Puerto Vallarta News

Puerto Vallarta 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
12:18 pm (est 11:52 am)AmericanAA 1215Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)Expected
11:55 amVolarisY4 1312Guadalajara (GDL)Unknown
12:05 pm (est 12:00 pm)SouthwestWN 108Houston (HOU)Expected
12:05 pm (est 12:00 pm)SouthwestWN 108Houston (HOU)Expected
12:15 pmVivaAerobusVB 4340Monterrey (MTY)Unknown
12:15 pm (est 12:17 pm)AmericanAA 554Phoenix (PHX)Expected
12:35 pmVivaAerobusVB 9144Toluca (TLC)Unknown
12:50 pm (est 12:37 pm)Delta Air LinesDL 1941Atlanta (ATL)Expected
12:57 pm (est 12:54 pm)UnitedUA 2257Denver (DEN)Expected
1:00 pmVolarisY4 5612Monterrey (MTY)Unknown
1:27 pm (est 1:10 pm)UnitedUA 1212San Francisco (SFO)Expected
1:21 pmVolarisY4 7304Silao (BJX)Unknown
1:45 pm (est 1:26 pm)SouthwestWN 1298Phoenix (PHX)Expected
2:00 pm (est 1:39 pm)SouthwestWN 763Santa Ana (SNA)Expected
1:57 pm (est 1:41 pm)UnitedUA 304Houston (IAH)Expected
1:44 pmCRECRE 812Scottsdale (SCF)Expected
2:08 pm (est 1:48 pm)AlaskaAS 689San Francisco (SFO)Expected
2:13 pm (est 1:55 pm)AmericanAA 1837Phoenix (PHX)Expected
2:15 pm (est 2:16 pm)WestJetWS 2246Calgary (YYC)Expected
2:37 pm (est 2:18 pm)Delta Air LinesDL 1948Salt Lake City (SLC)Expected
2:20 pmAeromexicoAM 332Mexico City (MEX)Unknown
2:38 pm (est 2:24 pm)UnitedUA 1708Denver (DEN)Expected
2:25 pmVivaAerobusVB 5084Tijuana (TIJ)Unknown
2:26 pmVolarisY4 7506Querétaro (QRO)Unknown
2:40 pmVivaAerobusVB 7412Guadalajara (GDL)Unknown
3:05 pm (est 2:51 pm)Delta Air LinesDL 1793Los Angeles (LAX)Expected
3:08 pmDelta Air LinesDL 1921SeattleUnknown
3:36 pm (est 3:17 pm)AlaskaAS 902Seattle (SEA)Expected
3:25 pmVolarisY4 3122Tijuana (TIJ)Unknown
3:50 pmAeromexicoAM 880Mexico City (NLU)Unknown
4:35 pmVivaAerobusVB 1168Mexico City (MEX)Unknown
4:45 pmVivaAerobusVB 4344Monterrey (MTY)Unknown
5:10 pmVolarisY4 5614Monterrey (MTY)Unknown
6:08 pmAlaskaAS 1432Los Angeles (LAX)Unknown
7:26 pmAeromexicoAM 338Mexico City (MEX)Unknown
7:35 pmVolarisY4 282Mexico City (MEX)Expected
9:25 pmVivaAerobusVB 4348Monterrey (MTY)Expected
10:00 pmAeromexicoAM 340Mexico City (MEX)Expected
Times shown in America/Mexico_City. Data cached ~120s. Source: AeroDataBox.

Puerto Vallarta Departures
TimeAirlineFlightDestinationTerminalGateStatus
11:55 amVolarisY4 7937Morelia (MLM)Unknown
11:55 amVivaAerobusVB 3233Guadalajara (GDL)Unknown
12:25 pmVolarisY4 1313Guadalajara (GDL)Unknown
12:25 pmUnitedUA 2263Houston (IAH)Unknown
12:26 pmVolarisY4 281Mexico City (MEX)Unknown
1:00 pmVivaAerobusVB 4341Monterrey (MTY)Unknown
1:00 pmSouthwestWN 764Santa Ana (SNA)Unknown
1:15 pmAmericanAA 554Phoenix (PHX)Unknown
1:18 pmAmericanAA 1215Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)Unknown
1:20 pmVivaAerobusVB 9145Toluca (TLC)Unknown
1:35 pmVolarisY4 5613Monterrey (MTY)Unknown
1:55 pmVolarisY4 7305Silao (BJX)Unknown
1:59 pmUnitedUA 296Denver (DEN)Unknown
2:00 pmDelta Air LinesDL 1816Atlanta (ATL)Unknown
2:23 pmUnitedUA 1243San Francisco (SFO)Expected
2:40 pmSouthwestWN 109Houston (HOU)Unknown
2:53 pmUnitedUA 1166Houston (IAH)Unknown
2:55 pmSouthwestWN 1299Phoenix (PHX)Unknown
3:04 pmVolarisY4 7507Querétaro (QRO)Unknown
3:10 pmVivaAerobusVB 5085Tijuana (TIJ)Unknown
3:10 pmWestJetWS 2247Calgary (YYC)Expected
3:13 pmAmericanAA 1837Phoenix (PHX)Unknown
3:18 pmAlaskaAS 694San Francisco (SFO)Expected
3:20 pmAeromexicoAM 335Mexico City (MEX)Unknown
3:30 pmVivaAerobusVB 7413Guadalajara (GDL)Unknown
3:40 pmUnitedUA 2369Denver (DEN)Unknown
3:47 pmDelta Air LinesDL 1838Salt Lake City (SLC)Unknown
4:00 pmVolarisY4 3123Tijuana (TIJ)Unknown
4:00 pmVolarisY4 3123Tijuana (TIJ)Unknown
4:15 pmDelta Air LinesDL 1922Seattle (SEA)Unknown
4:15 pmDelta Air LinesDL 1779Los Angeles (LAX)Unknown
4:26 pmAeromexicoAM 881Mexico City (NLU)Unknown
4:46 pmAlaskaAS 1419Seattle (SEA)Unknown
5:05 pmWestJetWS 2153Vancouver (YVR)Unknown
5:30 pmVivaAerobusVB 4345Monterrey (MTY)Unknown
5:45 pmVivaAerobusVB 1169Mexico City (MEX)Unknown
5:50 pmVolarisY4 5615Monterrey (MTY)Unknown
7:18 pmAlaskaAS 842Los Angeles (LAX)Unknown
8:25 pmAeromexicoAM 339Mexico City (MEX)Expected
8:26 pmVolarisY4 283Mexico City (MEX)Expected
10:10 pmVivaAerobusVB 4349Monterrey (MTY)Expected
Times shown in America/Mexico_City. Data cached ~120s. Source: AeroDataBox.