Tulum, Q.R. — Eight months into operations at the Tulum International Airport, state authorities report nearly 700,000 passengers. Quintana Roo governor Mara Lezama says the new airport continues to pass expectations with the recorded arrival of 670,000 national and international travelers.
The reported figures are within the Jungle Airport’s first eight months of operations which also include more than 5,000 flights.
“In just eight months of activity, between December 2023 and July 2024, the Tulum Airport has handled almost 670,000 passengers in 5,200 air operations. What is striking is the progression of growth,” she said.
The increase has been noted during March and July of this year, which are the state’s busiest travel times. According to Lezama, in March there were more than 5,000 international passengers, by April that number reached 53,000 passengers and by July, travel figures skyrocketed, reaching more than 88,000.
“This means that in just four months the number of national and international passengers has multiplied 16 times and the projection is fabulous, since this year we could reach 1.4 million passengers received,” she said.
In June, Tulum International Airport Administrator General Javier Diego Campillo said the initial hope was that around 700,000 passengers would land at the airport in the first year. However, due to the continual increase in flights, the airport could reach as many as 1.3 to 1.4 million passengers before the year is out.
