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Mexico City Benito Juarez MEX Airport Overview

Mexico City Benito Juarez International Airport MEX, or simply 'AICM' (Aeropuerto Internacional Ciudad de Mexico), is considered one of the busiest, and by far the largest, airport in Latin America. It is also the first Latin American airport to support the new A380 double-decker jumbo jet.

The Airport is located in Carranza, in the Gustavo A. Madero district, and is situated between Mexico City and the city of Nezahualcoyotl. The Airport is surrounded by a road system, with direct access from Av. 602, Av. Texcoco, Anillo Periferico, Via Tapo and Av. Pantitlan, and can also be accessed from the South by Federal District Hwy, and from the north by Hwy 608, connecting to Mexico City's circle road near the Airport.

With two very long runways, and an estimated 24.2 million passengers a year, Mexico City Benito Juarez International is the main hub for Mexico's major airline Aeromexico, and secondary hub for Aeromexico Connect. It also is a hub for the SkyTeam and for OneWorld's Mexicana and MexicanaClick. AICM is served by a host of domestic and international airlines offering direct and connecting flights to all points of the globe.

On-Airport hotels at AICM: Terminal 1 houses the Hilton (tel. 0155 5133 0505), Camino Real & Fiesta Inn, while Terminal 2 houses the NH Hotel (tel. 1-800-2388-0767) .

The passenger terminal complex at Benito Juarez International includes Domestic Terminal 1 and International Terminal 2. Both terminals are connected by a short above-ground Airtrain or shuttle bus. (For detailed terminal information, click on 'Terminal Map'.) 

Parking options at Mexico City International: (For detailed parking information, click on 'Airport Parking'.)

A host of rental car agencies offer services in AICM's Terminal 1, at ground level, and at T2 in the banking area of international arrivals.

To get from Benito Juarez International Airport to your destination, you can rent a car, take a taxi, a bus or a shuttle van: 
1. Use only an authorized cab service (Confort - (55) 5615-4658; Porto Taxi - (55) 5786-8993; or Yellow Cab (55) 5785-7949).
2. So-called 'taxistas', shuttle buses, are in the Ground Terminal, at site 300 A to C, but pick up at each door of the terminals.
3.  Metro-Subway to City: A few steps from the Airport - On the corner of Blvd. Puerto Aereo & Av. Capitan C.L. Gonzalez, is the 'Terminal Aerea Metro' subway station, you can catch the Metro train into the city (Line 5 runs from Politecnico station to Pantitlan stations). The subway system has eleven lines covering most of the city (Mon-Fri 5am-12am; Sat 6am-12am- Sun /Holidays 7am-12am.)
4. Hotel shuttles are available at T1, gate 4; at T2 go to the service hotel’s desk on the ground level.
5. Long-Distance Buses: At the Ground Bus Terminal located at the side of T1 and in T2 in the international section, you can catch a bus to destinations like Cuernavaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Toluca, Pachuca, Veracruz & Cordoba.
The Ground Terminal also offers a VIP lounge, internet, resting areas, conference room, reading sections, fast food & shops, as well as currency exchange. A ticket office for 'Foreign Buses’ is on the Ground Floor.
 


Mexico City Benito Juarez MEX Airport Update History

  • Updated MEX Airports page - Jan 2, 2012
  • Updated MEX Parking On site page - Jan 2, 2012
  • Updated MEX Persons With Disabilities page - Dec 29, 2011
  • Updated MEX Airport Intro page - Dec 10, 2011
  • Updated MEX Main Terminals page - Dec 10, 2011
  • Updated MEX Lost Found page - Nov 14, 2011
  • Updated MEX Gate Offset page - Oct 9, 2011
  • Updated MEX Food & Stores page - Oct 9, 2011
  • Updated MEX Terminal Map page - Oct 9, 2011
  • Updated MEX Direct Flights page - Sep 5, 2011

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  • price
    sam said:
    (posted Tue, Dec 13)

     

    hi am arriving to mexico late at 1 am to take a taxi to san miguel de allende what is the price

     

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  • ibaggage claim
    cat5223 said:
    (posted Mon, Apr 25)

     

    is there baggage claim in both terminal 1 and terminal2

     

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