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 and is managed by Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (ASA), a federal government-owned corporation. It is named after the locally-born poet Amado Nervo. The airport handled 205,617 passengers in 2022 and 244,531 passengers in 2023.[1]
Tepic International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional de Tepic-Riviera Nayarit | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares | ||||||||||
| Serves | Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico | ||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC-07:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 920 m / 3,018 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°25′10.03″N 104°50′33.29″W / 21.4194528°N 104.8425806°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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  TPQ Location of airport in Nayarit  TPQ TPQ (Mexico) | |||||||||||
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Source: Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil[1] | |||||||||||
Facilities
editThe 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.
Airlines and destinations
editPassenger
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aéreo Servicio Guerrero | Seasonal: Puerto Balleto |
| Aeroméxico Connect | Mexico City |
| Volaris | Tijuana |
Destinations map
editDomestic destinations from Tepic International Airport Red = Year-round destination Blue = Future destination Green = Seasonal destination |
Statistics
editPassengers
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Busiest routes
edit| Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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| 1 |  Baja California, Tijuana
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98,041 | 
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Volaris |
| 2 |  Mexico City, Mexico City
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21,637 |
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Aeroméxico Connect |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Estadística Operacional de Aeropuertos / Statistics by Airport". Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "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
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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
