Mérida International Airport

Mérida International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Mérida); officially Aeropuerto Internacional Manuel Crescencio Rejón (Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport) (IATA: MID, ICAO: MMMD) is an international airport located in the Mexican city of Mérida. It serves as the primary international gateway to Mérida and the State of Yucatán, a popular tourist destination, offering flights to and from Mexico, the United States, Canada, Central America, and the Caribbean. The airport also accommodates facilities for the Mexican Airspace Navigation Services, and the Mexican Army, and supports various tourism, flight training, and general aviation activities. Additionally, it serves as a focus city for Viva Aerobus.

Mérida International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Mérida
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
Owner/OperatorGrupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
ServesMérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Built1929
Time zoneCST (UTC-06:00)
Elevation AMSL12 m / 39 ft
Coordinates20°56′13″N 089°39′28″W
Websitewww.asur.com.mx/Contenido/Merida/shopping
Maps
MID
Location of the airport in Yucatán
MID
MID (Mexico)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 3,200 10,499 Asphalt
18/36 2,300 7,546 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Total passengers3,674,103
Ranking in Mexico8th
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste

The airport is named in honor of the jurist and politician Manuel Crescencio García Rejón, who was originally from Yucatán. It is operated by the Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR). The airport has become one of the fastest-growing airports in the country. In 2022, it handled 3,079,618 passengers, surpassing three million passengers in a calendar year for the first time; and in 2023, the number increased to 3,674,103 passengers. It also ranked as the eighth-busiest airport in terms of passengers and aircraft movements, and tenth for cargo.

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