abbreviated as Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport) is an

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Puerto Vallarta Puerto Vallarta ( or simply Vallarta) is a Mexican beach resort city situated on the Pacific Ocean's Bahía de Banderas in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Puerto Vallarta is the second largest urban agglomeration in the state after the Guadala ...

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, Mexico. The airport is named after

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Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Bolaños (; 12 March 1911 – 15 July 1979) was a Mexican politician and member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He served as the President of Mexico from 1964 to 1970. Díaz Ordaz was born in San Andrés ...

(1964–70), and had a total of 2.53 million passengers during 2020 and 4.1 million during 2021. It is listed as the 7th busiest airport in Mexico in terms of passenger movement for the 2010s decade.

Airport statistics

Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport is mainly a tourist airport, with most passengers visiting the airport in the winter, spring and early summer, just before the rainy season hits the area. The airport serves multiple destinations in North America, and the British tourist airline

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serves the airport with two weekly year-round flights to both

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and

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using their

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aircraft.

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, and

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are the busiest international routes from the airport, serving more than 100 thousand passengers annually. Among all airlines that serve the airport,

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serves the greatest number of international destinations, connecting 11 different Canadian cities with Puerto Vallarta during the high season. The terminal building has two floors, and is divided into two halls: Halls A and B. The first floor contains the check-in area, the international arrivals area, and some food areas. The upper floor has abundant food services and shopping areas, along with the security checkpoint, a VIP Lounge, duty-free shops, and the departures area. Hall A is for domestic traffic, while Hall B is for international traffic.

Expansion and growth

Puerto Vallarta and the

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area has seen growth and expansion due to higher demand. In the 21st century, multiple airlines have expanded at the airport, along with new airlines and aircraft upgrades. In 2020, it has been announced that the

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V. ("Pacific Airports Group, LLC"), known as GAP, is a Mexican airport operator headquartered in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico. It operates 12 airports in the western states of Mexico, an ...

operator group have invested about $4 billion

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s to build a 35,000-square-meter non-energy terminal, which would increase passenger traffic by 60% after completion. In addition, the funds will also be used for a new bus terminal and improved parking lots. This is part of GAP's new expansion plan for its airports in the state of

, spending a total of $18 billion pesos, and is expected to be completed by 2024.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Statistics

Passengers

Busiest routes

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References

External links

Puerto Vallarta International Airport
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TripAdvisor page on arrival at PVR, including warning about the Shark Tank.
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