Playa del Carmen Airport

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Playa del Carmen National Airport

Aeropuerto Nacional de Playa del Carmen
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Playa del Carmen Airport
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Summary
OperatorVIP Servicios Aéreos Ejecutivos S.A. de C.V.
Serves Playa del Carmen
Elevation  AMSL 20 ft / 6 m
Coordinates 20°37′22″N087°04′56″W / 20.62278°N 87.08222°W / 20.62278; -87.08222
Website www.vipsaesa.com/aerodromo-playa-del-carmen/
Map
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PCM
Location of the airport in Quintana Roo
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PCM
PCM (Mexico)
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
11/292,805855 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Based aircraft13
AFAC [1]

Playa del Carmen Airport (IATA: PCM, ICAO: MMPY, AFAC: PCE), is an airport located in the city of Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico. There is little activity at the airport, and its runway of just a few hundred meters receives only small and medium-sized planes.

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History and facilities

The first airline to establish itself at the Playa del Carmen Airport was Aerosaab in April 1993, operating direct flights between Playa del Carmen Airport and Cozumel Airport, continuing to date with the same route in a non-regular passenger transport service, as well as to the Holbox Aerodrome, which is managed by the same company. [2]

The aerodrome is located on a 16.5 hectares plot of land (40.8 acres), it has a runway 855 meters (2,805 feet) long and 15 meters (45 feet) wide with a turning drop at head 11, an aviation platform of 4,600 square meters (49,500 sq ft), hangars and a terminal building. [3]

During 2021, the airport received 12,621 passengers. [4]

References

  1. AFAC (2023). "Registro Aeronáutico Mexicano" [Mexican Aeronautical Database] (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  2. Aerosaab (2017). "About AEROSAAB" . Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  3. VIP Servicios Aéreos Ejecutivos. "Aeródromo de Playa del Carmen" [Playa del Carmen Airfield] (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  4. VPS Servicios Aéreos Ejecutivos (2022). "Reporte Estadístico Cuarto Semestre" [Fourth Semester Statistical Report](PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-18.