Global InformationPalenque International Airport information
Palenque International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Palenque | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Grupo Olmeca-Maya-Mexica | ||||||||||
| Serves | Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico | ||||||||||
| Time zone | CST (UTC-06:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 50.3 m / 165 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°32′06″N 092°00′54″W / 17.53500°N 92.01500°W | ||||||||||
| Website | grupoolmecamayamexica | ||||||||||
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Source: Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil[1] | |||||||||||
Palenque International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Palenque) (IATA: PQM, ICAO: MMPQ) is an international airport in Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico. It serves international air traffic for the northern Chiapas region, including Palenque, serving domestic flights and supporting tourism, flight training, and general aviation activities.
Previously managed by Grupo Aeroportuario de Chiapas, the airport has been operated by Grupo Olmeca-Maya-Mexica (GAFSACOMM) since 2023, a holding company owned by the Mexican military. In terms of passenger traffic, the airport handled 4,028 passengers in 2023.[1]
Officially inaugurated on March 13, 2014, the airport replaced an older facility located 3 km east. Interjet initiated bi-weekly service to Mexico City on that date, resulting in increased traffic to 18,148 passengers in 2015.[2] The airport was declared international in 2016.[3]
Over the years, regional airlines have provided occasional charter or limited commercial service to the airport. Calafia Airlines briefly operated the Puebla - Tuxtla Gutiérrez - Palenque - Cancún route in 2018. Magnicharters has also served occasional charter flights to Monterrey.[4]
The Interjet service continued until its bankruptcy in 2020, and the airport was left without any regular scheduled service for nearly four years until Mexicana launched a new service in January 2024 [5]
- ^ a b "Estadística Operacional de Aeropuertos / Statistics by Airport". Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ ".:Portal SCT:.: Estadística". Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ "SCT da a conocer la declaración de internacionalización del Aeropuerto de Palenque". gob.mx. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Estadística Operacional de los Aeropuertos de la Red ASA" (in Spanish). January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Got 1 min? Palenque airport reopens with Mexicana flight". mexiconewsdaily.com. Retrieved 8 February 2024.