Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport, formerly known as Mérida-Rejón Airport (IATA: MID, ICAO: MMMD) is an international airport located in the Mexican city of Mérida, Yucatán. It is located on the southern edge of the city and it is one of four airports in Mexico which has an Area Control Center (Centro Mérida/Mérida Center); the other ones being Mexico City International Airport, Monterrey International Airport, and Mazatlán International Airport. Mérida Center controls air traffic over the southeast part of the country, largely traffic going from Central America, South America, and the Caribbean to the United States and Canada.

Mérida International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Mérida
IATA: MID ICAO: MMMD
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
Serves	Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Elevation AMSL	12 m / 39 ft
Coordinates	20°56′13″N 089°39′28″W
Map
MID Location of the airport in Yucatán Show map of Yucatán (state) MID MID (Mexico) Show map of Mexico MID MID (North America) Show map of North America
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 10/28 3,200 10,499 Asphalt 18/36 2,300 7,546 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Total passengers 2,079,503 Ranking in Mexico 9th 1
Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste

It handles both domestic and international flights, and is open 24 hours a day. It can service airplanes as large as Boeing 747s and 777s, though most planes flying daily are smaller, the most common being the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320.

Information

The airport was completely remodeled between 1999 and 2001. It is the second largest airport in the ASUR's (Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste) group in terms of passengers and the first in terms of cargo.

There are multiple duty-free stores, a food court, specialty stores, bank and car rental counters in the terminal. 24 hour medical services and tourist information booths are also available.

A Mexican Air Force Base −8th BAM, is located at the premises to the left of runway 10.

In 2020 it handled 1,297,308 passengers, and in 2021, 2,079,503 passengers passed through Mérida International Airport, a 60.3% increase from 2020. It became the 8th airport in the country to reach the 2 million milestone.[1]

The airport has exclusive VIP lounges for Aeroméxico Salón Premier, and the Caral VIP Lounge.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Cargo

Statistics

Busiest routes

Busiest domestic routes at Mérida International Airport (2021)[3]

Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airline
1	Mexico City, Mexico City	704,993		Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Magni, VivaAerobús, Volaris
2	Nuevo León, Monterrey	95,444		VivaAerobús, Volaris
3	Jalisco, Guadalajara	77,850		VivaAerobús, Volaris
4	Veracruz, Veracruz	25,744		VivaAerobús
5	Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez	17,931		VivaAerobús
6	Tabasco, Villahermosa	12,420	2	MAYAir, VivaAerobus
7	Baja California, Tijuana	7,606	1	Volaris
8	Quintana Roo, Cancún	6,687	1	Magni, MAYAir
9	Oaxaca, Oaxaca	5,698	2	Volaris

Busiest international routes at Mérida International Airport (2021)[3]

Rank	City	Passengers	Ranking	Airline
1	United States, Houston	49,640		United Airlines
2	United States, Miami	24,936		American Eagle
3	United States, Dallas	920		American Eagle
4	Cuba, Havana	404	1	VivaAerobús
5	Canada, Toronto	269	1	WestJet

Accidents and incidents

• On 9 April 1958, a Vickers Viscount of Cubana de Aviación was hijacked en route from José Martí International Airport, Havana, to Santa Clara Airport. The aircraft landed at Mérida-Rejón Airport, Mexico, where the hijack ended.[4]

See also

Busiest airports in Mexico

• List of the busiest airports in Mexico

References

External links

• Mérida Intl. Airport

На других языках

[de] Flughafen Mérida

[es] Aeropuerto Internacional de Mérida

[fr] Aéroport de Mérida

[it] Aeroporto Internazionale di Mérida

[ru] Мерида (аэропорт)