Los Cabos International Airport (IATA: SJD, ICAO: MMSD) is the sixth-busiest airport in Mexico, located at San José del Cabo in Los Cabos Municipality, Baja California Sur state, Mexico.
The airport serves San José del Cabo, Cabo San Lucas, and the Los Cabos area.
Video Los Cabos International Airport
History
From September 2011 until January 2012, the airport temporarily gained nonstop service to Asia with flights to Shanghai, China.
The airport handled 4,248,000 passengers in 2016, and 4,909,700 in 2017. It has become the most important airport in the state of Baja California Sur. Because of a dramatic increase in the number of holiday resorts and due to the region's fast population growth, the infrastructure of the airport is now insufficient compared to the increasing demand, causing a lack of available positions for aircraft during peak-hours, as in many other airports in Mexico.
On September 15, 2014, Los Cabos International Airport was badly damaged by Hurricane Odile. Planes were knocked against structures due to the winds from Odile. Many people went to the airport, demanding flights out of Cabo San Lucas. The Mexican government began airlifting the first of thousands of stranded tourists, free of charge, to airports in Tijuana, Mazatlan, Guadalajara and Mexico City to catch connecting flights and, in the case of foreigners, receive consular assistance.
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Architecture
The architect of the 1997 new Los Cabos International Airport, its renovation, expansion and extended facilities, was Mexican architect and great-grandson of Queen Isabella II of Spain, Manuel De Santiago-de Borbón González Bravo. He was a member of ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites), and his lifetime architectural legacy to Mexico adds to 11,000,000 built square meters nationwide, including famous buildings and national sites, as well as important national restorations like the Mexican Houses of Congress Palace, Palacio Legislativo de San Lázaro.
Terminals
The airport has two terminals.
Terminal 1
Terminal 1 operates domestic flights.
Terminal 2
Terminal 2 operates international flights.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Statistics
Facilities
- The Trans-Peninsular Road has become a busy commercial and accommodation center which include the nearby establishments.
Hotels
- Best Western Aeropuerto
- Mayan Palace
- Playa Grande
- Bonito
Restaurants
The airport has many restaurants and fast food outlets, among the best known are:
- Bar Corona
- Burger King
- Boston Hot Dogs
- Carl's Jr
- Corner Bar
- Domino's Pizza
- Medas
- Sbarro
- Subway
- Starbucks
- Yogurlisios Frozen Yogurt
Parking
- Airport Parking:
- 1 hour: $28 pesos
- Maximum pay per day, rate until the fifth day: $305 pesos
- Maximum pay per day for the next days: $96 pesos
- 1 hour: $28 pesos
See also
- List of the busiest airports in Mexico
References
External links
- Los Cabos International Airport
- Airport information for MMSD at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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