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Miguel Hidal Airport
Airport Directory » Mexico » Guadalajara » Miguel Hidal AirportGuadalajara International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de Guadalajara), also known as Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (IATA: GDL, ICAO: MMGL). It opened in 1966 and is turn up 16 kilometre from the town center. In 2008, the airport dealt 7,193,200 riders, corresponding a 1.9% fall from 2007.. It is Mexico's 3rd busiest airport, after Mexico City International Airport and Cancún International Airport.
Guadalajara's International Airport is composed of 2 landing track and 2 depots. It is also a leading airport for connexions, being a hub for Mexicana, Aeroméxico Connect,and a secondary hub for Aeroméxico. Flights are offered to several destinations within Mexico, Central America, and the United States.
The airport is named for Miguel Hidalgo, who set about the conflict that take Mexican independency from Spain. He has been named the "male parent of Mexican independency".
The airport is division of the Spanish maintaining group Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, which also commands airports at Tijuana, Hermosillo, Leon, Puerto Vallarta, Los Cabos, La Paz, Los Mochis, Morelia, Mexicali, Aguascalientes and Manzanillo.
The airport is being restituted and spread out under a labor that will permit it to duplicate its functioning capacity by 2007. This redevelopment includes a new Terminal one concourse and 4 additional taxi strip. The new Terminal two was late kick off, this installation is exclusive for evince or regional voyages, attempting to assist as a assuagement for the already saturated Terminal 1. As of currently, the airport has a desperate demand for a new depot, since during peak-hours, all of the contact places in Terminal one acquire crowded, and the distant 1 have to be used. Generally mouth, there is a 30% opportunity that an aircraft acquires a contact parkland place at Guadalajara.
Traffic Statistics
| Rank | City | Passengers |
|---|---|---|
| One | Los Angeles, California | 331,979 |
| Two | Houston, Texas | 93,620 |
| Three | Chicago, Illinois | 88,694 |
| Four | Dallas, Texas | 55,684 |
| Five | San Jose, California | 48,203 |
| Six | Oakland, California | 47,881 |
| Seven | Phoenix, Arizona | 41,749 |
| Eight | San Francisco, California | 38,019 |
| Nine | Sacramento, California | 36,567 |
| Ten | Las Vegas, Nevada | 36,505 |
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