Tulum International Airport

Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport (IATA: TQO, ICAO: MMTU) is a future Mexican airport, located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Construction began in 2022 and is scheduled to begin operation on December 1, 2023.[2]

Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional Felipe Carrillo Puerto
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerMexican government
OperatorSEDENA
ServesTulum, Quintana Roo
LocationFelipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo
Elevation AMSL66 ft / 20 m
Coordinates20°10′0″N 87°40′0″W
Websitegrupoolmecamayamexica.com.mx
Map
TQO is located in Quintana Roo
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Location of airport in Quintana Roo
TQO is located in Mexico
TQO
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TQO (Mexico)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
3,700 12,139 Concrete
Statistics (2023)
Total passengersN/A
Source: Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil

History

In March 2011, the bidding for construction contracts was to be concluded.[3]

As of April 2014, all projects related with the Tulum Airport were no longer available through official sites, and after the installation of Andrés Manuel López Obrador as president in 2018, emphasis was placed on the high speed trans-peninsula train, the Tren Maya.[4]

In recent years, however, plans were reinstituted and the airport was scheduled to open in April 2024, with Viva Aerobus announced as the first carrier to operate from there.[5] But the airport will receive its first flight earlier than that, on December of 2023.

In August 2023, Aeroméxico announced its intentions to launch flights to the United States and Canada, with its first destinations being Toronto, Chicago and San Francisco. As of October 2023, tickets have not yet been made available. [6]

In October 2023, Delta Air Lines announced that it would launch direct flights from Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to the airport when international flights open in March 2024.[7]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Aeroméxico Connect Mexico City (begins December 1, 2023)[8]
Delta Air Lines Atlanta (begins March 28, 2024)[9]
Viva Aerobus Guadalajara (begins December 16, 2023),[10] Mexico City (begins December 1, 2023),[10] Mexico City–AIFA (begins December 1, 2023),[10] Monterrey (begins December 1, 2023),[10] Tijuana (begins December 17, 2023)[10]

References
  1. https://www.iata.org/en/publications/directories/code-search/?airport.search=tqo
  2. "Así será el nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional de Tulum, revelan cuándo será su inauguración". Debate (in Spanish). October 7, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  3. "Avanza Tulum Hacia Su Transformación: González Canto". Blog Gubernamental (in Spanish). Gobierno del Estado de Quintana Roo. 18 September 2009. Archived from the original on 2 December 2009.
  4. "Pone en marcha SCT proyecto de tren transpeninsular en Quintana Roo". Imagen Radio (in Spanish). March 10, 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. ""Tulum will get a new luxury airport in 2023"". Forbes (EE.UU.). October 7, 2020.
  6. "New Nonstop Flights Announced To Tulum From These U.S. Cities". The Cancun Sun. August 29, 2023.
  7. "Delta Air Lines to Fly Direct to Tulum When New International Airport Opens". www.travelmarketreport.com. 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  8. "Aeroméxico announces flights to the new Tulum airport". EnElAire (in Spanish). August 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  9. "Vacation in Mexico this spring with direct-to-Tulum service on Delta". Delta News Hub. October 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  10. "Viva Aerobus announces new routes to Tulum". EnElAire (in Spanish). August 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
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