Cozumel International Airport

Cozumel International Airport () is an international airport in the Caribbean island of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic for the city of San Miguel, Cozumel and serves as a year-round secondary gateway for Mexican Caribbean and Riviera Maya tourism. The largest airport in the region is Cancún International Airport located in mainland Quintana Roo about to the north of Cozumel.

As with the other nine airports in the Mexican southeast region, Cozumel Airport is operated by the Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste ASUR. From 1978 to 2002, the airport was the headquarters and a hub for the regional airline AeroCozumel, a subsidiary of Mexicana. In 2024, the airport handled 712,958 passengers, and 646,606 passengers in 2025 according to Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste. Additionally, Cozumel Airport is among the Top 15 largest in Mexico for international passenger traffic.

Facilities

The airport is situated at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has a terminal area of , an ICAO classification of 4D, and two runways. Runway 12/30 is long and runway 05/23 is long. The airport has the capacity to receive Boeing 767 aircraft and conduct 22 operations per hour. The apron has 6 aircraft stands, which are either of type C (6 positions) or a combination of 4 type C and 1 type D. All these stands are used for aircraft disembarkation.

The passenger terminal features 8 boarding gates. Of these, 6 gates are allocated for international flights, and 2 gates for domestic flights. Additionally, the terminal offers all the services that an international airport typically provides, including a VIP lounge. Parking, taxis, and car rental are available at the airport. Additionally, Cozumel Airport is also used for charter flights, executive and general aviation.

Cozumel Airport also functions as the Air Force Base No. 4 () (B.A.M. 4) of the Mexican Air Force, which, in addition to using runway 05/23, has an aviation platform measuring with 5 parking positions, 2 heliports, and a small hangar. This air base is the home of Squadron 201, which participated in World War II and currently operates T-6C+ aircraft.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Destination maps

Statistics Annual Traffic + Passenger statistics at CZM Year Total Passengers change % 2000 600,337 2001 565,166 5.85% 2002 445,886 21.10% 2003 455,831 2.23% 2004 584,444 28.21% 2005 486,616 16.73% 2006 370,712 23.81% 2007 511,043 37.85% 2008 525,469 2.82% 2009 435,679 17.08% 2010 438,832 0.72% 2011 441,692 0.65% 2012 460,483 4.25% 2013 449,871 2.30% 2014 514,528 14.37% 2015 553,776 7.62% 2016 538,092 2.83% 2017 541,598 0.7% 2018 579,719 7.04% 2019 546,423 5.7% 2020 268,290 50.9% 2021 531,675 98.2% 2022 663,270 24.2% 2023 677,503 2.1% 2024 712,958 5.2% 2025 646,606 9.3%

Busiest routes + Busiest routes from CZM (Jan–Dec 2025) Rank Airport Passengers 1 Mexico City, Mexico City 113,366 2 Dallas/Fort Worth, United States 55,696 3 Houston–Intercontinental, United States 47,355 4 Miami, United States 21,280 5 Atlanta, United States 15,330 6 Monterrey, Nuevo León 13,012 7 Minneapolis/St Paul, United States 12,675 8 Toronto–Pearson, Canada 11,502 9 Denver, United States 6,057 10 Charlotte, United States 6,018

Cozumel International Airport

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