Tepic International Airport

Tepic International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Tepic-Riviera Nayarit
IATA: TPQ ICAO: MMEP
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Aeropuertos Mexicanos
Serves	Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
Time zone	MST (UTC-07:00)
Elevation  AMSL	920 m / 3,018 ft
Coordinates	21°25′10.03″N104°50′33.29″W / 21.4194528°N 104.8425806°W / 21.4194528; -104.8425806
Website	amemx.site/index.php/airn/
Map
TPQ Location of airport in Nayarit Show map of Nayarit TPQ TPQ (Mexico) Show map of Mexico
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 02/20 3,100 10,171 Asphalt
Statistics (2024)
Total passengers 211,447 Ranking in Mexico 46th 3
Source: Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil [1]

Tepic International Airport (Spanish : Aeropuerto Internacional de Tepic-Riviera Nayarit); officially Aeropuerto Internacional Amado Nervo(Amado Nervo International Airport)( IATA : TPQ, ICAO : MMEP) is an international airport located in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico. It serves the metropolitan area of Tepic and the entire state of Nayarit. It was the base for the regional airline Transportes Aereos de Nayarit before it ceased operations in 1999. The airport currently operates only domestic flights.

Previously managed by Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (ASA), a federal government-owned corporation, administration was handed in 2024 to Aeropuertos Mexicanos, a partner of the private-public entity Grupo Aeroportuario Turístico Mexicano. ^[2] Named after the locally-born poet Amado Nervo, the airport handled 244,531 passengers in 2023 and 211,447 passengers in 2024. ^[1]

Facilities

The airport covers an area of approximately 414 hectares (1,020 acres), with a commercial aviation apron of 16,200 square metres (174,000 sq ft). It features three parking positions and a 2,300 metres (7,500 ft) runway, suitable for accommodating narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320. The official operating hours are from 6:00 to 21:00. The airport became part of the Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (ASA) network in 1991 and was officially designated as an international airport in 2009.

The terminal provides essential services, including check-in areas, arrivals facilities, car rental services, a restaurant, taxi stands, and a departure concourse with five gates. Adjacent to the terminal are parking areas, civil aviation hangars, and designated spaces for general aviation.

Control tower of the airport

Immigration area

Airside of the airport

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Aeroméxico Connect	Mexico City
Aéreo Servicio Guerrero	Seasonal: Puerto Balleto [3]
Air Canada	Seasonal: Vancouver (begins December 17, 2025) [4]
United Express	Houston–Intercontinental (begins December 20, 2025) [5]
Viva	Mexico City–AIFA
Volaris	Los Angeles, [6] Tijuana
WestJet	Seasonal: Calgary (begins December 13, 2025) [7]

Destinations map

Tepic Mexico City Mexico City/AIFA Tijuana Puerto Balleto class=notpageimage| Domestic destinations from Tepic International Airport Red = Year-round destination Blue = Future destination Green = Seasonal destination

Tepic Calgary Los Angeles Vancouver Houston class=notpageimage| International destinations from Tepic International Airport Red = Year-round destination Blue = Future destination Green = Seasonal destination

Statistics

Busiest routes

Busiest routes from Tepic International Airport (2023) ^[8]

Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airline
1	Baja California, Tijuana	98,041		Volaris
2	Mexico City, Mexico City	21,637		Aeroméxico Connect

See also

• List of the busiest airports in Mexico
• List of airports in Mexico
• List of airports by ICAO code: M
• List of busiest airports in North America
• List of the busiest airports in Latin America
• Transportation in Mexico
• Tourism in Mexico
• Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares

References

1. "Estadística Operacional de Aeropuertos / Statistics by Airport". Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
2. "Expansion of Tepic Airport to be completed in 2024". CMIC. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
3. "The first Tepic-Islas Marías flight will depart on October 2". NTV+ (in Spanish). September 2024. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
4. "Air Canada Further Expands its Latin America Network; Resumes Flights to Lima, Adds Three New Hotspot Destinations" (Press release). Montreal: Cision. July 9, 2025. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
5. "United Airlines Becomes First US Carrier to Launch Service to Tepic, Mexico". The Bulkhead Seat. July 10, 2025. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
6. "Riviera Nayarit Secures First International Route With LAX Service". Aviation Week Network. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
7. "WestJet announces expanded winter schedule with more sun destinations than ever before". Cision. July 2025. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
8. "Estadística operacional por origen-destino / Traffic Statistics by City Pairs" (in Spanish). Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. January 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.

External links

• Media related to Tepic International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
• Official Website
• Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares
• Aeronautical chart and airport information for MMEP at SkyVector
• Current weather for MMEP at NOAA / NWS
• Tepic Airport information at Great Circle Mapper
• Accident history for TPQ at Aviation Safety Network