General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport , also known as Acapulco International Airport, is an aviation

Aviation

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 facility located 26 kilometres (16.2 mi) from Acapulco

Acapulco

Acapulco is a city, municipality and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, southwest from Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semi-circular bay and has been a port since the early colonial period of Mexico’s history...

, Guerrero

Guerrero

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, Mexico

Mexico

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. In 2010, the airport handled 736,878 passengers.

Because Acapulco has always been considered an important resort and recreation area, Juan Álvarez International Airport has long been important in the development of tourism

Tourism

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 in southern Mexico. It is the largest international airport in the country's southern Pacific

Pacific Ocean

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 region, and one of the largest air facilities in Mexico. Frequent flights are available daily from Mexico City International Airport

Mexico City International Airport

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 in Mexico City

Mexico City

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 as well as less frequent flights from other Mexican, American, and Canadian cities. The airport can accommodate jets up to the size of the Boeing 747

Boeing 747

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.

This international airport is one of the top 15 airports in Mexico in terms of passengers and operations, receiving many international charter flights.

The facility has many services for passengers, including restaurants, VIP lounges, and several gates equipped with jetways, and is divided in two terminals, The passenger terminal, serving all scheduled flight and all airlines (domestic and international) and the general aviation Terminal, which is a 1960's circular building.

Airlines and destinations

Many Mexican airlines provide daily domestic flights to Mexico City, Tijuana, Monterrey, Puebla and Leon. Some American airlines serve Acapulco from New York and Houston. During the summer Acapulco is visited by Canadian charter airlines from places such as Montreal and Toronto. European charters such as Thomas Cook Airlines, Thomson Airways and TUI Airlines also serve Acapulco because of PO Ferry cruises from here. Aircraft such as Boeing 737

Boeing 737

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, Boeing 757

Boeing 757

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, Boeing 767

Boeing 767

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, Airbus A330

Airbus A330

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, Airbus A320

Airbus A320

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, Embraer ERJ 145, Embraer E-jets

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 and Bombardier CRJ100 are all regular visitors.
When Acapulco was extremely popular airlines such as Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines

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, United Airlines

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, British Airways

British Airways

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 and Alitalia

Alitalia

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 connected Acapulco to various European and American cities.

Discontinued destinations from Acapulco: