Puerto Vallarta airport registers more than 3 million visitors

During the first half of 2022, more than 3 million people traveled to or from Puerto Vallarta by air, which represents a marked recovery of this tourist destination compared to 2019, prior to the pandemic.

According to data from Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, concessionaire of the Puerto Vallarta air terminal (Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport), during the month of June there was a comparative increase of 36.3 percent in passengers on commercial flights compared to the same month of 2019 (prior to the pandemic), which constitutes two consecutive months with high increases.

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