General Mariano Matamoros Airport

General Mariano Matamoros Airport Aeropuerto Internacional General Mariano Matamoros
IATA: CVJ – ICAO: MMCB CVJ Location of airport in Morelos
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Aeropuerto de Cuernavaca S.A. de C.V.
Location	Cuernavaca
Hub for	ARD Charters
Elevation AMSL	4,277 ft / 1,304 m
Coordinates	18°50′06″N 99°15′43″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 02/20 9,599 2,926 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Total Passengers 6,009
Source: Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil

General Mariano Matamoros Airport (IATA: CVJ, ICAO: MMCB), also known as Cuernavaca Airport, is an airport located in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, near Mexico City. It handles only national air traffic for the city of Cuernavaca. It is part of the Mexico City Metropolitan Airport Group, along with the airports of Puebla, Querétaro, Pachuca, Mexico City, and Toluca. The airport is operated by the government-owned corporation Aeropuerto de Cuernavaca S.A. de C.V.

The airport, being composed of a sole terminal building (excluding general aviation terminal, hangars, and control tower), was recently renovated with the purpose of offering more modern facilities.

It was Aerolíneas Internacionales' hub before the airline ceased operations in 2003. Previous operators used to be Aeroméxico, ALMA de México, Aerolíneas Internacionales (hub airline), Avolar and Volaris.

VivaAerobus resumed service at the airport in July 2012, and ceased in September 2013.

This airport had plans to become an international airport but remains only a national airport.

It handled 33,680 passengers in 2013, and 6,009 passengers in 2014.

See also

• List of the busiest airports in Mexico

External links

• Cuernavaca Intl. Airport
• Cuernavaca Airport
• Airport information for MMCB at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.