Puerto Escondido
GPS: 15°52.61’N 97°05.34’W |
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The Puerto Escondido International Airport is located just west of Puerto Escondido on Hwy 200, see map. The airport identifier is PXM.
Finding flights to Puerto Escondido and to Huatulco (two hours away by car) can be challenging. Air carriers, schedules and fares change frequently. Fares are often high and include at least one stop in Mexico City. Refer to the transportation page and/or contact Vista World Travel for information.
As with most Mexican airports, taxis FROM the airport are quite expensive. And if you have someone come to pick you up, they will have to pay 40 pesos to get into the airport and another 40 pesos if they pick you up.
Car Rental: Económica Rent-a-Car, (954) 582-2579, can provide airport pick-up and drop-off.
Check out this interesting photo of a gear-up landing at Puerto Escondido.
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From the Puerto Escondido Visitor's Comments:
Airport HistoryThe airport opened March 1979 and was updated to an International airport in 1985, so says the airport commander, who has the title Ing (engineer) in front of his name. The update included a lengthening of the strip to it´s present 2700 meters (8858') and the installation of an instrument landing system and a control tower.
Some oldtimer told me that the old strip opened in 1970 (he thought) in what is now Rinconada. I was told that flights used to land there directly from Canada but Huatulco changed all that when the powers to be rerouted all international flights to Huatulco.
Jarhead
October 2004
The old Puerto Escondido Airport around 1980 photo from R. Malmed
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