La Paz International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de La Paz
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
Owner/OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico
ServesLa Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Focus city forCalafia Airlines
Time zoneMST (UTC-07:00)
Elevation AMSL21 m / 69 ft
Coordinates24°04′21″N 110°21′44″W / 24.07250°N 110.36222°W / 24.07250; -110.36222
Websitewww.aeropuertosgap.com.mx/en/la-paz-3.html
Map
LAP is located in Baja California Sur
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Location of the airport in Baja California Sur
LAP is located in Mexico
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LAP (Mexico)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 2,500 8,202 Concrete
Statistics (2022)
Total passengers1,079,600
Ranking in Mexico22nd Decrease 1
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico[1]

La Paz International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de La Paz); officially Aeropuerto Internacional Manuel Márquez de León (Manuel Márquez de León International Airport) (IATA: LAP, ICAO: MMLP) is an international airport located in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, situated along the western shore of the Gulf of California. It serves as the primary air traffic gateway to the city of La Paz and is a focus city for the regional airline Calafia Airlines. The airport also accommodates military facilities for the Mexican Army and the Mexican Navy and supports various tourism, flight training, and general aviation activities. Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico owns and operates the airport, and it is named in honor of Manuel Márquez de León, a Mexican politician, military leader, and intellectual originally from this state.[2] The airport served as the headquarters and hub for Aero California from its foundation in 1960 until its bankruptcy in 2006.[3][4]

The airport offers nonstop flights to many major cities in Mexico and numerous airports in Northwestern Mexico. It plays a significant role in a heavily traveled air corridor connecting the Baja California Peninsula to the Mainland Mexico states of Sinaloa and Sonora. In 2021, the airport handled 920,000 passengers, and the traffic increased to 1,079,600 passengers in 2022, marking the first time it reached the milestone of one million passengers in a year.[5]

Facilities

La Paz Airport control tower

The airport has a main runway 18/36 which is 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) long. The passenger terminal houses both arrival and departure facilities for domestic and international flights within a building with an area of 5,180 square metres (55,800 sq ft). It provides typical services found at a regional airport, including check-in counters for domestic and international flights, VIP lounges, parking areas, car rental services, taxi stands, and a departure concourse with three gates. The apron has nine stands capable of accommodating narrow-body aircraft. Additionally, the airport supports logistics and courier companies and has a separate terminal dedicated to general and executive aviation.

Air Force Base No. 9 (Spanish: Base Aérea Militar No. 9 La Paz, B.C.S.) (BAM-9) is situated to the west of the runway 18 end. This base includes an apron measuring 140 by 65 metres (459 by 213 ft), two hangars, and facilities for Mexican Air Force personnel. This air base is the home of Squadron 203, which currently operates Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer aircraft.[6][7]

Aicraft parking position

La Paz Airport also accommodates La Paz Naval Air Base (Spanish: Base Aeronaval de La Paz), situated to the north of BAM-9. This base includes hangars, aircraft stands, and military facilities owned by the Mexican Navy. These facilities are also home to the School of Naval Aviation, which is part of the Center for Naval Aeronautical Studies.[8]

La Paz Naval Air Base hosts the following units:

  • 2nd Patrol Naval Air Squadron – operating RC695, Lancair IV-P
  • 2nd Air Mobility, Observation and Transport Naval Air Squadron – operating Mi-8
  • 2nd Shipborne Patrol Naval Air Squadron – operating Bo 105CBS-5
  • 2nd Transport Naval Air Squadron – operating An-32B

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Aéreo Servicio Guerrero Ciudad Constitución, Ciudad Obregón, Guerrero Negro, Los Mochis, 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
TAR Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez, Hermosillo, Mazatlán, Querétaro
Viva Aerobus Culiacán, Guadalajara, Mazatlán, Mexico City, Monterrey1
Volaris Guadalajara, León/El Bajío, Mexico City, Mexico City–AIFA, Monterrey, Tijuana

Notes

^1 Viva Aerobus flight to Monterrey makes a stopover in Culiacán.

Passenger terminal airside
Departures concourse
Gates area
Arrivals hall
Arrivals hall
Aeromexico Embraer 170 at LAP
Defunct airline Alma Airlines Bombardier CRJ200 at LAP
La Paz Airport destinations in 2016

Destinations map

Domestic destinations from La Paz International Airport
Red = Year-round destination
Blue = Future destination
Green = Seasonal destination

Statistics

Passengers

Annual passenger traffic at LAP airport. See Wikidata query.

Busiest routes

Busiest domestic routes at La Paz International Airport (2021)[9]
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. ↑ "Passenger's Traffic" (PDF) (in Spanish).
  2. ↑ "About the airport".
  3. ↑ "Aero California website".
  4. ↑ "Aero California 1992 Route Map".
  5. ↑ "GAP Traffic Report 2022" (PDF). Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Bases Aéreas. Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional".
  7. ↑ "BAM Número Nueve (Baja California Sur)".
  8. ↑ "Escuela de Aviación Naval".
  9. ↑ "Statistics". Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes (in Spanish). January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
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