Playa del Carmen Airport explained

Playa del Carmen National Airport
Nativename:Aeropuerto Nacional de Playa del Carmen
Iata:PCM
Icao:MMPY
Lid:PCE
Operator:VIP Servicios Aéreos Ejecutivos S.A. de C.V.
City-Served:Playa del Carmen
Elevation-F:20
Elevation-M:6
Website:www.vipsaesa.com/aerodromo-playa-del-carmen/
Pushpin Map:Mexico Quintana Roo#Mexico
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the airport in Quintana Roo
Pushpin Label:PCM
R1-Number:11/29
R1-Length-F:2,805
R1-Length-M:855
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat1-Header:Based aircraft
Stat1-Data:13
Stat-Year:2023
Footnotes:AFAC[1]

Playa del Carmen Airport (IATA: PCM, ICAO: MMPY, AFAC: PCE), is an airport located in the city of Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico. There is little activity at the airport, and its runway of just a few meters only receives small and medium-sized planes.

History and facilities

The first airline to establish itself at the Playa del Carmen Airport was Aerosaab in April 1993, operating direct flights between Playa del Carmen Airport and Cozumel Airport, continuing to date with the same route in a non-regular passenger transport service, as well as to the Holbox Aerodrome, which is managed by the same company.[2]

The aerodrome is located on a 16.5 hectares plot of land (40.8 acres), it has a runway 855 meters (2,805 feet) long and 15 meters (45 feet) wide with a turning drop at head 11, an aviation platform of 4,600 square meters (49,500 sq ft), hangars and a terminal building.[3]

During 2021, the airport received 12,621 passengers.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Registro Aeronáutico Mexicano . . 2023 . Spanish . Mexican Aeronautical Database . 2024-07-18 .
  2. Web site: About AEROSAAB . Aerosaab . 2017 . 2024-07-18 .
  3. Web site: Aeródromo de Playa del Carmen . VIP Servicios Aéreos Ejecutivos . 2024-07-18 . Spanish . Playa del Carmen Airfield .
  4. Web site: Reporte Estadístico Cuarto Semestre . VPS Servicios Aéreos Ejecutivos . 2022 . Spanish . Fourth Semester Statistical Report . 2024-07-18 .