Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Airport

Puerto Vallarta Airport

The airport is Puerto Vallarta’s front door. This page keeps the big picture, the latest changes, and our best reporting in one place.
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The big picture

Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport connects the bay to the rest of Mexico and major gateways abroad. When schedules shift or service changes, the effects show up quickly in hotels, small businesses, and commute patterns.

Seat capacity, fares, and the balance of domestic and international flights shape who arrives and how much they spend. Busy terminals don’t always mean strong spending; the mix of travelers matters as much as the headcount.

High season usually runs from late fall through spring. Summer brings heat, storms, and a different travel pattern, with strong weekends and softer mid-weeks. Operational tweaks—security, baggage, taxi rules—can improve or strain the experience in minutes.

Our coverage follows what this means for workers, residents, and visitors. We track routes, on-the-ground operations, and the policies that set the tone for every trip.

What’s happening now

Puerto Vallarta Airport Departures / Arrivals

Flight status check for Puerto Vallarta International Airport (PVR)

Puerto Vallarta Arrivals
TimeAirlineFlightOriginTerminalGateStatus
2:01 pm (est 2:02 pm)WestJetWS 2152Vancouver (YVR)Expected
2:03 pmVolarisY4 560Toluca (TLC)Unknown
2:51 pm (est 2:05 pm)AmericanAA 2051Chicago (ORD)Expected
2:35 pm (est 2:07 pm)AmericanAA 2613Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)Expected
2:47 pm (est 2:25 pm)Delta Air LinesDL 1793Los Angeles (LAX)Expected
2:41 pm (est 2:32 pm)UnitedUA 319Los Angeles (LAX)Expected
3:14 pm (est 2:36 pm)WestJetWS 2450Winnipeg (YWG)Expected
2:40 pmVivaAerobusVB 7412Guadalajara (GDL)Unknown
2:41 pmAlaskaAS 616Seattle (SEA)Canceleduncertain
2:41 pmVolarisY4 7304Silao (BJX)Unknown
2:45 pmAeromexicoAM 334Mexico City (MEX)Unknown
3:00 pmWestJetWS 2248CalgaryUnknown
3:40 pm (est 3:08 pm)SouthwestWN 514Denver (DEN)Expected
3:39 pm (est 3:13 pm)WestJetWS 2240Calgary (YYC)Expected
3:19 pmVolarisY4 7506Querétaro (QRO)Unknown
3:03 pm (est 3:23 pm)AlaskaAS 475San Diego (SAN)Expected
3:30 pmAir TransatTS 106Montreal (YUL)Expected
3:40 pm (est 3:41 pm)Air CanadaAC 970Vancouver (YVR)Expected
3:48 pmAeromexicoAM 880Mexico City (NLU)Unknown
3:55 pmAlaskaAS 1833Los Angeles (LAX)Canceleduncertain
3:56 pmVolarisY4 3122Tijuana (TIJ)Unknown
5:15 pm (est 4:20 pm)PorterPD 769Hamilton (YHM)Expected
4:30 pm (est 4:20 pm)AlaskaAS 1336Portland (PDX)Expected
3:48 pm (est 4:25 pm)Delta Air LinesDL 1921Seattle (SEA)Expected
4:30 pmVolarisY4 1310Guadalajara (GDL)Unknown
4:36 pmAlaskaAS 607Seattle (SEA)Unknown
4:44 pmUnitedUA 1585San Francisco (SFO)Expected
4:45 pmVivaAerobusVB 1168Mexico City (MEX)Unknown
5:10 pmVolarisY4 5614Monterrey (MTY)Unknown
5:14 pmVolarisY4 7434Mexicali (MXL)Unknown
5:20 pm (est 5:19 pm)FlairF8 2508Calgary (YYC)Expected
5:25 pmWestJetWS 2114EdmontonUnknown
5:30 pmVivaAerobusVB 4344Monterrey (MTY)Unknown
5:31 pmAlaskaAS 469San Diego (SAN)Canceleduncertain
5:43 pmAlaskaAS 633San FranciscoUnknown
5:55 pmAir TransatTS 632Quebec (YQB)Expected
6:16 pm (est 6:12 pm)AlaskaAS 437Los Angeles (LAX)Expected
6:20 pmFlairF8 2704EdmontonUnknown
6:25 pmVivaAerobusVB 7122Guadalajara (GDL)Unknown
6:49 pmAlaskaAS 1503Los Angeles (LAX)Expected
11:29 pmAeromexicoAM 340Mexico City (MEX)Expected
Times shown in America/Mexico_City. Data cached ~120s. Source: AeroDataBox.

Puerto Vallarta Departures
TimeAirlineFlightDestinationTerminalGateStatus
2:08 pmUnitedUA 296Denver (DEN)Unknown
2:09 pmAmericanAA 2278Chicago (ORD)Unknown
2:12 pmAlaskaAS 471San Diego (SAN)Unknown
2:20 pmFlairF8 2801Vancouver (YVR)Expected
2:35 pmWestJetWS 2381Regina (YQR)Expected
2:38 pmVolarisY4 561Toluca (TLC)Unknown
2:40 pmVivaAerobusVB 4341Monterrey (MTY)Unknown
2:40 pmUnitedUA 1166Houston (IAH)Unknown
2:42 pmAlaskaAS 556San Jose (SJC)Unknown
2:53 pmAlaskaAS 249New York (JFK)Unknown
2:55 pmAir CanadaAC 998Montreal (YUL)Expected
2:55 pmAmericanAA 3272Phoenix (PHX)Unknown
3:00 pmWestJetWS 2153Vancouver (YVR)Expected
3:05 pmWestJetWS 2041Victoria (YYJ)Expected
3:16 pmVolarisY4 7305Silao (BJX)Unknown
3:20 pmSouthwestWN 109Houston (HOU)Unknown
3:29 pmDelta Air LinesDL 1838Salt Lake City (SLC)Unknown
3:30 pmVivaAerobusVB 7413Guadalajara (GDL)Unknown
3:35 pmAmericanAA 2613Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)Unknown
3:35 pmAeromexicoAM 337Mexico City (MEX)Unknown
3:43 pmUnitedUA 244Los Angeles (LAX)Unknown
3:51 pmAlaskaAS 615Seattle (SEA)Unknown
3:51 pmAmericanAA 1881Los Angeles (LAX)Unknown
3:54 pmVolarisY4 7507Querétaro (QRO)Unknown
3:57 pmDelta Air LinesDL 1779Los Angeles (LAX)Unknown
4:10 pmWestJetWS 2451Winnipeg (YWG)Expected
4:13 pmAlaskaAS 1337Portland (PDX)Unknown
4:28 pmAeromexicoAM 881Mexico City (NLU)Unknown
4:30 pmWestJetWS 2241Calgary (YYC)Expected
4:35 pmSouthwestWN 1299Phoenix (PHX)Unknown
4:36 pmVolarisY4 3123Tijuana (TIJ)Unknown
4:40 pmAir CanadaAC 971Vancouver (YVR)Expected
4:50 pmAir TransatTS 107Montreal (YUL)Expected
4:58 pmDelta Air LinesDL 1922Seattle (SEA)Unknown
5:00 pmWestJetWS 2249Calgary (YYC)Unknown
5:04 pmAlaskaAS 1708Los Angeles (LAX)Unknown
5:10 pmVolarisY4 1313Guadalajara (GDL)Unknown
5:40 pmAlaskaAS 690San Francisco (SFO)Expected
5:45 pmVivaAerobusVB 1169Mexico City (MEX)Unknown
5:45 pmVolarisY4 5615Monterrey (MTY)Unknown
5:46 pmUnitedUA 705San Francisco (SFO)Canceled
5:46 pmAlaskaAS 605Seattle (SEA)Unknown
5:49 pmVolarisY4 7435Mexicali (MXL)Unknown
6:05 pmFlairF8 2509Calgary (YYC)Expected
6:15 pmPorterPD 770Hamilton (YHM)Unknown
6:15 pmVivaAerobusVB 4345Monterrey (MTY)Unknown
6:30 pmWestJetWS 2115Edmonton (YEG)Unknown
6:53 pmAlaskaAS 628San Francisco (SFO)Unknown
7:05 pmFlairF8 2705Edmonton (YEG)Expected
7:05 pmAir TransatTS 633Quebec (YQB)Expected
7:10 pmVivaAerobusVB 7123Guadalajara (GDL)Unknown
7:26 pmAlaskaAS 1431Los Angeles (LAX)Unknown
7:59 pmAlaskaAS 1504Los Angeles (LAX)Unknown
Times shown in America/Mexico_City. Data cached ~120s. Source: AeroDataBox.