La Paz International Airport

La Paz International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de La Paz); officially Aeropuerto Internacional Manuel Márquez de Leon (Manuel Márquez de León International Airport) (IATA: LAP, ICAO: MMLP) is an international airport located at La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, near the Gulf of California. It serves as the air traffic gateway in the city of La Paz and is a focus city for regional airline Calafia Airlines.

This article is about the airport serving La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. For the airport serving La Paz, Bolivia, see El Alto International Airport.
Manuel Márquez de León International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional Manuel Márquez de León
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
LocationLa Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Focus city forCalafia Airlines
Elevation AMSL69 ft / 21 m
Coordinates24°04′21″N 110°21′44″W
Map
LAP is located in Baja California Sur
LAP
LAP
LAP is located in Mexico
LAP
LAP
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 2,500 8,202 Concrete
Statistics (2022)
Total passengers1,079,600
Ranking in Mexico22nd Decrease1
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico

The airport handled 920,000 passengers in 2021. Traffic increased to 1,079,600 in 2022, reaching the millionth-passenger milestone for the first time.[1]

The airport features a single-floor terminal with an area of 5,180 square meters and three gates. The airport was named after Manuel Márquez de León, a Mexican politician, military figure, and thinker originally from this state.

The airport also supports a variety of tourism, flight training and general aviation activities. It shares runway 18/36 with the Military Air Base No. 9 "General Gustavo A. Salinas Camiña", which is located to the west of the end of runway 18 and features an aviation platform measuring 140x65 meters, along with 2 hangars and facilities for the accommodation of Mexican Air Force personnel. Additionally, Naval Air Base La Paz is located to the north of BAM-9, it features hangars and a ramp measuring 200x110 meters. Adjacent to this platform is another one measuring 90x80 meters, along with 6 individual aircraft parking spaces.[2]

Airlines and destinations
La Paz Airport destinations in 2016
Alma aircraft at the airport
La Paz Airport control tower
International Airport of La Paz, Mexico

Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
Aéreo Servicio Guerrero Ciudad Constitución, Ciudad Obregón, Guerrero Negro, San José del Cabo
Aeroméxico Mexico City
Aeroméxico Connect Mexico City
Calafia Airlines Chihuahua, Ciudad Obregón, Culiacán, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Loreto, Los Mochis, Mazatlán, Puerto Peñasco, Tijuana
Mexicana de Aviación Mexico City–AIFA (begins December 2, 2023)[3]
TARCuliacán, Chihuahua, Hermosillo, Mazatlán
Viva Aerobus Culiacán, Guadalajara, Mazatlán, Mexico City, Monterrey (begins November 2, 2023)[4]
Volaris Guadalajara, León/El Bajío, Mexico City, Mexico City–AIFA, Monterrey, Tijuana

Statistics
Annual passenger traffic at LAP airport. See Wikidata query.

Busiest routes
Busiest domestic routes at La Paz International Airport (2021)[5]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  Mexico City, Mexico City 191,192 Steady Aeroméxico Connect, VivaAerobús, Volaris
2  Jalisco, Guadalajara 103,575 Steady Aeromar, Calafia Airlines, VivaAerobús, Volaris
3  Baja California, Tijuana 73,200 Steady Calafia Airlines, Volaris
4  Sinaloa, Culiacán 28,945 Steady Calafia Airlines, TAR, VivaAerobús
5  Sinaloa, Mazatlán 13,359 Increase 2 Aeromar, Calafia Airlines, TAR, VivaAerobús
6  Sonora, Hermosillo 11,703 Increase 2 Calafia Airlines, TAR
7  Sinaloa, Los Mochis 10,082 Decrease 1 Calafia Airlines
8  Baja California Sur, Loreto 3,077 Increase 2 Calafia Airlines
9  Nuevo León, Monterrey 2,897 Decrease 4 Calafia Airlines, VivaAerobús
10  Sonora, Ciudad Obregón 1,253 Decrease 1 Calafia Airlines

See also

References
  1. "GAP Traffic Report 2022" (PDF). Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. January 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  2. "BAM Número Nueve (Baja California Sur)".
  3. "These Are Our Destinations". Mexicana (in Spanish). October 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  4. "Viva Aerobus anounces new routes to La Paz and Tapachula". EnElAire (in Spanish). September 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  5. "Statistics". Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes (in Spanish). January 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.



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