Mérida International Airport
Airport in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mérida International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Mérida); officially Aeropuerto Internacional Manuel Crescencio Rejón (Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport) (IATA: MID, ICAO: MMMD) is an international airport located in the Mexican city of Mérida. It serves as the primary international gateway to Mérida and the State of Yucatán, a popular tourist destination, offering flights to and from Mexico, the United States, Canada, Central America, and the Caribbean. The airport also accommodates facilities for the Mexican Airspace Navigation Services, and the Mexican Army, and supports various tourism, flight training, and general aviation activities. Additionally, it serves as a focus city for Viva Aerobus.
Mérida International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Mérida | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico | ||||||||||||||
Built | 1929 | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | CST (UTC-06:00) | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 12 m / 39 ft | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 20°56′13″N 089°39′28″W | ||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste[1] |
The airport is named in honor of the jurist and politician Manuel Crescencio García Rejón, who was originally from Yucatán. It is operated by the Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR).[2] The airport has become one of the fastest-growing airports in the country. In 2022, it handled 3,079,618 passengers, surpassing three million passengers in a calendar year for the first time; and in 2023, the number increased to 3,674,103 passengers.[1] It also ranked as the eighth-busiest airport in terms of passengers and aircraft movements, and tenth for cargo.[3]