| Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Puerto Vallarta Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz |
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| IATA: PVR – ICAO: MMPR | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico | ||
| Serves | Puerto Vallarta | ||
| Location | Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 23 ft / 7 m | ||
| Coordinates | 20°40′48″N 105°15′15″W / 20.68°N 105.25417°WCoordinates: 20°40′48″N 105°15′15″W / 20.68°N 105.25417°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 04/22 | 10,171 | 3,100 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2008) | |||
| 3,280,700 | |||
Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (IATA: PVR, ICAO: MMPR) is an international airport located at Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco in Mexico. Located at the Pacific Ocean coast, it receives thousands of tourists all year. It handled 2,978,400 passengers in 2006 and 3,139,100 passengers in 2007 [1]. The airport is named after President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz.
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Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations | Hall |
|---|---|---|
| Aéreo Calafia | Culiacán, Mazatlán, San José del Cabo | A |
| Aeroméxico | Mexico City, New York-JFK | A |
| Aeroméxico Connect | Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey | B |
| Air Canada | Calgary, Montréal-Trudeau, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver [all seasonal] | B |
| Air Transat | Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal-Trudeau, Ottawa, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver | B |
| Alaska Airlines | Los Angeles, Portland (OR), San Francisco, Seattle/Tacoma | B |
| American Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare [seasonal], Dallas/Fort Worth | B |
| CanJet Airlines | Abbotsford, Calgary, Comox, Edmonton, Kelowna, Montreal-Trudeau, Regina [begins December 31], Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Victoria [all seasonal] | B |
| Continental Airlines | Houston-Intercontinental, Newark | B |
| Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines | Houston-Intercontinental | B |
| Delta Air Lines | Atlanta, Los Angeles [seasonal], New York-JFK, Salt Lake City | B |
| Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines | Salt Lake City | B |
| Enerjet | Vancouver | B |
| Frontier Airlines | Denver, Kansas City [seasonal] | B |
| Interjet | Toluca | A |
| Magnicharters | Mexico City, Monterrey, San José del Cabo | A |
| Mexicana | Chicago-O'Hare, Los Angeles, San Francisco | B |
| MexicanaClick | Mexico City | A |
| MexicanaLink | Guadalajara | A |
| Northwest Airlines | Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul [all seasonal] | B |
| Skyservice | Ottawa, Saskatoon, Toronto-Pearson | B |
| Sun Country Airlines | Minneapolis/St. Paul [seasonal] | B |
| Sunwing Airlines | Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal-Trudeau, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver [all seasonal] | B |
| United Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco | B |
| US Airways | Phoenix | B |
| US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines | Phoenix | B |
| USA3000 Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, St. Louis [all seasonal] | B |
| Viva Aerobus | Monterrey | A |
| Volaris | Tijuana | A |
| WestJet | Abbotsford [seasonal], Calgary, Comox [seasonal], Edmonton, Kelowna [seasonal], Prince George [seasonal], Regina [seasonal], Saskatoon [seasonal], Toronto [seasonal; begins May 7], Vancouver, Victoria [seasonal], Winnipeg [seasonal] | B |
Charter Services
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| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aeroméxico Travel | Mexico City |
| Ryan International Airlines | Milwaukee [seasonal] |
| Skyservice | Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Winnipeg |
| Thomson Airways | Birmingham, London-Gatwick, Manchester (UK) [all seasonal] |
Incidents and accidents
- On January 31, 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83, originating in Puerto Vallarta en route to San Francisco and Seattle-Tacoma, crashed after the horizontal stabilizer jammed and caused the aircraft to dive into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California while attempting to divert to Los Angeles. All 88 passengers and crew on board died.
See also
References
- ^ Airport statistics for 2006 and 2007 http://www.aeropuertosgap.com.mx/index.php?tpl=doc¬iciaid=1147¬iciafecha=2008-01-11&srctpl=doc§ion=ESTADISTICAS&menu=ESTADISTICAS
External links
- Puerto Vallarta International Airport
- Current weather at MMPR from NOAA
- Airport information for MMPR at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- Information about Puerto Vallarta Airport
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