Oaxaca International Airport

Xoxocotlán International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Xoxocotlán
IATA: OAX – ICAO: MMOX
Summary
Airport type	Public/Militar
Operator	Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
Location	Oaxaca, Oaxaca
Elevation AMSL	4,989 ft / 1,521 m
Coordinates	17°0′0″N 96°43′36″W / 17.00000°N 96.72667°W / 17.00000; -96.72667Coordinates: 17°0′0″N 96°43′36″W / 17.00000°N 96.72667°W / 17.00000; -96.72667
Map
OAX Location of airport in Oaxaca
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 01/19 8,038 2,450 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Total Passengers 663,187 Ranking in Mexico 21st 2
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste

Xoxocotlán International Airport (IATA: OAX, ICAO: MMOX) (Classical Nahuatl: Xōxōkot͡ɬan [ʃoʃokotlan], χoχokot͡ɬán in Mexican Spanish). Is an international airport located at Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico. The airport has only one terminal that handles domestic and international air traffic.

In 2014, the airport handled 542,271 passengers, and in 2015 it handled 663,187 passengers.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Busiest routes

Busiest domestic routes at Oaxaca International Airport (2015)^[1]

Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airline
1	Distrito Federal (México), Mexico City	243,951		Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, Volaris
2	Baja California, Tijuana	42,136		Interjet, Volaris
3	Nuevo León, Monterrey	22,043		VivaAerobus, Volaris
4	Jalisco, Guadalajara	1,251		TAR
5	México (state), Toluca	977	2	TAR
6	Oaxaca, Huatulco	785		Aerotucán, Aerovega, TAR
7	Coahuila, Torreón	189
8	Guerrero, Acapulco	119	3
9	Chiapas, Tapachula	115
10	Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes	114	1

Name

The name of the airport is due to its location within the municipality of Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, a Southern suburb of Oaxaca City.

See also

• List of the busiest airports in Mexico

References

External links

• Xoxocotlán International Airport website
• Airport information for MMOX at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.