Route Network
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Airport connects nine destinations worldwide, with Mexico City standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Los Angeles, and the shortest flight is to Mexico City.
1 hr 15 mins
201 mi · 324 km
3
per day
1 hr 15 mins
219 mi · 352 km
2
per day
1 hr 40 mins
235 mi · 378 km
5
per week
2 hr 55 mins
938 mi · 1,510 km
4
per week
4 hr 20 mins
1,540 mi · 2,479 km
4
per week
1 hr 25 mins
224 mi · 361 km
4
per week
4 hr 5 mins
1,413 mi · 2,275 km
4
per week
1 hr 15 mins
158 mi · 254 km
3
per week
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ZIH → PBC
3
per week
Route and destination data updated July 16, 2026.
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Airport is served by six airlines, with Volaris in the lead at 55% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 73% of routes. five carriers operate only one route each. A total of two airlines operate international routes, compared with four airlines serving domestic routes. Alaska Airlines is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Los Angeles with a flight time of 4 hrs 20 mins.
Volaris
(6 routes)
Aeromexico
(1 routes)
VivaAerobus
(1 routes)
Xpressair
(1 routes)
United Airlines
(1 routes)
Alaska Airlines
(1 routes)
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Airport provides direct service to two countries across one continent. The route network is 78% domestic and 22% international. United States of America is the primary international destination.
Mexico
- 8/day
United States of America
- 1/day
Delays
Delay data is not available yet for this airport.
Delay data is not available yet for this airport.
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Global Rankings
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8,255 ft 2,516 m 8,255 ft · 2,516 m | 197 ft 60 m 197 ft · 60 m | Asphalt | |
| 8,255 ft 2,516 m 8,255 ft · 2,516 m | 197 ft 60 m 197 ft · 60 m | Asphalt |
Runway Length
75 aircraft cannot operate at Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 8,255 ft (2,516 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.
| Aircraft | Takeoff | Landing |
|---|---|---|
| Vickers VC10 | 8,281 ft 2,524 m 8,281 ft · 2,524 m | 6,381 ft 1,945 m 6,381 ft · 1,945 m |
| Boeing 737 Convertible | 8,284 ft 2,525 m 8,284 ft · 2,525 m | 7,001 ft 2,134 m 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Boeing 737-400 | 8,333 ft 2,540 m 8,333 ft · 2,540 m | 5,052 ft 1,540 m 5,052 ft · 1,540 m |
| Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call | 4,701 ft 1,433 m 4,701 ft · 1,433 m | 8,366 ft 2,550 m 8,366 ft · 2,550 m |
| Lockheed Martin C5 Galaxy | 8,399 ft 2,560 m 8,399 ft · 2,560 m | 3,599 ft 1,097 m 3,599 ft · 1,097 m |
| Boeing 737 MAX 9 | 8,530 ft 2,600 m 8,530 ft · 2,600 m | 5,577 ft 1,700 m 5,577 ft · 1,700 m |
| Boeing 757-300 | 8,530 ft 2,600 m 8,530 ft · 2,600 m | 5,085 ft 1,550 m 5,085 ft · 1,550 m |
| Airbus A350-1000 | 8,530 ft 2,600 m 8,530 ft · 2,600 m | 6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Boeing 737-500 | 8,694 ft 2,650 m 8,694 ft · 2,650 m | 4,593 ft 1,400 m 4,593 ft · 1,400 m |
| Convair 880 | 8,760 ft 2,670 m 8,760 ft · 2,670 m | 6,234 ft 1,900 m 6,234 ft · 1,900 m |
| Ilyushin Il-96 400 | 8,858 ft 2,700 m 8,858 ft · 2,700 m | 5,413 ft 1,650 m 5,413 ft · 1,650 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Air Tanker | 8,858 ft 2,700 m 8,858 ft · 2,700 m | 5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Airbus A380 Private Jet | 9,019 ft 2,749 m 9,019 ft · 2,749 m | 5,000 ft 1,524 m 5,000 ft · 1,524 m |
| Airbus A380-800 | 9,019 ft 2,749 m 9,019 ft · 2,749 m | 5,000 ft 1,524 m 5,000 ft · 1,524 m |
| Airbus A340-300 | 9,072 ft 2,765 m 9,072 ft · 2,765 m | 6,004 ft 1,830 m 6,004 ft · 1,830 m |
| Airbus A330-200 | 9,088 ft 2,770 m 9,088 ft · 2,770 m | 5,676 ft 1,730 m 5,676 ft · 1,730 m |
| Airbus A330 Corporate Jet | 9,088 ft 2,770 m 9,088 ft · 2,770 m | 5,676 ft 1,730 m 5,676 ft · 1,730 m |
| Airbus A330-200F | 9,088 ft 2,770 m 9,088 ft · 2,770 m | 5,676 ft 1,730 m 5,676 ft · 1,730 m |
| Airbus A330-300 | 9,088 ft 2,770 m 9,088 ft · 2,770 m | 5,676 ft 1,730 m 5,676 ft · 1,730 m |
| Boeing BBJ 787-800 | 9,186 ft 2,800 m 9,186 ft · 2,800 m | 4,987 ft 1,520 m 4,987 ft · 1,520 m |
| Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner | 9,186 ft 2,800 m 9,186 ft · 2,800 m | 4,987 ft 1,520 m 4,987 ft · 1,520 m |
| Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | 9,186 ft 2,800 m 9,186 ft · 2,800 m | 4,987 ft 1,520 m 4,987 ft · 1,520 m |
| Boeing 747-400 LCF Dreamlifter | 9,199 ft 2,804 m 9,199 ft · 2,804 m | 7,001 ft 2,134 m 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Boeing 747-400 | 9,236 ft 2,815 m 9,236 ft · 2,815 m | 6,250 ft 1,905 m 6,250 ft · 1,905 m |
| Boeing 747SP | 9,252 ft 2,820 m 9,252 ft · 2,820 m | 5,249 ft 1,600 m 5,249 ft · 1,600 m |
| Boeing 777 Freighter | 9,285 ft 2,830 m 9,285 ft · 2,830 m | 5,577 ft 1,700 m 5,577 ft · 1,700 m |
| Airbus A300B1 | 9,350 ft 2,850 m 9,350 ft · 2,850 m | 5,364 ft 1,635 m 5,364 ft · 1,635 m |
| Airbus A300B2 | 9,350 ft 2,850 m 9,350 ft · 2,850 m | 5,364 ft 1,635 m 5,364 ft · 1,635 m |
| Boeing 767-400 | 9,501 ft 2,896 m 9,501 ft · 2,896 m | 7,001 ft 2,134 m 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Airbus A340-200 | 9,514 ft 2,900 m 9,514 ft · 2,900 m | 6,201 ft 1,890 m 6,201 ft · 1,890 m |
| Airbus A380-900 | 9,678 ft 2,950 m 9,678 ft · 2,950 m | 6,594 ft 2,010 m 6,594 ft · 2,010 m |
| Boeing 777-200LR | 9,744 ft 2,970 m 9,744 ft · 2,970 m | 5,610 ft 1,710 m 5,610 ft · 1,710 m |
| Antonov An-124 Ruslan | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 2,953 ft 900 m 2,953 ft · 900 m |
| Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Stars | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Tupolev Tu-144 | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 8,530 ft 2,600 m 8,530 ft · 2,600 m |
| Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52 | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Douglas DC-8-51 | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Douglas DC-8-62 | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Douglas DC-8-63 | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Douglas DC-8-53 | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Douglas DC-8-61 | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Airbus A330-900neo | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,577 ft 1,700 m 5,577 ft · 1,700 m |
| Airbus A350-900F | 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Airbus A380 Cargo | 9,875 ft 3,010 m 9,875 ft · 3,010 m | 6,594 ft 2,010 m 6,594 ft · 2,010 m |
| Boeing YAL-1 | 9,902 ft 3,018 m 9,902 ft · 3,018 m | 7,546 ft 2,300 m 7,546 ft · 2,300 m |
| Aero Spacelines Super Guppy | 10,000 ft 3,048 m 10,000 ft · 3,048 m | 6,998 ft 2,133 m 6,998 ft · 2,133 m |
| Douglas DC-8 | 10,000 ft 3,048 m 10,000 ft · 3,048 m | 6,499 ft 1,981 m 6,499 ft · 1,981 m |
| Boeing 707 | 10,000 ft 3,048 m 10,000 ft · 3,048 m | 6,201 ft 1,890 m 6,201 ft · 1,890 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 | 10,007 ft 3,050 m 10,007 ft · 3,050 m | 6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 | 10,007 ft 3,050 m 10,007 ft · 3,050 m | 6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Airbus A340 Private Jet | 10,256 ft 3,126 m 10,256 ft · 3,126 m | 8,999 ft 2,743 m 8,999 ft · 2,743 m |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-11 | 10,299 ft 3,139 m 10,299 ft · 3,139 m | 6,949 ft 2,118 m 6,949 ft · 2,118 m |
| Airbus A340-600 | 10,302 ft 3,140 m 10,302 ft · 3,140 m | 6,562 ft 2,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Boeing BBJ 787-9 | 10,397 ft 3,169 m 10,397 ft · 3,169 m | 5,699 ft 1,737 m 5,699 ft · 1,737 m |
| VC-25A Air Force One | 10,466 ft 3,190 m 10,466 ft · 3,190 m | 7,999 ft 2,438 m 7,999 ft · 2,438 m |
| Boeing 747-8 | 10,466 ft 3,190 m 10,466 ft · 3,190 m | 8,793 ft 2,680 m 8,793 ft · 2,680 m |
| Airbus A340-500 | 10,499 ft 3,200 m 10,499 ft · 3,200 m | 6,299 ft 1,920 m 6,299 ft · 1,920 m |
| Boeing 747-200 | 10,499 ft 3,200 m 10,499 ft · 3,200 m | 6,234 ft 1,900 m 6,234 ft · 1,900 m |
| Boeing 777-300 | 10,597 ft 3,230 m 10,597 ft · 3,230 m | 5,906 ft 1,800 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Boeing 747-100 | 10,650 ft 3,246 m 10,650 ft · 3,246 m | 6,168 ft 1,880 m 6,168 ft · 1,880 m |
| Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ | 10,801 ft 3,292 m 10,801 ft · 3,292 m | 7,001 ft 2,134 m 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Boeing 747-8 Freighter | 10,801 ft 3,292 m 10,801 ft · 3,292 m | 7,001 ft 2,134 m 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Boeing 747-300 | 10,827 ft 3,300 m 10,827 ft · 3,300 m | 6,919 ft 2,109 m 6,919 ft · 2,109 m |
| Boeing 747-400F | 10,827 ft 3,300 m 10,827 ft · 3,300 m | 6,890 ft 2,100 m 6,890 ft · 2,100 m |
| Boeing 747-400ER | 10,892 ft 3,320 m 10,892 ft · 3,320 m | 7,136 ft 2,175 m 7,136 ft · 2,175 m |
| Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde | 11,250 ft 3,429 m 11,250 ft · 3,429 m | 7,218 ft 2,200 m 7,218 ft · 2,200 m |
| Antonov An-225 Mriya | 11,483 ft 3,500 m 11,483 ft · 3,500 m | 10,827 ft 3,300 m 10,827 ft · 3,300 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 | 11,499 ft 3,505 m 11,499 ft · 3,505 m | 5,909 ft 1,801 m 5,909 ft · 1,801 m |
Operational Context
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo (IATA: ZIH) operates around 9 flights per day to 9 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 7 domestic and 2 international routes, with Volaris as the leading carrier and Mexico City currently the busiest connection. From ZIH, passengers can reach 2 countries across 1 continent, and the longest runway measures 2,516 m (8,255 ft).