Mérida International Airport
| Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Manuel Crescencio Rejón | |||||||||||||||
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| IATA: MID – ICAO: MMMD | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 12 m / 39 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°56′13″N 089°39′28″W / 20.93694°N 89.65778°WCoordinates: 20°56′13″N 089°39′28″W / 20.93694°N 89.65778°W | ||||||||||||||
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  MID Location of the airport in Yucatán | |||||||||||||||
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Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
 Diagram of the Airport,by the FAA | |||||||||||||||
Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport, formerly known as Mérida-Rejón Airport (IATA: MID, ICAO: MMMD) is an international airport located in the Mexican city of Mérida, Yucatán. It is located on the southern edge of the city and it is one of four airports in Mexico which has an Area Control Center (Centro Mérida/Mérida Center); the other ones being Mexico City International Airport, Monterrey International Airport and Mazatlán International Airport. Mérida Center controls air traffic over the southeast part of the country.
It handles both domestic and international flights, and is open 24 hours a day. It can service airplanes as large as Boeing 747s and 777s, though most planes that fly in and out daily are smaller; the most common being the 737 and A320.
Information
The airport was completely remodeled between 1999 and 2001. It is the second largest airport in the ASUR's (Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste) group in terms of passengers and the first in terms of cargo.
There are multiple duty-free stores, a food court, specialty stores, bank and car rental counters in the terminal. 24 hour medical services and tourist information booths are also available
A Mexican Air Force Base −8th BAM, is located at the premises to the left of runway 10.
In 2014, 1,436,959 passengers passed through Mérida International Airport, and in 2015 it handled 1,663,616 passengers.[1]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations | Concourse |
|---|---|---|
| Aeromar | Oaxaca, Poza Rica, Reynosa, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Villahermosa | A |
| Aeroméxico | Mexico City | A |
| Aeroméxico Connect | Mexico City, Miami, Tampico, Veracruz, Villahermosa | A |
| American Airlines | Seasonal: Dallas/Fort Worth | A |
| American Eagle | Miami | A |
| Blue Panorama Airlines | Rome-Fiumicino Seasonal: Milan-Malpensa | A |
| Interjet | Havana, Mexico City | B |
| Magni | Mexico City | B |
| MAYAir | Cancún, Cozumel, Veracruz, Villahermosa | B |
| TAR | Tampico, Toluca/Mexico City, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Veracruz, Villahermosa | B |
| Tropic Air | Belize City | A |
| United Airlines | Houston-Intercontinental | A |
| Volaris | Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey | B |
| VivaAerobus | Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey, Veracruz | B |
| WestJet | Seasonal: Toronto-Pearson | A |
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Amerijet International | Belize City, Cancún, Miami, San Pedro Sula |
| DHL Aviation | Miami |
| Estafeta | Cancún, Mexico City, Miami |
| LATAM Cargo Mexico | Los Angeles, Manaus, Mexico City, São Paulo-Viracopos |
| TSM Aeronaves | Cancún, Queretaro |
Busiest routes
| Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Distrito Federal (México), Mexico City |
650,855 |  |
Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, Magnicharters, VivaAerobus, Volaris |
| 2 |  Nuevo León, Monterrey |
63,185 | |
Aeroméxico Express, VivaAerobus, Volaris |
| 3 |  Jalisco, Guadalajara |
37,141 | |
VivaAerobus, Volaris |
| 4 |  Tabasco, Villahermosa |
19,818 | |
Aeromar, Aeroméxico Express, MAYAir |
| 5 |  Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez |
4,176 | TAR | |
| 6 |  Baja California, Tijuana |
1,857 |  1 |
Volaris |
| 7 |  Guerrero, Acapulco |
349 |  1 |
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| 8 |  Guanajuato, León |
246 | 2 |
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| 9 |  Querétaro, Querétaro |
157 | ||
| 10 |  Quintana Roo, Cancún |
151 | 5 |
MAYAir |
| Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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| 1 |  United States, Houston |
26,539 | |
United Airlines |
| 2 | United States, Miami |
12,934 | |
Aeroméxico Connect |
| 3 |  Belize, Belize City |
326 | 1 |
Tropic Air |
| 4 |  Italy, Milan |
212 | Blue Panorama Airlines | |
| 5 | United States, Orlando–International |
80 | 2 |
Aeroméxico Connect |
| 6 |  Guatemala, Guatemala City |
70 | ||
| 7 | Italy, Rome |
55 | Blue Panorama Airlines | |
| 8 |  Cuba, Havana |
30 | ||
| 9 | USA, Denver |
28 |
Accidents and incidents
- On 9 April 1958, a Vickers Viscount of Cubana de Aviación was hijacked en route from José Martí International Airport, Havana to Santa Clara Airport. The aircraft landed at Mérida-Rejón Airport, Mexico where the hijack ended.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "ASUR Announces Total Passenger Traffic for December 2015 Up 8.5% Year over Year".
- ↑ "Air Operational Statistics". Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
External links
- Mérida Intl. Airport
- Airport information for MMMD at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.