Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico – the company that owns and operates 12 airports in México, including Los Cabos International Airport in San José del Cabo – has announced its passenger traffic figures for last month (July 2022), and spoiler alert: they’re spectacular. GAP included comparison figures for the same time periods in 2019 and 2021, which highlight just how much Los Cabos tourism has recovered from the pandemic, and how much it has grown beyond where it was pre-pandemic.
In July 2022, for example, the total number of terminal passengers at GAP’s Mexican airports increased by 18.9% relative to the same period in 2019. Tijuana, Puerto Vallarta, Los Cabos, and Guadalajara airports saw increases in passenger traffic of 44.4%, 39.9%, 25.1%, and 4.2% respectively.
From January to July this year, Los Cabos as a destination has welcomed 4,121,200 visitors, of which 2,720,100 were international arrivals (the overwhelming majority from the U.S.), and 1,401,100 were domestic arrivals from within México. In 2021 during the same period, Los Cabos received 2,997,600 visitors, meaning in the course of a single year, tourism arrivals jumped by 37%. Even when compared with the pre-pandemic numbers from 2019 (3,438,200), the destination has seen a massive increase in tourism (about 20%).
Passenger traffic 2022 compared to 2019 figures |
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| Domestic Terminal Passengers (in thousands):. | ||||||
| Airport | Jul-19 | Jul-22 | % Change | Jan-Jul 19 | Jan-Jul 22 | % Change |
| Guadalajara | 944.8 | 1,008.2 | 6.7% | 6,039.1 | 6,042.3 | 0.1% |
| Tijuana* | 537.5 | 752.3 | 40.0% | 3,432.4 | 4,574.2 | 33.3% |
| Los Cabos | 217.3 | 256.7 | 18.2% | 1,102.8 | 1,401.1 | 27.1% |
| Puerto Vallarta | 204.2 | 280.3 | 37.3% | 1,035.5 | 1,471.0 | 42.1% |
| Montego Bay | 1.1 | 0.0 | (100.0%) | 5.3 | 0.0 | (100.0%) |
| Guanajuato | 184.3 | 174.1 | (5.5%) | 1,178.5 | 983.3 | (16.6%) |
| Hermosillo | 165.3 | 175.3 | 6.0% | 1,025.3 | 1,039.8 | 1.4% |
| Kingston | 0.0 | 0.0 | N/A | 0.0 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Mexicali | 110.4 | 104.9 | (5.0%) | 679.8 | 695.7 | 2.4% |
| Morelia | 41.9 | 56.1 | 33.9% | 267.8 | 369.6 | 38.0% |
| La Paz | 106.0 | 106.4 | 0.4% | 572.3 | 619.0 | 8.2% |
| Aguascalientes | 55.9 | 66.5 | 18.9% | 361.2 | 420.1 | 16.3% |
| Los Mochis | 35.5 | 36.6 | 3.1% | 222.6 | 240.6 | 8.1% |
| Manzanillo | 7.7 | 9.2 | 19.6% | 56.9 | 57.7 | 1.4% |
| Total | 2,611.7 | 3,026.6 | 15.9% | 15,979.4 | 17,914.9 | 12.1% |
International Terminal Passengers (in thousands): |
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| Airport | Jul-19 | Jul-22 | % Change | Jan-Jul 19 | Jan-Jul 22 | % Change |
| Guadalajara | 449.0 | 443.9 | (1.1%) | 2,525.7 | 2,511.5 | (0.6%) |
| Tijuana* | 293.2 | 447.5 | 52.6% | 1,687.3 | 2,397.2 | 42.1% |
| Los Cabos | 316.2 | 410.7 | 29.9% | 2,335.4 | 2,720.1 | 16.5% |
| Puerto Vallarta | 195.3 | 278.4 | 42.6% | 2,165.9 | 2,213.3 | 2.2% |
| Montego Bay | 442.0 | 430.3 | (2.6%) | 2,958.5 | 2,519.3 | (14.8%) |
| Guanajuato | 74.2 | 80.0 | 7.8% | 419.3 | 437.2 | 4.3% |
| Hermosillo | 6.4 | 7.5 | 18.1% | 40.9 | 46.0 | 12.5% |
| Kingston | 0.0 | 176.3 | N/A | 0.0 | 806.9 | N/A |
| Mexicali | 0.6 | 0.6 | 10.8% | 3.9 | 3.5 | (9.3%) |
| Morelia | 41.0 | 47.9 | 16.9% | 248.1 | 281.5 | 13.5% |
| La Paz | 1.0 | 2.5 | 145.8% | 7.6 | 16.3 | 112.7% |
| Aguascalientes | 24.5 | 23.3 | (4.8%) | 123.8 | 128.3 | 3.6% |
| Los Mochis | 0.7 | 0.7 | (3.4%) | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6% |
| Manzanillo | 3.7 | 4.7 | 28.1% | 56.0 | 45.9 | (18.0%) |
| Total | 1,847.7 | 2,354.5 | 27.4% | 12,576.8 | 14,131.5 | 12.4% |
Total Terminal Passengers (in thousands): |
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| Airport | Jul-19 | Jul-22 | % Change | Jan-Jul 19 | Jan-Jul 22 | % Change |
| Guadalajara | 1,393.8 | 1,452.1 | 4.2% | 8,564.9 | 8,553.8 | (0.1%) |
| Tijuana* | 830.6 | 1,199.7 | 44.4% | 5,119.7 | 6,971.4 | 36.2% |
| Los Cabos | 533.4 | 667.4 | 25.1% | 3,438.2 | 4,121.2 | 19.9% |
| Puerto Vallarta | 399.5 | 558.7 | 39.9% | 3,201.4 | 3,684.2 | 15.1% |
| Montego Bay | 443.1 | 430.3 | (2.9%) | 2,963.8 | 2,519.3 | (15.0%) |
| Guanajuato | 258.4 | 254.1 | (1.7%) | 1,597.8 | 1,420.5 | (11.1%) |
| Hermosillo | 171.7 | 182.8 | 6.5% | 1,066.1 | 1,085.8 | 1.8% |
| Kingston | 0.0 | 176.3 | N/A | 0.0 | 807.4 | N/A |
| Mexicali | 111.0 | 105.5 | (4.9%) | 683.7 | 699.3 | 2.3% |
| Morelia | 82.9 | 104.1 | 25.5% | 515.9 | 651.1 | 26.2% |
| La Paz | 107.0 | 108.8 | 1.7% | 580.0 | 635.3 | 9.5% |
| Aguascalientes | 80.4 | 89.9 | 11.7% | 485.0 | 548.4 | 13.1% |
| Los Mochis | 36.2 | 37.3 | 3.0% | 226.9 | 245.0 | 8.0% |
| Manzanillo | 11.4 | 13.9 | 22.4% | 112.9 | 103.6 | (8.2%) |
| Total | 4,459.4 | 5,381.1 | 20.7% | 28,556.2 | 32,046.4 | 12.2% |
| *Passengers in Tijuana who use CBX in both directions are classified as international. | ||||||
| CBX users (in thousands): | ||||||
| Airport | Jul-19 | Jul-22 | % Change | Jan-Jul 19 | Jan-Jul 22 | % Change |
| Tijuana | 288.9 | 444.3 | 53.8% | 1,659.9 | 2,378.9 | 43.3% |
| The Company took control of the Kingston airport on October 10, 2019, therefore there are no comparative figures from January 1st to October 9, 2019. | ||||||
Passenger traffic 2022 compared to 2021 |
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Domestic Terminal Passengers (in thousands): |
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| Airport | Jul-21 | Jul-22 | % Change | Jan-Jul 21 | Jan-Jul 22 | % Change |
| Guadalajara | 780.3 | 1,008.2 | 29.2% | 4,531.7 | 6,042.3 | 33.3% |
| Tijuana* | 619.1 | 752.3 | 21.5% | 3,803.1 | 4,574.2 | 20.3% |
| Los Cabos | 195.2 | 256.7 | 31.5% | 1,082.6 | 1,401.1 | 29.4% |
| Puerto Vallarta | 216.3 | 280.3 | 29.6% | 969.8 | 1,471.0 | 51.7% |
| Montego Bay | 0.0 | 0.0 | N/A | 0.0 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Guanajuato | 143.3 | 174.1 | 21.5% | 824.2 | 983.3 | 19.3% |
| Hermosillo | 134.8 | 175.3 | 30.0% | 753.3 | 1,039.8 | 38.0% |
| Kingston | 0.1 | 0.0 | (54.5%) | 0.8 | 0.5 | (35.8%) |
| Mexicali | 108.8 | 104.9 | (3.6%) | 572.0 | 695.7 | 21.6% |
| Morelia | 51.1 | 56.1 | 9.8% | 306.8 | 369.6 | 20.5% |
| La Paz | 85.8 | 106.4 | 24.0% | 483.5 | 619.0 | 28.0% |
| Aguascalientes | 59.5 | 66.5 | 11.8% | 301.9 | 420.1 | 39.1% |
| Los Mochis | 31.6 | 36.6 | 16.0% | 194.2 | 240.6 | 23.9% |
| Manzanillo | 9.0 | 9.2 | 1.4% | 49.3 | 57.7 | 17.0% |
| Total | 2,434.9 | 3,026.6 | 24.3% | 13,873.2 | 17,914.9 | 29.1% |
International Terminal Passengers (in thousands): |
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| Airport | Jul-21 | Jul-22 | % Change | Jan-Jul 21 | Jan-Jul 22 | % Change |
| Guadalajara | 413.1 | 443.9 | 7.5% | 1,957.4 | 2,511.5 | 28.3% |
| Tijuana* | 300.2 | 447.5 | 49.1% | 1,462.8 | 2,397.2 | 63.9% |
| Los Cabos | 397.2 | 410.7 | 3.4% | 1,915.0 | 2,720.1 | 42.0% |
| Puerto Vallarta | 240.8 | 278.4 | 15.6% | 1,169.1 | 2,213.3 | 89.3% |
| Montego Bay | 314.5 | 430.3 | 36.9% | 1,275.9 | 2,519.3 | 97.5% |
| Guanajuato | 80.6 | 80.0 | (0.8%) | 329.4 | 437.2 | 32.7% |
| Hermosillo | 11.5 | 7.5 | (34.6%) | 57.3 | 46.0 | (19.8%) |
| Kingston | 96.0 | 176.3 | 83.7% | 394.8 | 806.9 | 104.4% |
| Mexicali | 0.6 | 0.6 | 3.9% | 2.4 | 3.5 | 46.0% |
| Morelia | 43.0 | 47.9 | 11.5% | 219.8 | 281.5 | 28.0% |
| La Paz | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.2% | 10.8 | 16.3 | 51.2% |
| Aguascalientes | 24.1 | 23.3 | (3.2%) | 112.7 | 128.3 | 13.9% |
| Los Mochis | 1.1 | 0.7 | (38.2%) | 5.1 | 4.4 | (13.4%) |
| Manzanillo | 4.2 | 4.7 | 13.2% | 25.7 | 45.9 | 79.0% |
| Total | 1,929.4 | 2,354.5 | 22.0% | 8,938.0 | 14,131.5 | 58.1% |
Total Terminal Passengers (in thousands): |
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| Airport | Jul-21 | Jul-22 | % Change | Jan-Jul 21 | Jan-Jul 22 | % Change |
| Guadalajara | 1,193.4 | 1,452.1 | 21.7% | 6,489.1 | 8,553.8 | 31.8% |
| Tijuana* | 919.3 | 1,199.7 | 30.5% | 5,265.9 | 6,971.4 | 32.4% |
| Los Cabos | 592.4 | 667.4 | 12.7% | 2,997.6 | 4,121.2 | 37.5% |
| Puerto Vallarta | 457.1 | 558.7 | 22.2% | 2,138.9 | 3,684.2 | 72.3% |
| Montego Bay | 314.5 | 430.3 | 36.9% | 1,275.9 | 2,519.3 | 97.5% |
| Guanajuato | 223.9 | 254.1 | 13.5% | 1,153.7 | 1,420.5 | 23.1% |
| Hermosillo | 146.3 | 182.8 | 24.9% | 810.6 | 1,085.8 | 33.9% |
| Kingston | 96.1 | 176.3 | 83.6% | 395.5 | 807.4 | 104.1% |
| Mexicali | 109.4 | 105.5 | (3.5%) | 574.4 | 699.3 | 21.7% |
| Morelia | 94.1 | 104.1 | 10.6% | 526.6 | 651.1 | 23.6% |
| La Paz | 88.3 | 108.8 | 23.3% | 494.2 | 635.3 | 28.5% |
| Aguascalientes | 83.6 | 89.9 | 7.4% | 414.6 | 548.4 | 32.3% |
| Los Mochis | 32.7 | 37.3 | 14.1% | 199.3 | 245.0 | 23.0% |
| Manzanillo | 13.2 | 13.9 | 5.1% | 75.0 | 103.6 | 38.2% |
| Total | 4,364.3 | 5,381.1 | 23.3% | 22,811.2 | 32,046.4 | 40.5% |
| *Passengers in Tijuana who use CBX in both directions are classified as international. | ||||||
Highlights for the month:
- Seats and load factors: The number of seats available during July 2022 increased by 27.4%, compared to July 2021; load factors for the month went from 77.9% in July 2021 to 82.8% in July 2022.
- New routes:
- Guadalajara – Toluca: Volaris
- Puerto Vallarta – Toluca: Volaris
- Los Cabos – Toluca: Volaris
- Tijuana – Toluca: Volaris
- Tijuana – Puerto Escondido: Volaris
- Los Cabos – Madrid: Iberojet
Company Description
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V. (GAP) operates 12 airports throughout Mexico ’s Pacific region, including the major cities of Guadalajara and Tijuana, the four tourist destinations of Puerto Vallarta, Los Cabos, La Paz and Manzanillo, and six other mid-sized cities: Hermosillo, Guanajuato, Morelia, Aguascalientes, Mexicali and Los Mochis. In February 2006, GAP’s shares were listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “PAC” and on the Mexican Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “GAP”. In April 2015, GAP acquired 100% of Desarrollo de Concessioner Aeroportuarias, S.L., which owns a majority stake in MBJ Airports Limited, a company operating Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica. In October 2018, GAP entered into a concession agreement for the operation of the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, Jamaica and took control of the operation in October 2019.
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