Airports Mexico_City

terminal 2 of mexico city airport

mexico city served mexico city international airport (iata airport code: mex). airport latin america s busiest, daily flights united states , canada, mexico, central america , caribbean, south america, europe , asia. aeroméxico (skyteam) based @ airport, , provide codeshare agreements non-mexican airlines span entire globe. airport hub volaris, interjet , aeromar.

in 2016, airport handled 42 million passengers, 3.3 million more year before. traffic exceeds current capacity of airport, has historically centralized majority of air traffic in country. alternate option lic. adolfo lópez mateos international airport (iata airport code: tlc) in nearby toluca, state of mexico, although due several airlines decisions terminate service tlc, airport has seen passenger drop on 700,000 passengers in 2014 on 2.1 million passengers 4 years prior.

in mexico city airport, government engaged in extensive restructuring program includes addition of new second terminal, began operations in 2007, , enlargement of 4 other airports (at nearby cities of toluca, querétaro, puebla , cuernavaca) that, along mexico city s airport, comprise grupo aeroportuario del valle de méxico, distributing traffic different regions in mexico. city of pachuca provide additional expansion central mexico s airport network.

during annual state-of-the-nation address on september 2, 2014, president of mexico enrique peña nieto unveiled plans new international airport ease city s notorious air traffic congestion, tentatively slated 2018 opening. new airport, have 6 runways, cost $9.15 billion , built on vacant federal land east of mexico city international airport. goals handle 120 million passengers year, make busiest airport in world.