Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport
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| Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport Puerto Vallarta International Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: PVR - ICAO: MMPR | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico | ||
| Serves | Puerto Vallarta | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 23 ft (7 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 04/22 | 10,171 | 3,100 | Asphalt |
Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (IATA: PVR, ICAO: MMPR) is an international airport located at Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco. Located at the Pacific Ocean coast, it receives thousands of tourists all year. It handled 3.0 million passengers in 2006[1]. The airport is named after President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz.
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
[edit] Domestic Services
- Aéreo Calafia (Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlán)
- Aeroméxico (Mexico City, Tijuana)
- Aeroméxico Connect (Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Guadalajara, Monterrey)
- ALMA de Mexico (Aguascalientes, Guadalajara)
- Aviacsa (Mexico City)
- Interjet (Toluca)
- Magnicharters (Mexico City, Monterrey)
- Mexicana (Mexico City)
- Viva Aerobus (Monterrey)
[edit] International Services
- Air Canada (Calgary, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver)
- Air Transat (Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Regina, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Winnipeg)
- Alaska Airlines (Los Angeles, Portland (OR), San Francisco, Seattle/Tacoma)
- American Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth)
- Continental Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental, Newark)
- Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental)
- Delta Air Lines (Atlanta, Los Angeles, New York-JFK, Salt Lake City)
- First Choice Airways (London-Gatwick, Manchester) [Seasonal]
- Frontier Airlines (Denver, Kansas City)
- Frontier Airlines operated by Republic Airlines (Albuquerque, Denver, Sacramento [Ends January 6, 2008 ])
- Mexicana (Los Angeles)
- Northwest Airlines (Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul) [Seasonal]
- Sun Country Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth, Minneapolis/St. Paul) [Seasonal]
- Sunwing Airlines (Toronto-Pearson) [Seasonal and Charter Flights]
- Skyservice (Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Winnipeg)
- United Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver)
- Ted operated by United Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, San Francisco)
- Thomsonfly (London-Gatwick [Begins May 10, 2008], Manchester [Seasonal])
- US Airways (Phoenix)
- US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Las Vegas, Phoenix, San Diego)
- USA3000 Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Cleveland [Seasonal])
- WestJet (Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto-Pearson) Charter Flights
[edit] 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 perished.
[edit] External links
- Official site (English)
- Current weather at MMPR from NOAA
- Airport information for MMPR at World Aero Data
- Information about Puerto Vallarta Airport
- Mismaloya Puerto Vallarta
