Tulum International Airport

Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional Felipe Carrillo Puerto

Tulum International Airport

Aeropuerto Internacional de Tulum
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGrupo Olmeca-Maya-Mexica
ServesTulum
LocationFelipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Opened1 December 2023; 11 months ago (2023-12-01)
Time zoneEST (UTC-05:00)
Elevation AMSL20 m / 66 ft
Coordinates20°10′0″N 87°40′0″W / 20.16667°N 87.66667°W / 20.16667; -87.66667
Websitewww.aitulum.com/en
Map
TQO/MMTL is located in Quintana Roo
TQO/MMTL
TQO/MMTL
Location of airport in Quintana Roo
TQO/MMTL is located in Mexico
TQO/MMTL
TQO/MMTL
TQO/MMTL (Mexico)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 3,700 12,139 Concrete
Statistics (2023)
Passengers39,768
Ranking in Mexico52nd New entry

Tulum International Airport (IATA: TQO, ICAO: MMTL) – officially the Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport – is an international airport situated approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico. It serves both domestic and international air traffic for Tulum, functioning as a secondary gateway for tourists visiting the Mexican Caribbean, the Riviera Maya, and the Yucatán Peninsula. It also supports various executive and general aviation activities. The primary airport in the region is Cancún International Airport, situated approximately 125 kilometres (78 mi) north of Tulum.

After commencing construction in 2022, the airport began commercial services on December 1, 2023 operated by Grupo Olmeca-Maya-Mexica, a holding company owned by the Mexican military. It handled 39,768 passengers on its first month of operations.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Estadística Operacional de Aeropuertos / Statistics by Airport". Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil. Retrieved January 26, 2024.