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Puerto Vallarta International Airport

PVR MMPR
Puerto Vallarta, MX America/Mexico_City Multi-airline hub
6.8M
Annual passengers
40+
Destinations
25
Airlines
1
Runway
Where PVR ranks
Among 534 international airports — and 123 in N. America
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Passengers
# 292 worldwide
# 71 N. America
Direct routes
# 153 worldwide
# 52 N. America
Airlines
# 308 worldwide
# 80 N. America
Runways
# 469 worldwide
# 111 N. America
Terminals
# 211 worldwide
# 39 N. America
Area
# 468 worldwide
# 114 N. America
Elevation
# 450 worldwide
# 96 N. America
Puerto Vallarta International, officially Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International, is the primary gateway for Mexico's Pacific Riviera Nayarit and a top-three leisure airport on the country's west coast. Tracked by BigAirports among the busiest beach-resort hubs in Latin America, PVR serves roughly 6.5M passengers annually and is built around a single terminal complex that channels heavy inbound leisure traffic from the United States and Canada into Banderas Bay. The airport sits at 23 ft (7 m) elevation on the narrow coastal shelf between the Sierra Madre and the Pacific, 8 km north of downtown Puerto Vallarta. A single 10,171 ft (3,100 m) asphalt runway (04/22) handles the full movement schedule, with the principal constraints being terrain on approach and seasonal thunderstorm activity. Capacity is split between an expanded international terminal and a smaller domestic terminal, linked airside. Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (GAP) operates the facility and has announced a major terminal expansion to lift capacity past 10M passengers. PVR's route map is unusually wide for its size: 160 scheduled routes and 107 non-stop destinations served by 25 airlines, a concentration index driven by seasonal North American leisure carriers. American, United, Delta, Alaska, Southwest, WestJet, Air Canada, Sunwing, Aeroméxico, Viva Aerobus and Volaris all operate scheduled service, with winter schedules adding European charter capacity. There is no single hub carrier; PVR functions as an origin-and-destination airport rather than a connecting hub, which shapes its peaked mid-morning and late-afternoon wave pattern. Its combination of leisure breadth, Pacific positioning and year-round warm-weather demand keeps it among the top-ranked resort gateways in North America.

Global route network

Every direct destination, colour-coded by distance

Most popular route
PVR → MEX
743 observed departures
Longest route
PVR → PEK
12,224 km
Countries reached
7
Via direct passenger flights

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Airport data

Authoritative facts sourced from the airport authority

Elevation
23 ft (7 m)
Above sea level
Runways
1 · 10,171 ft max
1 runway, ASP
Passengers
6.8M/yr
Reported 2024
Airlines
25 carriers
WS · Y4 · AS
Hub status
Mega-hub
Multi-airline hub
Area
Data Coming Soon
Total airport area

Beyond the major hubs

PVR also serves 54 regional airports across 3 countries — secondary cities, islands, and niche destinations not ranked on BigAirports.

54
Regional airports
3
Countries served
7
Airlines operating
616
Observed flights
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Getting to the airport

Ground transport options from Puerto Vallarta

Public transportation

Local Compostela and ATM city buses run frequently along Federal Highway 200 directly outside the terminal, reaching downtown Puerto Vallarta, the Zona Romántica and northward to Bucerías, Nuevo Vallarta and Sayulita. Passengers must cross the elevated pedestrian bridge over the highway to reach the public bus stops. Fares are paid in Mexican pesos directly to the driver and are by far the cheapest option.

Taxis & rideshare

Authorized airport taxis operate on a fixed-zone tariff sold at pre-paid booths inside the arrivals hall — typical rates run roughly MXN 350–500 to Marina Vallarta, MXN 500–700 to the Hotel Zone and MXN 800–1,200 to Nuevo Vallarta. For cheaper metered city taxis and ride-hailing (Uber, DiDi), passengers must walk over the pedestrian bridge to the public pickup area on the opposite side of the highway.

Rental cars

All major agencies — Hertz, Avis, Sixt, Europcar, Budget, National, Alamo, Thrifty and local operators — maintain desks in the arrivals hall, with vehicles collected from off-airport lots reached by branded shuttles. Mandatory Mexican third-party liability insurance (SLI) is priced separately and can significantly exceed the base rate; confirm total cost before signing.

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