Of the 34.9 million seats on international flights to Mexico in 2023, Cancun responsible for 12.6 million, or 36.1%. This makes it the most important airport in terms of international passenger flows throughout the country.
In second place is the airport of the country’s capital, AICM, with 9.8 million seats, i.e. 28.3%; followed by Guadalajara with 3 million (8.8%); Puerto Vallarta with 2.2 million (6.6%) and Monterrey with 1.2 million (3.6%).
The number of international tourists traveling to and from Cancun also leaves the Mexican Caribbean with 5 of the 10 routes with the most scheduled seats in 2023. These are Dallas-Cancun in 1st place in the ranking, Toronto-Cancun in 3rd place, Atlanta-Cancun, Houston-Cancun and Chicago O’hare-Cancun rank 8th, 9th and 10th respectively, according to figures from the Federal Department of Tourism.
In addition, 7 million aircraft seats are planned for the Mexican Caribbean between December 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024, excluding the new flights from Tulum Airport.
The figure means there will be a total of 36,000 flights between landings and takeoffs to Quintana Roo’s three international airports during the winter season, according to data from the Tourism Promotion Council.
Added to this are the figures from the Migration Policy Office report, according to which the most important countries in terms of international tourist arrivals by air to Mexico from January to October 2023, these are the United States, Canada and Colombia, with 13,460,000 tourists.
The US market reached 11.02 million tourists, of which 4.6 million, or 41.8%, arrived in Cancun, while Canadian tourism, the second most important for Mexico, reached 1, Reached 8 million tourists, of which 1 million arrived via Cancun or 55.5%.
