Cancún International Airport
IATA: CUN – ICAO: MMUN
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
Serves		Cancún
Location		Cancún, Quintana-Roo, Mexico
Hub for		USA 3000 Airlines
Elevation AMSL		20 ft / 6 m
Coordinates		21°02′12″N 86°52′37″W / 21.03667°N 86.87694°W / 21.03667; -86.87694Coordinates: 21°02′12″N 86°52′37″W / 21.03667°N 86.87694°W / 21.03667; -86.87694
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
12R/30L 12L/30R	11,483 9,186	3,500 2,800	Asphalt Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Total Passengers			11,174,908
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste

Cancún International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún) (IATA: CUN, ICAO: MMUN) 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. In 2009, Cancún airport handled 11,174,908 passengers, a moderate decrease from 12,646,451 in 2008, partly due to the 2009 flu pandemic and the Financial crisis of 2007-2010.

The airport has been expanding as it has become one of the most important international airports in the country. It has two operative runways that are 1,500m apart which allows them to be used simultaneously, and three commercial terminals. Terminal 1 is used by charter airlines from North America, including domestic charter airlines. Terminal 2 is used by some international airlines, as all of the scheduled domestic airlines, and new Terminal 3 handles primarily international operations of airlines from North America and Europe.

The airport is operated by ASUR, together with Cozumel International Airport, Mérida International Airport, Veracruz International Airport, Villahermosa International Airport and Xoxocotlán International Airport among others.

Terminals

Terminal 1

• Terminal 1 has 7 gates: 1-7A. It is temporarily closed for remodelling, so that it can be used again by charter airlines that operate into the airport.

Terminal 2

• Terminal 2 has 22 gates: A1-A11 and B12-B22
  • The Satellite Building has 11 gates on the upper level: A1-A11
  • The Main Building: has 11 gates on the lower level: B12-B22

Terminal 3

• Terminal 3 has 15 gates: C23-C37

The terminals together comprise 47 boarding gates (of which 17 are remote), 22 (A1-A11 and B12-B22) in Terminal 2, and 14 in Terminal 3.

Airlines and destinations

Terminal 1 Layout

Terminal 2 Layout

Terminal 3 Layout

Cargo airlines

Traffic statistics

Expansion

In 2005 ASUR invested US$150 million for the construction of Terminal 3 (open since 2007), a new runway, and a new control tower. With the opening of the new terminal the airport doubled the amount of passengers it could handle. The new runway and tower were opened in October 2009. The new runway was built north of the current runway and is 2,800 m long, and 45 m wide; the new control tower is the tallest in Latin America standing at 97 meters tall. ASUR has also started on their cargo complex project which will be completed in three phases. In phase 0 it will have facilities capable of handling 20,000 tons of cargo (phase 0 Complete). Phase 1 the cargo complex will be relocated to a new site within the airport grounds. A 5,000-m plant will be built to house it, with sufficient capacity to handle 70,000 tons of freight per year. Phase 2 the cargo complex will be extended by 5,000-m2 more and will be capable of handling 140,000 tons of freight per year. Phase 3 the cargo complex will be extended by 5,000-m2 more and will be capable of handling 210,000 tons of freight per year.

Accidents and Incidents

• On September 9, 2009, hijacked Aeroméxico Flight 576 landed at Mexico City International Airport from Cancun International Airport.

• On January 19, 2010, a Mexicana Airbus A318, flight MX-368 from Cancun to Mexico City with 45 passengers suffered a mishap at takeoff. both outboard and inboard core cowling of the left hand engine separated, hitting the fuselage and the semi-left wing leaving residues on the runway; a few minutes later, a Click Mexicana Boeing 717, flight QA-7323 from Havana to Cancun suffered the puncture of two tires while landing; on both incidents no casualties or injured passengers were reported.

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