Tulum International Airport
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Tulum International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Tulum); officially Aeropuerto Internacional Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport) (IATA: TQO, ICAO: MMTL) is an international airport situated approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico. It serves both national and international air traffic for Tulum, functioning as a secondary gateway for tourists visiting the Mexican Caribbean, the Riviera Maya, and the Yucatan 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.
Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Felipe Carrillo Puerto | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Grupo Olmeca-Maya-Mexica | ||||||||||
Serves | Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico | ||||||||||
Location | Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo, Mexico | ||||||||||
Opened | 1 December 2023; 5 months ago (2023-12-01) | ||||||||||
Time zone | EST (UTC-05:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 20 m / 66 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 20°10′0″N 87°40′0″W | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
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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]