Manzanillo International Airport (); officially Aeropuerto Internacional Playa de Oro (Playa de Oro International Airport) () is an international airport located in Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico. It manages domestic and international air traffic for the state of Colima and southern Jalisco, serving as an international gateway to the Mexican tourist destination of Manzanillo. Owned by Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, the airport is named after the neighboring Playa de Oro ("Gold Beach"), itself named for the gold lost in the 1862 wreck of the SS Golden Gate. In 2024, it handled 208,400 passengers, increasing to 231,200 in 2025.
The airport was inaugurated on 16 October 1973 by President Luis Echeverría Álvarez, with Governor Pablo Silva García in attendance. Construction cost 70 million pesos, partly financed by Patiño.
Facilities
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The airport is west of the city of Manzanillo, adjacent to the Pacific coast and near the limits with the state of Jalisco. It is situated at an elevation of above mean sea level. The airport has one runway designated as 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring and the capacity to accommodate narrow-body aircraft. The apron has four stands for narrow-body aircraft.
The passenger terminal, covering an area of , houses both arrival and departure facilities for domestic and international flights. The terminal can handle 470 passengers per hour and offers typical services found at a regional airport, including check-in counters for domestic and international flights, car rental services (Alamo, Budget, Sixt, and Thrifty), taxi stands, and a departure concourse with four gates providing direct access to the apron, enabling passengers to board their planes by walking to the aircraft.
Additionally, the airport accommodates logistics and courier companies and features a dedicated general aviation terminal that supports various activities such as tourism, flight training, executive aviation, and general aviation.
Airlines and destinations
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Passenger
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Statistics
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Annual Traffic
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| 1
| Mexico City, Mexico City
| align="right"| 70,454
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| 2
| Los Angeles, United States
| align="right"| 22,788
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| 3
| Calgary, Canada
| align="right"| 8,922
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| 4
| Dallas/Fort Worth, United States
| align="right"| 2,223
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| 5
| Houston–Intercontinental, United States
| align="right"| 1,999
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| 6
| Phoenix–Sky Harbor, United States
| align="right"| 1,686
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| 7
| Atlanta, United States
| align="right"| 924
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See also
- List of the busiest airports in Mexico
- List of airports in Mexico
- List of airports by ICAO code: M
- List of busiest airports in North America
- List of the busiest airports in Latin America
- Transportation in Mexico
- Tourism in Mexico
- Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
- List of beaches in Mexico