Passenger terminal

The passenger terminal accommodates both arrival and departure services for domestic and international flights within a two-story main building and two satellite terminals. The ground floor of the main building includes check-in areas and an arrivals section featuring customs and immigration facilities, a baggage claim area, and an arrivals hall. Here, passengers can access car rental services, taxi stands, snack bars, and souvenir shops. The upper floor of the main building houses the security checkpoint and a departure area equipped with a food court, duty-free shops, a VIP lounge, and a transit zone. The gates are located in two satellite buildings, designated A and B, which are connected to the main terminal via a walkway.^[3]

Satellite A serves domestic flights and features waiting areas with shops and food stands. It has four gates: gates 7 and 9 are located on the top floor and are equipped with jet bridges, while gates 6, 8, and 10 are located on the ground floor, where passengers board their aircraft directly from the apron. Airlines operating from this satellite include Aeromexico, Aeromexico Connect, Viva Aerobus, Volaris, TAR, Magni, Calafia Airlines, and Aero Servicio Guerrero.

Satellite B serves international flights, primarily from U.S. American and Canadian airlines. It features sitting areas, food stands, and duty-free shops. This Satellite also features four gates (gates 1-5), with two of them equipped with jet bridges. Airlines operating from Satellite B include Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, American Eagle, Sun Country Airlines, United Express, and Westjet.

Other facilities

Terminal map

Adjacent to the terminal, other facilities include civil aviation hangars, cargo and logistics and courier companies, and designated spaces for general aviation. The parking facility provides both short-term and long-term parking spaces.

Mazatlán Area Control Center (ACC) is one of four Area Control Centres in Mexico, with the others being the Mexico City ACC, Monterrey ACC, and Mérida ACC.^[4] It operates under the Mexican Airspace Navigation Services, (Spanish: Servicios a la Navegación en el Espacio Aéreo Mexicano). Mazatlán ACC provides air traffic control services to aircraft within the Mazatlán Flight Data Region (FDRG). This region includes the entire Baja California Peninsula, the Gulf of California, the northern Pacific Coast of Mexico, the states of Sonora and Sinaloa, and western sections of Chihuahua, Durango, and Nayarit. It shares its boundaries with six other Area Control Centers. To the east, it is adjacent to the Monterrey ACC and Mexico ACC, while to the north, it borders the Los Angeles ARTCC and Albuquerque ARTCC. To the west, it borders the Oakland Oceanic ARTCC (KZAK) and Mazatlán Oceanic (MMFO) Flight Information Regions (FIR).^[5][6]

Additionally, the Mazatlan Oceanic Air Control Center (ICAO: MMFO) is located at the Mazatlán Airport. This center is responsible for providing air traffic control services within its Flight Information Region (FIR), which is one of two FIRs in Mexico, covering a significant portion of the North Pacific Ocean and spanning 2,856,498 square kilometres (1,102,900 sq mi).^[7] Its borders include the Oakland Oceanic ARTCC (KZAK) to the West, the Mexico FIR (MMFR) to the east, and the Central American FIR (MHTG) to the south.

Passenger

Destinations map

Mazatlán Mexico City Mexico City/AIFA Chihuahua Ciudad Juárez Hermosillo La Paz León/Del Bajío Monterrey Querétaro San José del Cabo Tijuana Cabo San Lucas Domestic destinations from Mazatlán International Airport Red = Year-round destination Blue = Future destination Green = Seasonal destination

Mazatlán Calgary Edmonton Winnipeg Kelowna Regina Saskatoon Toronto-Pearson Vancouver Montréal-Trudeau Dallas/Fort Worth Houston–Intercontinental Los Angeles Minneapolis–St. Paul San Francisco Phoenix–Sky Harbor International destinations from Mazatlán International Airport Red = Year-round destination Blue = Future destination Green = Seasonal destination

Passengers

Busiest routes

Busiest domestic routes at Mazatlán International Airport (2022)^[10]

Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airline
1	Mexico City, Mexico City	256,338		Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, VivaAerobús, Volaris
2	Baja California, Tijuana	176,802		VivaAerobús, Volaris
3	Nuevo León, Monterrey	77,581		Magni, VivaAerobús, Volaris
4	Baja California Sur, La Paz	18,171	2	Aeromar, Calafia Airlines, TAR, VivaAerobús
5	Chihuahua, Chihuahua	15,940		Magni, TAR, VivaAerobús
6	Baja California Sur, Cabo San Lucas	11,610		Calafia Airlines
7	Querétaro, Querétaro	6,109	1	TAR
8	Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez	5,596	1	TAR
9	Jalisco, Guadalajara	3,089		Aeromar
10	Jalisco, Puerto Vallarta	816

Busiest international routes at Mazatlán International Airport (2022)^[10]

Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airline
1	United States, Phoenix–Sky Harbor	38,213		American Airlines, American Eagle
2	United States, Los Angeles	32,591		Alaska Airlines, American Eagle
3	United States, Dallas/Fort Worth	20,349		American Airlines, American Eagle
4	Canada, Calgary	10,881		WestJet
5	Canada, Vancouver	7,044	3	WestJet
6	United States, Minneapolis/St. Paul	6,693	1	Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines
7	Canada, Edmonton	5,068	1	Swoop
8	Canada, Toronto	3,414		Sunwing Airlines
9	United States, San Francisco	2,786		Alaska Airlines
10	Canada, Saskatoon	1,841		Sunwing Airlines