First US-Nayarit flights will take off in July

Nayarit, a authorities connected Mexico’s Pacific Coast champion known for lodging destinations similar Punta Mita and Nuevo Vallarta, has announced its archetypal ever formation to the United States. The caller way volition link Tepic International Airport (TPQ) with Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), starting July 16. 

The route volition beryllium operated by low-cost hose Volaris connected Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Flights volition depart LAX astatine 11:37 a.m., and onshore successful TPQ astatine 2:27 p.m. The instrumentality formation volition depart from TPQ astatine 6:50 p.m., arriving successful Los Angeles astatine 9:48 p.m.

Luxury hotels successful Punta Mita and high’end residences person made the Nayarit Riviera an important destination connected Mexico’s Pacific Coast. (Fernando Gutiérrez/Unsplash)

Although the airdrome was officially declared planetary connected December 15, 2009, this volition beryllium the airport’s first-ever planetary flight. It has up to now  operated home flights only.

Recently, the airdrome carried retired important renovations and expansions to accommodate planetary demand. With an concern of 2.5 billion-pesos (US $145 million), the modernization task includes an expanded runway, a caller power tower, and a caller terminal designed to grip up to 20 cardinal passengers annually. The caller terminal required an further concern of 1.6 cardinal pesos (US $93 million).

According to the paper El Financiero, the renovations whitethorn grow operations to yet see planetary routes to and from Canada, different U.S. destinations, Central America, South America and Europe.

Major highways are besides being renovated to facilitate entree to the airdrome from destinations on the Nayarit coast. 

The Riviera Nayarit, 1 of Mexico’s apical destinations, continues to acquisition increasing planetary demand, and the way is expected to facilitate a greater influx of visitors. The formation retired of TPQ (known arsenic Aeropuerto Internacional de Tepic-Riviera Nayarit successful Spanish) volition additionally service a important fig of Nayarit residents surviving successful California who often question betwixt the 2 regions.

According to the Mexican Airports Group (AME), owed to the deficiency of aerial connectivity successful the region, 88% of rider request is being diverted to the airports of Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara. AME said the Riviera Nayarit has the imaginable to seizure betwixt 10% and 15% of the yearly rider postulation astatine some airports, which could construe to implicit 3 cardinal passengers per year.

Another caller caller way for TPQ is to and from Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA) adjacent Mexico City. The formation launched May 1 and is operated by low-cost hose Viva. 

With reports from Reportur and Aviación 21