With Routes Americas fast approaching we take a closer look at the air transport landscape in Central America. Looking at schedule data for the past two years shows that seat capacity on flights within and from Central America increased 12.1 per cent in 2013, versus 2012, with departures up 7.6 per cent. In the tables below we highlight the largest airlines and airports in the Central American market by seat capacity in 2013 and compare these with the previous year.
The data is all supplied by OAG Aviation using its OAG Schedules Analyser tool.
|
Rank |
Operating Airline |
Available Seats |
% Share |
% Change v 2012 |
|
1 |
Aeromexico (AM) |
18,018,302 |
23.1 % |
15.3 % |
|
2 |
Interjet Airlines (4O) |
10,862,950 |
13.9 % |
14.1 % |
|
3 |
Volaris (Y4) |
10,191,516 |
13.1 % |
21.8 % |
|
4 |
Copa Airlines (CM) |
8,183,468 |
10.5 % |
12.8 % |
|
5 |
Vivaaerobus (VB) |
4,981,876 |
6.4 % |
23.1 % |
|
6 |
United Airlines (UA) |
4,002,880 |
5.1 % |
24.8 % |
|
7 |
American Airlines (AA) |
3,754,093 |
4.8 % |
8.1 % |
|
8 |
TACA International (TA) |
2,516,138 |
3.2 % |
3.4 % |
|
9 |
Delta Air Lines (DL) |
1,851,242 |
2.4 % |
4.9 % |
|
10 |
Aeromar (VW) |
1,568,208 |
2.0 % |
1.5 % |
|
11 |
LACSA (LR) |
1,450,844 |
1.9 % |
(-18.9) % |
|
12 |
US Airways (US) |
1,142,724 |
1.5 % |
(-2.8) % |
|
13 |
Alaska Airlines (AS) |
911,363 |
1.2 % |
6.8 % |
|
14 |
Maya Island Air (MY) |
578,924 |
0.7 % |
4.6 % |
|
15 |
AirTran Airways (FL) |
540,602 |
0.7 % |
55.8 % |
|
TOTAL |
77,910,216 |
- |
12.1 % |
|
|
Rank |
Airport |
Available Seats |
% Share |
% Change v 2012 |
|
1 |
Mexico City (MEX) |
20,899,877 |
26.8 % |
12.6 % |
|
2 |
Cancun (CUN) |
8,491,517 |
10.9 % |
14.9 % |
|
3 |
Panama City (PTY) |
7,402,389 |
9.5 % |
13.0 % |
|
4 |
Guadalajara (GDL) |
5,291,805 |
6.8 % |
16.4 % |
|
5 |
Monterrey (MTY) |
4,168,911 |
5.4 % |
11.1 % |
|
6 |
Tijuana (TIJ) |
2,897,498 |
3.7 % |
17.8 % |
|
7 |
San Jose (SJO) |
2,661,842 |
3.4 % |
(-2.3) % |
|
8 |
San Salvador (SAL) |
2,380,938 |
3.1 % |
9.5 % |
|
9 |
San Jose Cabo (SJD) |
2,005,784 |
2.6 % |
14.1 % |
|
10 |
Puerto Vallarta (PVR) |
1,473,364 |
1.9 % |
3.8 % |
|
11 |
Guatemala City (GUA) |
1,432,634 |
1.8 % |
(-2.9) % |
|
12 |
Hermosillo (HMO) |
939,415 |
1.2 % |
9.5 % |
|
13 |
Culiacan (CUL) |
900,760 |
1.2 % |
15.0 % |
|
14 |
Toluca (TLC) |
812,620 |
1.0 % |
14.1 % |
|
15 |
Merida (MID) |
799,555 |
1.0 % |
6.3 % |
|
TOTAL |
77,910,216 |
- |
12.1 % |
|
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