Tepic International Airport Explained

Tepic International Airport
Nativename:Spanish; Castilian: {{small|Aeropuerto Internacional de Tepic-Riviera Nayarit
Iata:TPQ
Icao:MMEP
Pushpin Map:Mexico Nayarit#Mexico
Pushpin Label:TPQ
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Nayarit
Type:Public
Operator:Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares
City-Served:Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
Elevation-M:920
Coordinates:21.4195°N -104.8426°W
Metric-Elev:y
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:02/20
R1-Length-M:3,100
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2023
Stat1-Header:Total passengers
Stat1-Data:244,531
Stat2-Header:Ranking in Mexico
Stat2-Data:43rd
Footnotes:Source: Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil[1]
Timezone:MST

Tepic International Airport (Spanish; Castilian: Aeropuerto Internacional de Tepic-Riviera Nayarit); officially Aeropuerto Internacional Amado Nervo (Amado Nervo International Airport) 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.

Facilities

The airport covers an area of approximately, with a commercial aviation apron of . It features three parking positions and a 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.

Airlines and destinations

Destinations map

Statistics

Busiest routes

Busiest routes from Tepic International Airport (2023)[2]
RankCityPassengersRankingAirline
1, Tijuana98,041Volaris
2, Mexico City21,637Aeroméxico Connect

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estadística Operacional de Aeropuertos / Statistics by Airport. Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. January 26, 2024.
  2. Web site: Estadística operacional por origen-destino / Traffic Statistics by City Pairs. Spanish . Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil . January 2024 . February 1, 2024.