Puerto Escondido International Airport () is an airport located in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic for the city of Puerto Escondido and the Costa Region of Oaxaca on the Mexican Pacific coast. The airport was originally operated by Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares, a federal government-owned corporation; in 2023, management was handed to Aeropuertos Mexicanos, a partner of the private-public entity Grupo Aeroportuario Turístico Mexicano.

It offers passenger services to seven domestic destinations and also supports various tourism, flight training, executive, and general aviation activities. The airport is one of the fastest-growing airports in the country, primarily due to the high popularity of Puerto Escondido as a tourist destination. In 2025, the airport handled 948,590 passengers, doubling 2019's traffic.

Facilities

The airport is located at an elevation of 88 m above mean sea level and covers an area of . It features one runway designated 09/27 with an asphalt surface that measures . The airport has three aircraft positions suitable for receiving narrow-body aircraft like the Boeing 737 and the Airbus A320. The one-story passenger terminal has small areas for departures and arrivals, parking facilities, car rental services, and small shops. Its official operating hours are from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. A new terminal is currently under construction on the southwest side of the airport, adjacent to the airport's existing apron.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Destinations maps

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Statistics

Annual Traffic

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| 1

| Mexico City, Mexico City

| align="right"| 260,775

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| 2

| Mexico City–AIFA, State of Mexico

| align="right"| 113,993

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| 3

| Guadalajara, Jalisco

| align="right"| 77,643

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| 4

| Monterrey, Nuevo León

| align="right"| 17,845

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| 5

| Houston–Intercontinental, United States

| align="right"| 3,764

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| 6

| Mérida, Yucatán

| align="right"| 1,239

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| 7

| Tijuana, Baja California

| align="right"| 449

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| 8

| Dallas/Fort Worth, United States

| align="right"| 423

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| 9

| Calgary, Canada

| align="right"| 186

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Incidents

On 11 February 2024, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (Blackhawk XP42 conversion) force landed on a beach immediately after taking off from the Puerto Escondido Airport runway. One person on the beach was killed on impact and several plane occupants were injured.

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
  • Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares
  • List of beaches in Mexico
  • Costa Region
  • Playa de Escobilla Sanctuary
  • Lagunas de Chacahua National Park
  • Laguna de Manialtepec
  • Oaxaca

References

  • Official Website
  • Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares
  • Puerto Escondido Airport information at Great Circle Mapper
  • Accident history for PXM at Aviation Safety Network
  • The Legal Nomads guide to Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca