Cozumel International Airport
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Cozumel International Airport is an international airport
in the island of Cozumel
, Quintana Roo
, located at the Caribbean
coast near Cancún
. It handles national and international air traffic of the city of San Miguel, Cozumel, receiving thousands of tourists all year.
As with the other 9 airports in the Mexican
southeast region, Cozumel International Airport is operated by the "Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
" (ASUR) Airport Group.
In 2003, the terminal was renovated and expanded. The airport is equipped with 6 boarding gates.
In 2010, the airport handled 438,832 passengers.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
in the island of Cozumel
Cozumel
Cozumel is an island in the Caribbean Sea off the eastern coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, opposite Playa del Carmen, and close to the Yucatan Channel. Cozumel is one of the ten municipalities of the state of Quintana Roo...
, Quintana Roo
Quintana Roo
Quintana Roo officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 10 municipalities and its capital city is Chetumal....
, located at the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
coast near Cancún
Cancún
Cancún is a city of international tourism development certified by the UNWTO . Located on the northeast coast of Quintana Roo in southern Mexico, more than 1,700 km from Mexico City, the Project began operations in 1974 as Integrally Planned Center, a pioneer of FONATUR Cancún is a city of...
. It handles national and international air traffic of the city of San Miguel, Cozumel, receiving thousands of tourists all year.
As with the other 9 airports in the Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
southeast region, Cozumel International Airport is operated by the "Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste is the operator of nine airports in southeast Mexico.# Cancún – Cancún International Airport # Cozumel – Cozumel International Airport # Huatulco – Huatulco International Airport # Mérida – Mérida International Airport...
" (ASUR) Airport Group.
In 2003, the terminal was renovated and expanded. The airport is equipped with 6 boarding gates.
In 2010, the airport handled 438,832 passengers.