Guadalajara International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de Guadalajara), also known as Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (IATA: GDL, ICAO: MMGL). It opened in 1966 and is located 16 km from the city centre. In 2007, the airport handled 7,332,500 passengers, representing a 15.5% increase over 2006.^[1]. It is Mexico's third busiest airport, after Mexico City International Airport and Cancún International Airport. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The term asphalt is often used as an abbreviation for asphalt concrete. ... The term asphalt is often used as an abbreviation for asphalt concrete. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... The Mexico City International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de México or AICM), also called Benito Juárez International Airport (IATA: MEX, ICAO: MMMX) is a commercial airport that serves Mexico City, the capital of Mexico. ... Cancún International Airport (IATA: CUN, ICAO: MMUN) is located in Cancún, Quintana Roo, on the Caribbean coast of Mexicos Yucatán Peninsula. ...

Guadalajara's International Airport is composed of two runways and two terminals. It is also a major airport for connections, being a hub for Mexicana, Aeroméxico Connect, ALMA de Mexico, and a secondary hub for Aeroméxico. Flights are offered to several destinations within Mexico, the United States, Canada, and South America, with connections to Europe and Asia. XA-MEX, a Mexicana A320 at Benito Juárez International Airport, México City, 2006. ... Aeroméxico Connect, formerly [[Aerolitoral]], is the regional airline ofAeroméxico Operating Saab-340Bs and Embraer ERJ 145 with crew bases in Monterrey, Nuevo León (Main), Guadalajara, and Mexico City. ... Aerolíneas Mesoamericanas (Commercial name: ALMA de Mexico) is a low-cost airline based in Guadalajara, Mexico. ... AeroMéxico, is an airline based in Mexico City, Mexico. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ...

The airport is named for Miguel Hidalgo, who began the war that brought Mexican independence from Spain. He has been called the "father of Mexican independence". Miguel Hidalgo. ...

The airport is part of the Spanish holding group Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, which also controls airports at Tijuana, Hermosillo, Leon, Puerto Vallarta, Los Cabos, La Paz, Los Mochis, Morelia, Mexicali, Aguascalientes and Manzanillo. General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport (IATA: TIJ, ICAO: MMTJ) in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, is Mexicos second northernmost airport after Mexicalis. ... General Ignacio Pesqueira Garcia International Airport (IATA: HMO, ICAO: MMHO), also known as General Ignacio L. Pesqueira International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional General Ignacio L. Pesqueira), is an international airport located in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. ... Del Bajío International Airport (sometimes called Guanajuato International Airport) (IATA: BJX, ICAO: MMLO) is an international airport located in León, Guanajuato, Mexico. ... Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (IATA: PVR, ICAO: MMPR) is an international airport located at Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco. ... Los Cabos International Airport (IATA: SJD, ICAO: MMSD) is the fifth most important airport in Mexico located at San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico. ... Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (IATA: LAP, ICAO: MMLP) is an international airport located at La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. ... Federal del Valle del Fuerte International airport (IATA airport code: LMM) Is an international airport located at Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico. ... General Francisco Mujica International Airport or Morelia International Airport (IATA: MLM, ICAO: MMMM) is an international airport located at Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. ... General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International airport (IATA: MXL, ICAO: MMML) Is an international airport located at Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. ... Lic. ... Playa de Oro International Airport (IATA: ZLO, ICAO: MMZO) is located in Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico. ...

The airport is being renovated and expanded under a project that will allow it to double its operating capacity by 2007. This renovation includes a new Terminal 1 concourse and four additional taxiways. The new Terminal 2 was recently inaugurated, this facility is exclusive for express or regional flights, trying to serve as a relief for the already saturated Terminal 1. As of today, the airport has a desperate need for a new terminal, since during peak-hours, all of the contact positions in Terminal 1 get crowded, and the remote ones have to be used. Generally speaking, there is a 30% chance that an aircraft gets a contact parking position at Guadalajara.

Terminals

Terminal 1

Concourse A

Domestic Flights

• Aero California (Chihuahua, Ciudad Obregón, Culiacán, Durango, Hermosillo, La Paz, Los Mochis, Mazatlán, Merida, Mexico City, Puebla, Tijuana, Torreón, Veracruz)
• Aeroméxico (Mexico City, Tijuana)
• Aladia (Cancún)
• Aviacsa (Mexicali, Mexico City, Monterrey, Tijuana)
• Avolar (Culiacán, Queretaro, Tijuana)
• Interjet (Monterrey, San José del Cabo, Toluca)
• Magnicharters (Cancún, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo)
• Mexicana (Mexicali, Mexico City, San José del Cabo, Tijuana)
  • Click Mexicana (Mexico City, Veracruz)
• Volaris (Cancún, Ciudad Juarez, Culiacan, Hermosillo, Merida, Mexicali, Monterrey, Puebla, Toluca, Tijuana)

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Concourse B

International Flights

• Aeroméxico (Chicago-O'Hare [ends May 12], Los Angeles, Ontario, Seattle/Tacoma)
• Alaska Airlines (Los Angeles)
• American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth)
  • American Eagle (Dallas/Fort Worth)
• ATA Airlines (Chicago-Midway) [ends June 7]
• Aviacsa (Las Vegas)
• Continental Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental)
  • Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental)
• Copa Airlines (Panama City)
• Delta Air Lines (Atlanta, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City)
  • Delta Connection operated by Shuttle America (Atlanta)
  • Delta Connection operated by SkyWest (Salt Lake City)
• Mexicana (Bakersfield, Chicago-O'Hare, Fresno, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Oakland, Portland (OR), Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose (CA))
• United Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare [begins 2008])
• US Airways (Phoenix)
  • US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Phoenix)
• Air Cosmos (Berlin-Schönefeld [begins October, 2008])

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Terminal 2

Domestic Regional/Express Flights

• Aero Cuahonte (Lázaro Cárdenas, Uruapan)
• Aeroméxico
  • Aeroméxico Connect (Acapulco, Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Obregón, Culiacán, Durango, Hermosillo, La Paz, Las Vegas, Los Mochis, Mazatlán, Monterrey, Phoenix, Puerto Vallarta, San Antonio(TX), Tijuana, Torreón)
• ALMA de Mexico (Cancun, Ciudad Juarez, Ciudad Obregon, Ciudad del Carmen, Chihuahua, Cuernavaca, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, La Paz, Los Mochis, Mazatlán, Merida, Monterrey, Oaxaca, Puebla, Puerto Vallarta, Querétaro, Reynosa, Tampico, Tijuana, Torreón, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Veracruz, Villahermosa)

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Accidents and incidents

• Aeroméxico Flight 498: On August 31, 1986 an Aeroméxico DC-9 that originated from Mexico City and stopped at Guadalajara and other Mexican destinations collided with a private aircraft while attempting to land at Los Angeles International Airport.

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References

1. ^ Passenger Statistics for 2007 http://www.aeropuertosgap.com.mx/index.php?tpl=doc&noticiaid=1148&noticiafecha=2008-01-11&srctpl=&section=ESTADISTICAS&menu=ESTADISTICAS

External links

• Grupo Aeroportuario del Pácifico
• AeropuertosMexico.com (in English)
• The Airport Guide: Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Intl (GDL/MMGL)
• Airport information for MMGL at World Aero Data
• FlightAware U.S. airport activity to/from: Don Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Int'l (MMGL)
• A-Z World Airports: Don Miguel Hidalgo Airport (GDL/MMGL)