Guadalajara International Airport

Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport is the principal airport for Guadalajara and the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the third-busiest passenger airport in Mexico after Mexico City and Cancún. Located 10 mi (16 km) south of central Guadalajara, GDL sits at a high elevation of 5,016 ft (1,529 m) on the Jalisco plateau, a characteristic of all major central-Mexican airports. The route network spans 137 routes to 84 destinations flown by 28 airlines, underpinned by Guadalajara's role as Mexico's second-largest metropolitan economy, a major tech and manufacturing hub ("Mexico's Silicon Valley"), and the cultural capital of the mariachi and tequila regions. GDL is one of Aeroméxico's largest spoke operations outside Mexico City and a primary base for Viva (ex-Viva Aerobus), Volaris, and TAR Aerolíneas. Long-haul international service is provided by Aeroméxico, Volaris, American, Delta, United, Alaska Airlines, Southwest, Frontier, Spirit, Sun Country, JetBlue, WestJet, Air Canada, Iberia, KLM, and Aerus. The route map is heavily weighted toward the United States — particularly California (LAX, SFO, OAK, SJC, ONT, SAN), the Pacific Northwest, Texas (DFW, IAH, SAT), Chicago, and US-Mexico diaspora markets — alongside Madrid, Panama City, Bogotá, and regular domestic service across Mexico. GDL is the busiest Mexican airport for nonstop US service outside the Mexico City metro. The airfield has two parallel asphalt runways: 11R/29L at 13,123 ft (4,000 m) and 11L/29R at 11,608 ft (3,538 m). The 11R runway was extended to accommodate full-payload departures to Madrid and Asia. The single passenger terminal, operated by Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (GAP), has undergone multiple expansions and is currently midway through a major USD 1-billion-plus modernization that adds a second passenger terminal, a third runway (long-term), and expanded customs, immigration, and commercial concessions to handle projected growth past 30 million annual passengers.