Cozumel International Airport
Cozumel International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Cozumel) (IATA: CZM, ICAO: MMCZ) is an international airport in the Caribbean island of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic for the city of San Miguel, Cozumel and serves as a secondary gateway for tourism visiting the Mexican Caribbean and Riviera Maya on a year-round basis. The largest airport in the region is Cancún International Airport located in mainland Quintana Roo about 60 kilometres (37 mi) to the north of Cozumel.
Cozumel International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Cozumel | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | EST (UTC-05:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5 m / 16 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°30′54″N 86°55′44″W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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CZM Location of the airport in the Cozumel Island CZM CZM (Quintana Roo) CZM CZM (Mexico) | |||||||||||||||
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* Military use only Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste | |||||||||||||||
As with the other nine airports in the Mexican southeast region, Cozumel Airport is operated by the Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste ASUR. From 1978 to 2002, the airport was the headquarters and a hub for the regional airline AeroCozumel, a subsidiary of Mexicana. In 2022, the airport handled 663,270 passengers, increasing slightly to 677,503 passengers in 2023 according to Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste.Additionally, Cozumel Airport is the ninth-largest in Mexico for international passenger traffic.