Lic. Adolfo López Mateos International Airport
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Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport is an international airport
located at Toluca
, State of Mexico
, Mexico
. It is part of the Mexico City Metropolitan Airport Group, and it's being improved and promoted to handle some traffic for the city of Toluca
, but it mainly serves as a low-cost carrier airport for Mexico City
such as Interjet
and Volaris
and most recently Aeromexico Connect. The airport is named after President
Adolfo López Mateos
. It is considered as the main alternate airport for Mexico City International Airport
since it is only 30 minutes or 40 km away from the Santa Fe
financial district and has the longest runway of any airport in Mexico. Air Madrid
formerly flew a Toluca-Madrid route, but ended flights because the Spanish government didn't approve the safety standards of the airline, and Air Madrid
decided to cut its flights to Toluca, and Milan Malpensa to save its license.
The airport went from serving 145,000 passengers in 2002, to 3,200,000 in 2007 and 4,300,000 in 2008. It became a focus city or a secondary hub for Volaris.On March 8, 2011, Volaris announced that its hub in Toluca will switch to Guadalajara.
The airport went from having four terminals to only two since all domestic operations are now handled at the Domestic Terminal. Before 2007, Interjet
and Volaris
had each one independent terminals, plus Terminal 1 (now Domestic Terminal) and the International Terminal. Airlines operate as follow:
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located at Toluca
Toluca
Toluca, formally known as Toluca de Lerdo, is the state capital of Mexico State as well as the seat of the Municipality of Toluca. It is the center of a rapidly growing urban area, now the fifth largest in Mexico. It is located west-southwest of Mexico City and only about 40 minutes by car to the...
, State of Mexico
Mexico (state)
México , officially: Estado Libre y Soberano de México is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of the United Mexican States. It is divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Toluca de Lerdo....
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. It is part of the Mexico City Metropolitan Airport Group, and it's being improved and promoted to handle some traffic for the city of Toluca
Toluca
Toluca, formally known as Toluca de Lerdo, is the state capital of Mexico State as well as the seat of the Municipality of Toluca. It is the center of a rapidly growing urban area, now the fifth largest in Mexico. It is located west-southwest of Mexico City and only about 40 minutes by car to the...
, but it mainly serves as a low-cost carrier airport for Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
such as Interjet
Interjet
ABC Aerolíneas, S.A. de C.V., operating as Interjet, is a low-cost airline with its headquarters in Lomas de Chapultepec, Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City, Mexico. The airline operates scheduled flights to 24 domestic and 3 international destinations out of Toluca Airport and Mexico City International...
and Volaris
Volaris
Concesionaria Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A. de C.V., operating as Volaris, is a low-cost airline from Mexico, and the country's second largest airline after Aeroméxico, thus being a leading competitor in the Mexican domestic market, with a market share of around 13-14% of domestic...
and most recently Aeromexico Connect. The airport is named after President
President of Mexico
The President of the United Mexican States is the head of state and government of Mexico. Under the Constitution, the president is also the Supreme Commander of the Mexican armed forces...
Adolfo López Mateos
Adolfo López Mateos
Adolfo López Mateos was a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party who served as President of Mexico from 1958 to 1964...
. It is considered as the main alternate airport for Mexico City International Airport
Mexico City International Airport
Benito Juárez International Airport , in Venustiano Carranza, one of the sixteen boroughs into which Mexico's Federal District is divided, is a commercial airport that serves Mexico City, the capital of Mexico...
since it is only 30 minutes or 40 km away from the Santa Fe
Santa Fe (Mexico City)
thumb|400px|Panoramic view of Santa Fethumb|200px|Carlos Lazo AveSanta Fe or City Santa Fe is one of Mexico City's major business districts, located in the west part of the city in the delegaciones of Cuajimalpa and Álvaro Obregón. Paseo de la Reforma and Constituyentes are the primary means of...
financial district and has the longest runway of any airport in Mexico. Air Madrid
Air Madrid
Air Madrid Líneas Aéreas S.A. was an airline headquartered in Alcobendas, Community of Madrid, Spain, operating services to Spain, Tenerife, Mexico, South America, Central America, Europe and Israel. It suspended its operations on 15 December 2006, leaving more than 330,000 passengers stranded in...
formerly flew a Toluca-Madrid route, but ended flights because the Spanish government didn't approve the safety standards of the airline, and Air Madrid
Air Madrid
Air Madrid Líneas Aéreas S.A. was an airline headquartered in Alcobendas, Community of Madrid, Spain, operating services to Spain, Tenerife, Mexico, South America, Central America, Europe and Israel. It suspended its operations on 15 December 2006, leaving more than 330,000 passengers stranded in...
decided to cut its flights to Toluca, and Milan Malpensa to save its license.
The airport went from serving 145,000 passengers in 2002, to 3,200,000 in 2007 and 4,300,000 in 2008. It became a focus city or a secondary hub for Volaris.On March 8, 2011, Volaris announced that its hub in Toluca will switch to Guadalajara.
The airport went from having four terminals to only two since all domestic operations are now handled at the Domestic Terminal. Before 2007, Interjet
Interjet
ABC Aerolíneas, S.A. de C.V., operating as Interjet, is a low-cost airline with its headquarters in Lomas de Chapultepec, Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City, Mexico. The airline operates scheduled flights to 24 domestic and 3 international destinations out of Toluca Airport and Mexico City International...
and Volaris
Volaris
Concesionaria Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A. de C.V., operating as Volaris, is a low-cost airline from Mexico, and the country's second largest airline after Aeroméxico, thus being a leading competitor in the Mexican domestic market, with a market share of around 13-14% of domestic...
had each one independent terminals, plus Terminal 1 (now Domestic Terminal) and the International Terminal. Airlines operate as follow:
Airlines and destinations
Traffic statistics
| Rank | City | Passengers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cancún, Quintana RooCancún International Airport Cancún International Airport is located in Cancún, Quintana Roo, on the Caribbean coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. It is Mexico's second busiest airport, after Mexico City International Airport in Mexico City, but the biggest in Mexico and Latin America for International passengers... |
254,197 |
| 2 |  Monterrey, Nuevo León |
177,739 |
| 3 |  Guadalajara, Jalisco |
131,872 |
| 4 |  Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaGeneral Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport Tijuana International Airport , sometimes referred to as General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport, in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, is Mexico's second northernmost airport after Mexicali International Airport... |
120,418 |
| 5 |  Mérida, YucatánManuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport, formerly known as Mérida-Rejón Airport is an international airport located in the Mexican city of Mérida, Yucatán... |
60,270 |
| 6 |  Los Cabos, Baja California SurLos Cabos International Airport Los Cabos International Airport is the seventh busiest airport in Mexico, located at San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico. The airport serves Los Cabos area: San José del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas. This airport has three terminals with 4 concourses... |
57,668 |
| 7 |  Chihuahua, ChihuahuaGeneral Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport is an international airport located in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic of the city of Chihuahua. In 2010, Chihuahua Airport handled 828,123 passengers.... |
56,443 |
| 8 |  Acapulco, GuerreroGeneral Juan N. Álvarez International Airport General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport , also known as Acapulco International Airport, is an aviation facility located from Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico... |
44,398 |
| 9 | Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport is an international airport located at Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco in Mexico. Located at the Pacific Ocean coast, it receives thousands of tourists all year. It handled 2,645,300 passengers in 2009 and 2,735,300 in 2010... |
43,142 |
| 10 | Zihuatanejo, Guerrero Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport is an international airport in the state of Guerrero on Mexico's Pacific Ocean coast. It receives thousands of tourists all year to visit beaches and resorts... |
30,477 |
| Rank | City | Passengers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Los Angeles, USALos Angeles International Airport Los Angeles International Airport is the primary airport serving the Greater Los Angeles Area, the second-most populated metropolitan area in the United States. It is most often referred to by its IATA airport code LAX, with the letters pronounced individually... |
26,300 |
| 2 |  Houston, USAGeorge Bush Intercontinental Airport George Bush Intercontinental Airport, is a Class B international airport in Houston, Texas, serving the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area, the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Located north of Downtown Houston between Interstate 45 and U.S. Highway 59... |
13,702 |
| 3 | Oakland, USA Oakland International Airport Oakland International Airport , also known as Metropolitan Oakland International Airport, is a public airport located south of the central business district of Oakland, a city in Alameda County, California, United States... |
4,613 |
Transportation
Toluca International Airport is famous for being easy to access. It just takes 30 minutes to get to the airport from the West Side of the city. There are several companies serving this airport:- Caminante Aeropuerto Has the biggest fleet in the airport with sedans and Suburbans. They also offer a shuttle to various points of the city.