General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport
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| General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport |
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| IATA: ACA - ICAO: MMAA | |||
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Serves | Acapulco, Mexico | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 13 ft (4 m) | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 10/28 | 10,827 | 3,300 | Concrete |
| 06/24 | 5,577 | 1,700 | Concrete |
General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (IATA: ACA, ICAO: MMAA), also known as Acapulco International Airport, is an aviation facility located 26 km (16 miles) from Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico.
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Because Acapulco has always been considered an important resort and recreation area, Juan Álvarez International Airport has long been considered one of the most important keys in the development of tourism in southern Mexico. It is the largest international airport in the country's southern Pacific region, and one of the largest air facilities in Mexico. Frequent flights are available daily from Benito Juárez International Airport in Mexico City as well as less frequent flights from other parts. The airport can accommodate jets up to the size of the Boeing 747.
This international airport, is one of the top 15 airports in Mexico, in terms of passengers and operations, receiving many international charter flights as Cancún, Puerto Vallarta, Ixtapa, Mazatlán, Huatulco, and Los Cabos.
The facility counts with all services for passengers, incluiding restaurants, VIP lounges, telescopical boarding gates, among others, and is divided in two terminals, the Terminal 1, and the Airterminal, which is a state-of-the-art concourse, comprising 8 boarding gates.
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[edit] Domestic Services
- Aeroméxico (Mexico City, Tijuana)
- Aerolitoral (Guadalajara, Monterrey)
- Aviacsa (Guadalajara, Mexico City, Oaxaca, Tijuana)
- Avolar (Hermosillo, Puebla, Tijuana)
- Interjet (Toluca)
- Líneas Aéreas Azteca (Mexico City)
- Magnicharters (Monterrey)
- Mexicana (Mexico City)
- Viva Aerobus (Monterrey) [starts November 30, 2006]
[edit] International Services
- American Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth)
- Air Transat (Montreal, Toronto)
- Continental Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental, Newark)
- Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental)
- Delta Air Lines (Atlanta, Los Angeles [starts December 16, 2006], New York-JFK)
- Northwest Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul [seasonal])
- Skyservice (Calgary, Edmonton, Quebec City, Toronto)
- Sun Country Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
- US Airways
- US Airways operated by America West Airlines (Phoenix)
[edit] External links
- The Airport Guide: General Juan N Alvarez Intl (ACA/MMAA)
- World Aero Data: General Juan N Alvarez Intl (MMAA)
- FlightAware U.S. airport activity to/from: General Juan N Alvarez Int'l (MMAA)
- A-Z World Airports: Acapulco Airport (ACA/MMAA)
- Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte de México
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- Street map from Multimap
- Satellite image from Google Maps
