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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

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About this hub

This page brings together our reporting on the Puerto Vallarta airport. It blends current conditions, background, and links so readers can follow the story without getting lost.

Airport facts

Official name: Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport

IATA: PVR   ICAO: MMPR

Also known as: Puerto Vallarta International Airport

Operator: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico

Deep context

Seasonality. Demand peaks November through April, with spikes around holidays. Summer relies more on domestic leisure and families, which fills weekends even when weekdays ease.

Routes and capacity. Seat supply into PVR dictates price and timing for most visitors. Adds or cuts on big feeders change who comes and how long they stay.

Ground transport. Taxi stands, ride-share pickup, and bus links shape first and last impressions. Pricing and queue rules affect both residents and visitors.

Operations. Security lines, baggage times, and check-in policies determine whether travelers start their trip relaxed or frustrated. Small fixes here ripple across the local economy.

Data and sources

We use airline schedules, airport releases, flight-tracking datasets, and on-the-ground reporting. We cite sources in each linked story.

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Puerto Vallarta Airport Departures / Arrivals

Flight status check for Puerto Vallarta International Airport (PVR)

Puerto Vallarta Arrivals
TimeAirlineFlightOriginTerminalGateStatus
7:16 am (est 7:30 am)WestJetWS 2154Vancouver (YVR)——Expected
8:05 amVivaAerobusVB 1166Mexico City (MEX)——Unknown
8:05 amVivaAerobusVB 4342Monterrey (MTY)——Unknown
8:59 amAeromexicoAM 332Mexico City (MEX)——Unknown
9:03 amUnknown/Private ownerN5 87SLSumter (SUM)——Expected
9:11 amUnknown/Private ownerN5 9PAMc Allen (MFE)——Expected
9:51 amUnknown/Private ownerN5 25DLTucson (TUS)——Expected
10:05 amVivaAerobusVB 7350Mexico City (NLU)——Unknown
10:11 amUnknown/Private ownerN8 89QSHouston (HOU)——Expected
10:47 am (est 10:33 am)UnitedUA 1106Houston (IAH)——Expected
10:45 amVivaAerobusVB 7004Guadalajara (GDL)——Unknown
11:15 am (est 11:25 am)WestJetWS 2400Saskatoon (YXE)——Expected
11:44 am (est 11:41 am)AmericanAA 3042Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)——Expected
11:59 am (est 11:44 am)UnitedUA 1161Newark (EWR)——Expected
11:56 am (est 11:47 am)Sun CountrySY 535Minneapolis (MSP)——Expected
10:56 am (est 11:48 am)AlaskaAS 1476Saint Louis (STL)——Expected
11:15 am (est 11:56 am)Air TransatTS 708Toronto (YYZ)——Expected
12:20 pm (est 12:03 pm)SouthwestWN 108Houston (HOU)——Expected
12:05 pmVivaAerobusVB 9144Toluca (TLC)——Unknown
12:41 pm (est 12:07 pm)WestJetWS 2250Calgary (YYC)——Expected
12:32 pm (est 12:07 pm)UnitedUA 2010Denver (DEN)——Expected
11:23 am (est 12:10 pm)Endeavor Air9E 1935Minneapolis (MSP)——Expected
11:23 am (est 12:10 pm)Delta Air LinesDL 1935Minneapolis (MSP)——Expected
12:15 pmWestJetWS 2112Edmonton (YEG)——Expected
12:15 pmAeromexicoAM 330Mexico City (MEX)——Unknown
12:16 pmAlaskaAS 3000Las Vegas (LAS)——Unknown
12:17 pmAlaskaAS 1430Los Angeles (LAX)——Unknown
12:25 pm (est 12:27 pm)FlairF8 2622Toronto (YYZ)——Expected
1:12 pm (est 12:33 pm)Delta Air LinesDL 1941Atlanta (ATL)——Expected
11:25 am (est 12:36 pm)PorterPD 793Ottawa (YOW)——Expected
12:29 pm (est 12:38 pm)AmericanAA 2887Chicago (ORD)——Expected
12:41 pmVolarisY4 280Mexico City (MEX)——Unknown
12:45 pm (est 12:57 pm)Delta Air LinesDL 1901Detroit (DTW)——Expected
1:00 pmVolarisY4 5612Monterrey (MTY)——Unknown
1:02 pmUnitedUA 1622Houston (IAH)——Unknown
1:35 pm (est 1:03 pm)UnitedUA 1452Chicago (ORD)——Expected
1:06 pmAlaskaAS 1326Sacramento (SMF)——Unknown
1:30 pm (est 1:08 pm)Air CanadaAC 1349Toronto (YYZ)——Expected
1:11 pmAmericanAA 3044Phoenix (PHX)——Unknown
1:36 pm (est 1:14 pm)FrontierF9 327Atlanta (ATL)——Expected
1:21 pmVolarisY4 3120Tijuana (TIJ)——Unknown
1:25 pmSouthwestWN 1298Phoenix (PHX)——Unknown
12:07 pm (est 1:26 pm)WestJetWS 2220Toronto (YYZ)——Expected
1:29 pmAlaskaAS 689San Francisco (SFO)——Expected
1:40 pmVivaAerobusVB 4340Monterrey (MTY)——Unknown
1:43 pmAmericanAA 1881Los Angeles (LAX)——Unknown
2:00 pm (est 1:46 pm)Delta Air LinesDL 1862Minneapolis (MSP)——Expected
2:00 pmSouthwestWN 514Denver (DEN)——Unknown
2:00 pmVolarisY4 1312Guadalajara (GDL)——Unknown
2:01 pmAmericanAA 1215Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)——Unknown
2:03 pmVolarisY4 560Toluca (TLC)——Unknown
2:40 pm (est 2:06 pm)Delta Air LinesDL 1843Atlanta (ATL)——Expected
2:06 pmUnitedUA 2257Denver (DEN)——Unknown
2:14 pmAlaskaAS 1336Portland (PDX)——Unknown
2:35 pmFlairF8 2800Vancouver (YVR)——Expected
2:38 pmUnitedUA 1212San Francisco (SFO)——Expected
2:40 pmVivaAerobusVB 7412Guadalajara (GDL)——Expected
2:41 pmVolarisY4 7304Silao (BJX)——Expected
2:43 pmAlaskaAS 248New York (JFK)——Expected
2:48 pmAmericanAA 1711Chicago (ORD)——Expected
2:48 pmAeromexicoAM 334Mexico City (MEX)——Expected
3:01 pmWestJetWS 2152Vancouver (YVR)——Expected
3:05 pmAmericanAA 1288Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)——Expected
3:19 pmVolarisY4 7506Querétaro (QRO)——Expected
3:20 pmUnitedUA 319Los Angeles (LAX)——Expected
3:25 pmDelta Air LinesDL 1948Salt Lake City (SLC)——Expected
3:26 pmAlaskaAS 275Seattle (SEA)——Expected
3:30 pmVivaAerobusVB 5084Tijuana (TIJ)——Expected
3:39 pmAeromexicoAM 880Mexico City (NLU)——Expected
3:50 pmAmericanAA 3272Phoenix (PHX)——Expected
3:53 pmAlaskaAS 475San Diego (SAN)——Expected
3:56 pmVolarisY4 3122Tijuana (TIJ)——Expected
4:00 pmDelta Air LinesDL 1793Los Angeles (LAX)——Expected
4:00 pmDelta Air LinesDL 1793Los Angeles (LAX)——Expected
4:12 pmWestJetWS 2214Kelowna (YLW)——Expected
4:15 pmWestJetWS 2450Winnipeg (YWG)——Expected
4:24 pmAmericanAA 3315Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)——Expected
4:30 pmAir TransatTS 106Montreal (YUL)——Expected
4:30 pmVolarisY4 1310Guadalajara (GDL)——Expected
4:35 pmDelta Air LinesDL 1921Seattle (SEA)——Expected
4:35 pmAlaskaAS 659Seattle (SEA)——Expected
4:36 pmWestJetWS 2240Calgary (YYC)——Expected
4:40 pmAir CanadaAC 970Vancouver (YVR)——Expected
4:44 pmUnitedUA 1585San Francisco (SFO)——Expected
4:45 pmVivaAerobusVB 1168Mexico City (MEX)——Expected
5:00 pmPorterPD 771Toronto (YYZ)——Expected
5:10 pmVolarisY4 5614Monterrey (MTY)——Expected
5:11 pmAlaskaAS 1321Portland (PDX)——Expected
5:36 pmAmericanAA 3273Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)——Expected
5:39 pmWestJetWS 2380Regina (YQR)——Expected
5:44 pmAlaskaAS 437Los Angeles (LAX)——Expected
5:54 pmWestJetWS 2326Comox (YQQ)——Expected
6:20 pmFlairF8 2508Calgary (YYC)——Expected
Times shown in America/Mexico_City. Data cached ~120s. Source: AeroDataBox.

Puerto Vallarta Departures
TimeAirlineFlightDestinationTerminalGateStatus
8:10 amWestJetWS 2181Prince George (YXS)——Unknown
9:00 amVivaAerobusVB 1167Mexico City (MEX)——Unknown
9:10 amVivaAerobusVB 4343Monterrey (MTY)——Unknown
9:51 amAeromexicoAM 335Mexico City (MEX)——Unknown
10:50 amVivaAerobusVB 7351Mexico City (NLU)——Unknown
11:25 amVivaAerobusVB 7005Guadalajara (GDL)——Unknown
11:55 amUnitedUA 1503Houston (IAH)——Unknown
12:06 pmAlaskaAS 1322Portland (PDX)——Unknown
12:10 pmWestJetWS 2113Edmonton (YEG)——Expected
12:25 pmAir TransatTS 709Toronto (YYZ)——Expected
12:25 pmPorterPD 794Ottawa (YOW)——Expected
12:44 pmAmericanAA 3042Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)——Unknown
12:55 pmVolarisY4 561Toluca——Unknown
12:55 pmVivaAerobusVB 9145Toluca (TLC)——Unknown
12:59 pmSun CountrySY 536Minneapolis (MSP)——Unknown
1:00 pmDelta Air LinesDL 1860Minneapolis (MSP)——Unknown
1:01 pmUnitedUA 1070Newark (EWR)——Unknown
1:06 pmAlaskaAS 3000Las Vegas (LAS)——Unknown
1:06 pmAeromexicoAM 333Mexico City (MEX)——Unknown
1:10 pmWestJetWS 2221Toronto (YYZ)——Expected
1:10 pmFlairF8 2623Toronto (YYZ)——Expected
1:15 pmSouthwestWN 109Houston (HOU)——Unknown
1:15 pmWestJetWS 2403Saskatoon (YXE)——Expected
1:19 pmVolarisY4 281Mexico City (MEX)——Unknown
1:29 pmAmericanAA 2503Chicago (ORD)——Unknown
1:30 pmVolarisY4 5613Monterrey (MTY)——Unknown
1:30 pmAlaskaAS 1479Saint Louis (STL)——Unknown
1:34 pmUnitedUA 572Denver (DEN)——Unknown
1:55 pmDelta Air LinesDL 1902Detroit (DTW)——Unknown
2:00 pmUnitedUA 1717Chicago (ORD)——Unknown
2:01 pmVolarisY4 3121Tijuana (TIJ)——Unknown
2:11 pmAmericanAA 3044Phoenix (PHX)——Unknown
2:16 pmAlaskaAS 331Los Angeles (LAX)——Unknown
2:20 pmSouthwestWN 515Denver (DEN)——Unknown
2:20 pmVivaAerobusVB 4341Monterrey (MTY)——Unknown
2:22 pmDelta Air LinesDL 1816Atlanta (ATL)——Expected
2:35 pmAir CanadaAC 1348Toronto (YYZ)——Expected
2:37 pmUnitedUA 1243San Francisco (SFO)——Expected
2:38 pmVolarisY4 561Toluca (TLC)——Expected
2:39 pmVolarisY4 1311Guadalajara (GDL)——Expected
2:40 pmAlaskaAS 690San Francisco (SFO)——Expected
2:43 pmAmericanAA 2278Chicago (ORD)——Expected
2:51 pmFrontierF9 326Atlanta (ATL)——Expected
2:55 pmWestJetWS 2251Calgary (YYC)——Expected
2:55 pmSouthwestWN 1299Phoenix (PHX)——Expected
3:01 pmAmericanAA 1215Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)——Expected
3:08 pmUnitedUA 296Denver (DEN)——Expected
3:10 pmDelta Air LinesDL 1817Minneapolis (MSP)——Expected
3:16 pmVolarisY4 7305Silao (BJX)——Expected
3:20 pmFlairF8 2801Vancouver (YVR)——Expected
3:25 pmVivaAerobusVB 7413Guadalajara (GDL)——Expected
3:26 pmAlaskaAS 444San Diego (SAN)——Expected
3:38 pmAeromexicoAM 337Mexico City (MEX)——Expected
3:40 pmUnitedUA 1166Houston (IAH)——Expected
3:48 pmAmericanAA 2110Los Angeles (LAX)——Expected
3:50 pmDelta Air LinesDL 1842Atlanta (ATL)——Expected
3:53 pmAlaskaAS 249New York (JFK)——Expected
3:54 pmVolarisY4 7507Querétaro (QRO)——Expected
4:00 pmWestJetWS 2153Vancouver (YVR)——Expected
4:00 pmWestJetWS 2153Vancouver (YVR)——Expected
4:05 pmAmericanAA 1288Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)——Expected
4:10 pmVivaAerobusVB 5085Tijuana (TIJ)——Expected
4:12 pmAeromexicoAM 881Mexico City (NLU)——Expected
4:22 pmUnitedUA 244Los Angeles (LAX)——Expected
4:35 pmDelta Air LinesDL 1838Salt Lake City (SLC)——Expected
4:36 pmVolarisY4 3123Tijuana (TIJ)——Expected
4:36 pmAlaskaAS 276Seattle (SEA)——Expected
4:50 pmAmericanAA 3272Phoenix (PHX)——Expected
5:10 pmVolarisY4 1313Guadalajara (GDL)——Expected
5:10 pmDelta Air LinesDL 1779Los Angeles (LAX)——Expected
5:10 pmWestJetWS 2451Winnipeg (YWG)——Expected
5:15 pmAlaskaAS 1337Portland (PDX)——Expected
5:24 pmAmericanAA 2876Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)——Expected
5:25 pmWestJetWS 2215Kelowna (YLW)——Expected
5:30 pmWestJetWS 2241Calgary (YYC)——Expected
5:40 pmAir CanadaAC 971Vancouver (YVR)——Expected
5:45 pmVolarisY4 5615Monterrey (MTY)——Expected
5:45 pmDelta Air LinesDL 1922Seattle (SEA)——Expected
5:45 pmAlaskaAS 661Seattle (SEA)——Expected
5:46 pmUnitedUA 705San Francisco (SFO)——Expected
5:50 pmAir TransatTS 107Montreal (YUL)——Expected
5:50 pmVivaAerobusVB 1169Mexico City (MEX)——Expected
6:00 pmPorterPD 772Toronto (YYZ)——Expected
Times shown in America/Mexico_City. Data cached ~120s. Source: AeroDataBox.