Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo) (IATA: ZIH, ICAO: MMZH) is an international airport located in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico. It serves as the primary gateway for both domestic and international air travel to the resort cities of Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo, popular tourist destinations situated along the Costa Grande region of the Mexican Pacific Coast. The airport facilitates nonstop flights to numerous major cities within Mexico, along with mostly seasonal flights to destinations in the United States and Canada. Additionally, the airport supports various activities in general and executive aviation, as well as flight training. Operated by Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMA), Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport reported handling 674,660 passengers in 2024 and experienced an increase to 733,616 passengers in 2025.
Location
17.602°N, 101.461°O · 8 m s. n. m. (26 ft)
General data
Runways · 1
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 2
Tower
Approach
Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.
Airlines operating here · 12
Other airlines with direct routes
Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).
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APA
Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH). Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/ZIH
MLA
“Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/ZIH. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.
Chicago
Vuelopedia. “Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH).” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/ZIH.
Harvard
Vuelopedia (2026) Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/ZIH (Accessed: 23 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_zih,
author = {{Vuelopedia}},
title = {{Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH)}},
publisher = {Fundación Poderia},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-10-15},
url = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/ZIH},
howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/ZIH}},
urldate = {2026-10-23},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-23}
}Wikipedia
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