If you are a traveling to Mexico and will fly to Cancun International Airport then here is some essential information that will help you further. The Cancun International Airport (CUN) will give you all those comforts that you want to travel to your destination. This airport is the second busiest airport in Mexico and lies in Cancun which is in Quintana Roo. It could be found on the Caribbean coast of Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. It is the biggest airport for international passengers in Mexico and Latin America. So from this you may have understood that this airport will serve you the best.
This airport serves more than 11,174,908 passengers every year by becoming among the most significant airports in Mexico and due to that it is also undergone expansion programs. The airport has two runways of 1,500 metres and three commercial terminals. Terminal 1 is used by the Charter Airlines from North America along with the domestic charter airlines; Terminal 2 is used by few of the international airlines and Terminal 3 is used by most of the international operations of airlines which is from North America and Europe. The operator of this airport is Aeropuertos del Sureste ASUR. It is the hub for Mexicana and has an official website as www.cancun-airport.com.
Elaborating the terminals further the Terminal 1 has seven gates as 1-7A, Terminal 2 has twenty two gates from A1-A11 and B12-B22 and Terminal 3 has fifteen gates that are named as C23-C37. Overall the terminals include 47 boarding gates out of which 22 are in Terminal 2 and 14 in Terminal 3. The airport shuttle service runs in between the terminal main entrances linking all the terminals easily. To reach to the airport you should drive through the Carretera Cancun-Chetumal till the km 22 exit and later simply follow the signs and you will reach at the station.
Airlines that operate from this airport are Aeroméxico, Aerotucán, Air Berlin, Air Canada, Air Europa, Air Pullmantur, AirTran Airways, Air Transat, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Arkefly, Avianca, Blue Panorama Airlines, CanJet, Condor, Continental Airlines, Copa Airlines, Corsairfly, Cubana de Aviación, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Edelweiss Air, Enerjet, EuroAtlantic Airways, Iberworld, Interjet, Jetairfly, JetBlue Airways, LAN Airlines, LAN Peru, Livingston Energy Flight, Magnicharters, Martinair, Maya Island Air, MAYAir, Mexicana, MexicanaClick, MexicanaLink, Monarch Airlines, Neos, Novair, Orbest, Skyservice, Spirit Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, Sunwing Airlines, Sunwing Airlines operated by Aeroméxico, TACA, TACA operated by Regional, Thomas Cook Airlines, Thomson Airways, Transaero, United Airlines, US Airways, USA3000 Airlines, Viva Aerobus, Volaris, WestJet, White, Xiknal Air and XL Airways France.
Some cargo airlines are also operated from this airport like Amerijet International, Estafeta Carga Aérea, FedEx Express and Regional Cargo. Once you reach at the airport you can park your car at the site. Car parks could be found at every terminal and remains open for 24 hours a day with security service. Also hire a car from various companies who represented the airport. Besides this, bus and taxi transportation are available at the airport to take you to your destination in the city.
The airport provides basic facilities like ATMs, bureaux de change, internet, fast food outlets, bars, restaurants, gift shops, duty-free stores, porters for luggage, lost and found office, pharmacy, medical centre, beauty parlour, baggage wrapping services and few others. For conference and business facilities you have Moon Palace Resort. Rest you have many places for this facility like FBO building offers lounge area, VIP room and others. Facilities for disabled travellers are ramps, wheelchairs and toilets.
Cancun has amazing sites to explore so if you get time then visit some of the nearby attractions of the city. Attractions of this city are Mayan Ruins, beaches and nightlife, Tourist Zone, Cancun City or ‘Centro’, Isla Mujeres, Playa Del Carmen and Cozumel, Mayan Ruins of the Yucatan and many others. For visa availability you can contact your embassy. Well, if visa is not required for some nationals then a valid passport is all to visit the city of Cancun. So whenever you reach to this airport, do visit its nearby attractions in any case that will fascinate you ahead.
