Tulum International Airport
airport in Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo
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 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 and military 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 in its first month of operations, rising to 1,248,645 by 2025.
History
Tulum, a well-known tourist destination, has traditionally relied on Cancún International Airport as its primary gateway. Efforts have been ongoing to reduce Cancun's dominance and establish alternative entry points to this tourist zone, with Cozumel Int'l. Airport emerging as a successful secondary option. In the 2000s, Chichen Itza International Airport was constructed to facilitate access to the central Yucatan region, but financial viability concerns led to its closure shortly after its establishment.
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