The Pacific Airport Group (GAP) put into operation the second runway at the Guadalajara airport, in Jalisco, which will promote sustained economic growth by facilitating regional development and global connectivity.
Enrique Vallin Osuna, director of the Federal Civil Aviation Agency (AFAC) , indicated that expanding an airport, particularly through a second runway, represents notable benefits such as the creation of jobs and a significant increase in capacity to serve a greater volume of flights and passengers.
So the objective is not only to reduce waiting times and congestion, or improve the punctuality and efficiency of flights, but also to diversify the available routes, offering more options and schedules to travelers.
“This project represents a significant increase in long-term operational capacity, increasing it by between 50 and 70%,” he said.
According to GAP, the runway is 3,538 meters long and 45 meters wide; and it is considered a segregated operation, this means that operations will be separated between the two runways, one for arrivals and the other for departures.
In this way, the Guadalajara air terminal becomes the fourth airport in the country to have a second runway.
This construction is part of GAP’s investment projects during the five-year period 2020-2024, which reached the figure of 15,900 million pesos in this airport.
“The inauguration of the second runway at the Guadalajara airport marks a significant milestone not only for our infrastructure, but also for the economic growth and global connectivity of Jalisco. It will allow us to offer greater efficiency and flexibility in our operations, positioning us as a key node in global aviation,” explained Raúl Revuelta Musalem, general director of GAP.
In addition to the second runway, Terminal 1 was modernized including the façade, a pedestrian bridge, a covered exterior corridor and roads, intervening approximately 26,400 square meters (m2).
Also, in general aviation, a new platform of 126,090 m2 was built, 83 aircraft positions, four for helicopters, 45 hangars and new facilities for government authorities, a mixed-use building was inaugurated that includes a Hilton Garden Inn Hotel with 180 rooms already in operation, two office buildings, a commercial plaza with two levels, a bus parking lot; in addition to the expansion of 11,704 m2 of the current terminal building and the rehabilitation of 1,188 m2 of it.
Regarding parking, there will be four thousand spaces , increasing the previous capacity by 90%, and it is projected to have a future capacity of more than 10 thousand spaces.
Currently, the Guadalajara airport is the third most important airport in Mexico. It has an average of 1,079 weekly departure frequencies, 10 airlines operate that connect with 60 destinations, and during 2023 it received almost 18 million passengers.
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