Tepic International Airport

Tepic International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Tepic-Riviera Nayarit
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares
ServesTepic, Nayarit, Mexico
Time zoneMST (UTC-07:00)
Elevation AMSL920 m / 3,018 ft
Coordinates21°25′10.03″N 104°50′33.29″W / 21.4194528°N 104.8425806°W / 21.4194528; -104.8425806
Websitewww.aeropuertosasa.mx/aeropuerto_de_tepic.php
Map
TPQ is located in Nayarit
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Location of airport in Nayarit
TPQ is located in Mexico
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TPQ (Mexico)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 3,100 10,171 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Total passengers244,531
Ranking in Mexico43rd Steady
Source: Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil[1]

Tepic International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Tepic-Riviera Nayarit); officially Aeropuerto Internacional Amado Nervo (Amado Nervo International Airport) (IATA: TPQ, ICAO: MMEP) is an international airport located in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico. It serves the metropolitan area of Tepic and the entire state of Nayarit. It was the base for the regional airline Transportes Aereos de Nayarit before it ceased operations in 1999. The airport currently operates only domestic flights and is managed by Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (ASA), a federal government-owned corporation. It is named after the locally-born poet Amado Nervo. The airport handled 205,617 passengers in 2022 and 244,531 passengers in 2023.[1]

Facilities

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The airport covers an area of approximately 414 hectares (1,020 acres), with a commercial aviation apron of 16,200 square metres (174,000 sq ft). It features three parking positions and a 2,300 metres (7,500 ft) runway, suitable for accommodating narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320. The official operating hours are from 6:00 to 21:00. The airport became part of the Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (ASA) network in 1991 and was officially designated as an international airport in 2009.

The terminal provides essential services, including check-in areas, arrivals facilities, car rental services, a restaurant, taxi stands, and a departure concourse with five gates. Adjacent to the terminal are parking areas, civil aviation hangars, and designated spaces for general aviation.

Control tower of the airport.
Inmigration area.
Airside of the airport.

Airlines and destinations

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Passenger

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AirlinesDestinations
Aéreo Servicio Guerrero Seasonal: Puerto Balleto
Aeroméxico Connect Mexico City
VolarisTijuana

Destinations map

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

Statistics

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Passengers

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Tepic Airport Passengers. See Wikidata query.

Busiest routes

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Busiest routes from Tepic International Airport (2023)[2]
Rank City Passengers Ranking Airline
1  Baja California, Tijuana 98,041 Steady Volaris
2  Mexico City, Mexico City 21,637 Steady Aeroméxico Connect


See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Estadística Operacional de Aeropuertos / Statistics by Airport". Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "Estadística operacional por origen-destino / Traffic Statistics by City Pairs" (in Spanish). Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. January 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
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