During the past 40 years, Cancun, Mexico has transformed itself from a virtually deserted region on the Yucatan Peninsula to the nation’s most visited tourist destination. In fact, the amount of passengers who entered Cancun’s international airport in 2009 alone exceeded 11 million.
Out of all Mexican airports, only Mexico City International Airport receives a greater [...]
The official name of the biggest airport in the Mexican state of Chihuahua is
General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport. Several people refer to this airport simply as Chihuahua Airport because it serves both the state of Chihuahua and its capital city also called Chihuahua which lies just 10kms away with cheap car hire in Chihuahua [...]
Federal Bachigualato International Airport is the official name of the airport serving the Mexican city of Culiacan, which lies 1,448kms south of the country’s border with the United States with car hire in Culiacan Airport. Culiacan is the biggest city in the Mexican state called Sinaloa in the northwestern part of the country.
Culiacan Airport, as [...]
Guadalajara International Airport opened in the 1960s and is located just 10 miles from the centre of Guadalajara. Only two airports in Mexico handle more passengers than Guadalajara International; these are the main airports serving Cancun and Mexico City. Guadalajara International Airport does have a tendency to get crowded and the airport has plans for [...]
Located in the northwest of Mexico, Hermosillo International Airport is a busy facility, catering to both domestic flights and international flights to the USA. International visitors can fly here from US cities such as Phoenix and Las Vegas. However, the busiest routes are to the Mexican capital, Mexico City.
Hermosillo is a particularly dry region with [...]
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport is an important gateway to a number of tourist resorts on Mexico’s southwest coast. As the name suggests, the two main resorts served by the airport are Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo. Most flights to the airport operate on a seasonal basis from the USA and Canada. However, a smaller number of domestic airlines [...]
La Paz Airport, also known as the Manuel Marquez de Leon International Airport is the main gateway to Baja California Sur in Mexico. It is located in the town of La Paz, offering convenient access to a wide range of international and national destinations. The airport is just a short drive from the city, and [...]
Located in Guanajuato, Mexico is the city of Leon which is famous for its leather. To get there, travellers ride a 45-minute flight from Mexico City and then land at the Leon Airport. Formally known as the Guanajuato International Airport or Del Bajio International Airport, it lies about 27.4 kilometres from Leon via the Mexico [...]
A holiday in Manzanillo is mostly spent near the port or by the Pacific waters. The city is known to be susceptible to the green flash phenomena, when a green ray flashes up from the sunset point. This event can be observed during every sunset in Manzanillo. Car rental in Manzanillo Airport is one way [...]
Mazatlan is a city in Sinaloa, Mexico that is home to the El Faro lighthouse, the Teatro Angela Peralta, and the Pacifico Brewery. Mazatlan is a small coastal city. Most tourists opt to stay in any of the resorts located along the beach, because this puts them close to the action.
Mazatlan Airport is the quickest [...]
The Mexican city of Merida is the capital of Yucatan and lies to the northwest of the state 35kms from the Gulf of Mexico. The city and the state are serviced by Manuel Crescencio Rejon International Airport, totally remodelled 10 years ago and now handling well over a million passengers annually.
Merida Airport, located on the [...]
The Mexican city of Mexicali lies right on the border with the United States, opposite the Californian town of Calexico. A modern city with a high standard of living, its economy is mainly based on industry. The gateway to this region is Mexicali International Airport, which supports only domestic flights but has a link to [...]
Mexico City International Airport is Latin America’s busiest air hub, and Mexico’s main domestic and international gateway. Its passenger throughput exceeds 25 million per year and when the present expansion programmes are complete it will able to serve up to 32 million in its modern and efficient facilities.
The facility is the main hub for [...]
Isolated Oaxaca State and its capital city of the same name are located way down in Mexico’s south on the Pacific Ocean. Although the fifth-largest state in the country, Oaxaca has a population of only around three and a half million people, mostly indigenous. The gateway to the state and city is small Oaxaca Airport, [...]
Puerto Vallarta Airport is known by the full name of Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport. This is an international airport serving flights to Puerta Vallarta in Mexico. Car hire at Puerto Vallarta Airport is popular with many of the millions of people who fly through here.
As this is a very popular holiday destination, especially [...]
San Felipe Airport is a small airport located in the northern Mexican region known as Baja California. The airport is located 10kms to the south of the centre of the city of San Felipe. Car rental in San Felipe Airport provides a good way to explore this scenic but not terrifically region on the Gulf [...]
San Jose Del Cabo Airport is the nearest air hub to the popular resort of San Jose del Cabo, which is located in the Baja Californian Sur, Mexico. As the destination has fine restaurants, golf courses, shopping malls and places to do water sports scattered around it, services such as car hire in San Jose [...]
Tampico Airport, which is often referred to as Tampico International Airport or General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport, is an air hub in the Tammaulipas region of north eastern Mexico. Of the thousands that come to enjoy the area, a huge percentage arrange car hire in Tampico Airport.
Shortly after landing, those that require such a [...]
Located in the city of Baja California Norte, in Mexico, is Tijuana Airport. The airport is conveniently situated near to major cities frequented by tourists, which is ideal for those who have car hire in Tijuana Airport. Nearby attractions, sights and tourist resorts are easy to get to with rentals.
In the airport terminals passengers will [...]
Tuxtla Gutierrez Airport, or Angel Albino Corzo International Airport as it is officially titled, is a new and important air hub that directly serves Tuxtla Gutierrez and the central areas of Chiapas, which is the southernmost-located state in Mexico. In order to enjoy cities in both areas, large amounts of passengers arrange car hire in [...]
Famed for its music and rich culture, the city of Veracruz is one of the most popular destinations in the whole of Mexico. Many people travel here from Veracruz Airport, and the best way to explore the area is by collecting car hire in Veracruz Airport upon arrival.
Despite having been extensively renovated over the last [...]
Known as Al Massira Airport as well as Agadir Airport, it is the gateway to the southwest of Morocco. Handling 1.5 million passengers each year, the airport is a very popular one for tourists and holidaymakers. A new terminal has been built in recent years, which will allow up to three million passengers annually.
The single [...]
The airport at Casablanca handles most of the air traffic in and out of Morocco. As the cities main facility it is busy with services across Europe and to the Americas. There are three terminals but with redevelopment, only one is used, and that is terminal 2.
Some 7 million people pas through the airport and [...]
Fez-Saiss airport is in the central north of Morocco, and a relatively small facility handling around 500,000 passengers per year. Fes is used by the national carrier, Royal Air Moroc and several low cost carriers. The most European common route is to France, with the UK, Italy and Spain.
There is just the single terminal, which [...]
Marrakesh is a popular tourist destination with incoming air traffic of 3 million people per year. Like Casablanca the city is synonymous with Morocco and draws visitors from all over Europe. The airport at Marrakesh deals with this large volume of passengers.
International routes cover the whole of Europe with an increasing number of low coast [...]
Ouarzazate is close to the desert edge with a small airport. There are flights every day to the international destinations of Paris, Marseilles and Barcelona. The location is great for those looking for a spot of adventure or want to visit the UNESCO Heritage Site which makes up this southern Moroccan town.
In the airport there [...]
Oujda Airport (OUD) is the airport serving the Moroccan city of Oujda, in the northeast of the country. Oujda is around six miles west of the border of Algeria and is known for its unique music style and its mixed Moroccan and Algerian culture. The airport, which is also known as Angads Airport, is around [...]
Rabat Airport (RBA), also known as Rabat-Sale Airport, is an international airport serving the northern Moroccan city of Rabat. Rabat is a coastal city and is also the country’s capital. Cheap car hire in Rabat Airport is available for use throughout your trip and booking online is recommended.
Though the airport serves Morocco’s capital city, it [...]
Situated at the northern tip of Morocco, Tangier has long been attracting visitors from all over the world with its diverse blend of cultures and architectural treasures. Tangier Airport receives a large number of daily passengers and many choose to collect car hire in Tangier Airport on the way through.
Tangier Airport is well linked to [...]
Enjoying status as the capital of Mozambique since 1898, the city of Maputo is situated some 90kms from the border with South Africa. This is a great place to explore independently, and car hire in Maputo Airport can be booked in advance and collected upon arrival in order to save time and trouble.
Most international flights [...]
The city of Windhoek is the capital of Africa’s southern nation, Namibia. It is certainly the largest city in the country and is by far the most significant. Windhoek is located in the heart of Namibia. Many visitors to the city fly into Windhoek, which has two main airports. The international airport is known as [...]
Walvis Bay is a popular tourist destination in the western region of Namibia, situated along the Atlantic Coast. It contains some fascinating geographical features that contribute to its popularity. Each year, most visitors fly into town through the Walvis Bay Airport (WVB). From there, guests can choose to explore the area using cheap car hire [...]
Windhoek is the capital city of Namibia, a nation located in the southwestern region of Africa. Holding a large percentage of the country’s population, Windhoek is also the main gateway into Namibia. One of the city’s airports is Windhoek Eros Airport (ERS), which handles most of the domestic flights that enter into Namibia. Car hire [...]
Located nine kilometres southwest of Amsterdam is the Netherlands’ prime international airport, Schiphol Airport, or, the official English name, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Ranked as Europe’s third largest airport, it is also ranked as the third largest in the world by international passenger traffic.
With five main runways and one more used primarily by general aviation aircrafts, [...]
Located a little over seven kilometres west of Eindhoven, the regional airport known as Eindhoven Airport is Amsterdam’s second largest in terms of passenger numbers. Historically, the airport was heavily bombed and has since been reconstructed. Currently, a number of domestic and international flights run daily in and out of the airport.
At the airport, an [...]
Enschede Airport Twente is a former military airbase in the east of the Netherlands, just a few miles from the German border. The Royal Netherlands Air Force ceased operations in 2007; the airport now operates solely for commercial flights. Presently, there are no scheduled departures from the airport.
However, the Netherlands government has plans to revive [...]
Groningen Airport Eelde is a small facility in the northeast of the Netherlands, close to the German border. The closest town to the airport is Eelde, but many arriving passengers head straight to the larger city of Groningen, around five or six miles to the north. The airport offers one scheduled flight to the city [...]
Based in the Limburg province of the Netherlands, Maastricht Airport only handles around 250,000 passengers each year, but is the second busiest when it comes to cargo movements. With the airport being situated near to the Belgian and German borders, it is popular for tourists to get a car hire in Maastricht Airport vehicles and [...]
Rotterdam Airport, also known as The Hague Airport, is located 3.5 miles from the city of Rotterdam and handles just over one million passengers each year. The airlines that serve the airport include Transavia, Pegasus Airlines and CityJet. Car hire in Rotterdam Airport is available from Hertz, Avis, Alamo and Budget.
The flights that arrive at [...]
New Zealand’s Auckland Airport is the busiest and largest in the country. Annually, around 13 million passengers fly there, with seven million landing at the international terminal and the remaining six at the domestic terminal. Around 45 air traffic movements are made every hour, which makes car hire in Auckland Airport is very popular choice.
In [...]
Blenheim Airport or Woodbourne Aerodrome as it is also known, was one of New Zealand’s first ever airports. It is located just five miles from Marlborough; a town in Blenheim. Major airlines serve the airport such as Air New Zealand and Sounds Air. There is also cheap car hire in Blenheim Airport for travellers to [...]
Christchurch is New Zealand’s second-biggest city and the biggest city on the South Island. The city is served by Christchurch International Airport, just over seven miles northwest of the city centre. International flights depart for destinations such as Australia, Japan, Thailand and Singapore, while a number of domestic routes are also offered.
Many flights at the [...]
Dunedin is the second-biggest city on New Zealand’s South Island, after Christchurch. Located in the far south of the island, the city is served by Dunedin International Airport. The airport is around 14 miles from the centre of Dunedin and offers international departures to Brisbane, in Australia, as well as a number of domestic routes.
Flights [...]
Gisborne Airport is one of the many regional airports located throughout New Zealand’s north island. Gisborne Airport is located on the outskirts of the town of Gisborne and is a major gateway for visitors coming to visit the east coast of the north island. The airport continues to upgrade its facilities and services regularly.
There are [...]
Hamilton Airport is an international airport just outside the city of Hamilton in New Zealand. It serves as the main gateway for local and international visitors alike who come to visit the region of Waikato. The airport was opened in 1950 when the first commercial flights commenced out of the airport.
Six airlines in total fly [...]
Invercargill Airport is one of New Zealand’s many rural airports which serve as a strategic entrance point for tourists coming to enjoy the many attractions on New Zealand’s south island. Invercargill Airport opened for commercial flights back in 1944 and is now undergoing a major facelift to update the main terminal.
Invercargill Airport has a number [...]
Napier Airport is conveniently located just 10 minutes from the central business district of Napier. It is one of New Zealand’s busiest regional airports, with around 425,000 passengers passing through the airport’s terminal every year. The airport has a very good location for tourists coming to explore the region’s tourist sites.
Napier Airport is primarily a [...]
Nelson Airport is the fourth busiest airport in New Zealand, with around 1.2 million passengers passing through Nelson Airport each year. The airport is still considered a regional airport, and is the home base for Air New Zealand’s regional subsidiary Air Nelson. The number of passengers flying in and out of Nelson Airport continues to [...]
New Plymouth Airport serves the city of New Plymouth and the surrounding region of Taranaki in New Zealand’s north island. New Plymouth Airport is a very busy regional airport and is ranked as the 11th busiest airport in New Zealand. It was also voted as the best regional airport in New Zealand for 2009.
Arriving [...]
On the outskirts of Palmerston North lies the Palmerston North International Airport, which lies 5 kilometres from the heart of the city. The airport ceased all its international flights in 2008 and is more commonly used nowadays for domestic flights. Over 542,816 passengers were served in 2006.
The Palmerston North Airport has one two-storey passenger terminal [...]