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Puerto Vallarta Airport

The airport is Puerto Vallarta’s front door. This page keeps the big picture, the latest changes, and our best reporting in one place.
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The big picture

Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport connects the bay to the rest of Mexico and major gateways abroad. When schedules shift or service changes, the effects show up quickly in hotels, small businesses, and commute patterns.

Seat capacity, fares, and the balance of domestic and international flights shape who arrives and how much they spend. Busy terminals don’t always mean strong spending; the mix of travelers matters as much as the headcount.

High season usually runs from late fall through spring. Summer brings heat, storms, and a different travel pattern, with strong weekends and softer mid-weeks. Operational tweaks—security, baggage, taxi rules—can improve or strain the experience in minutes.

Our coverage follows what this means for workers, residents, and visitors. We track routes, on-the-ground operations, and the policies that set the tone for every trip.

What’s happening now

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Puerto Vallarta airport certification renewed for 3rd time

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More Puerto Vallarta Airport News

About this hub

This page brings together our reporting on the Puerto Vallarta airport. It blends current conditions, background, and links so readers can follow the story without getting lost.

Airport facts

Official name: Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport

IATA: PVR   ICAO: MMPR

Also known as: Puerto Vallarta International Airport

Operator: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico

Deep context

Seasonality. Demand peaks November through April, with spikes around holidays. Summer relies more on domestic leisure and families, which fills weekends even when weekdays ease.

Routes and capacity. Seat supply into PVR dictates price and timing for most visitors. Adds or cuts on big feeders change who comes and how long they stay.

Ground transport. Taxi stands, ride-share pickup, and bus links shape first and last impressions. Pricing and queue rules affect both residents and visitors.

Operations. Security lines, baggage times, and check-in policies determine whether travelers start their trip relaxed or frustrated. Small fixes here ripple across the local economy.

Data and sources

We use airline schedules, airport releases, flight-tracking datasets, and on-the-ground reporting. We cite sources in each linked story.

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Puerto Vallarta Airport Departures / Arrivals

Flight status check for Puerto Vallarta International Airport (PVR)

Puerto Vallarta Arrivals
TimeAirlineFlightOriginTerminalGateStatus
11:22 amAeromexicoAM 330Mexico City (MEX)——Unknown
11:34 am (est 11:23 am)AmericanAA 3042Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)——Expected
11:25 amPorterPD 793Ottawa (YOW)——Expected
11:59 am (est 11:25 am)UnitedUA 1161Newark (EWR)——Expected
11:59 am (est 11:28 am)Sun CountrySY 535Minneapolis (MSP)——Expected
11:32 amVJAVJA 551Carlsbad (CLD)——Expected
11:15 am (est 11:41 am)Air TransatTS 708Toronto (YYZ)——Expected
12:03 pm (est 11:51 am)AlaskaAS 1430Los Angeles (LAX)——Expected
12:41 pm (est 12:00 pm)AmericanAA 2477Chicago (ORD)——Expected
12:41 pm (est 12:00 pm)AmericanAA 2477Chicago (ORD)——Expected
12:05 pmVivaAerobusVB 9144Toluca (TLC)——Unknown
1:10 pm (est 12:07 pm)Air CanadaAC 1349Toronto (YYZ)——Expected
12:07 pm (est 12:09 pm)WestJetWS 2220Toronto (YYZ)——Expected
12:13 pmVolarisY4 7508Querétaro (QRO)——Unknown
12:15 pmWestJetWS 2112Edmonton——Unknown
12:32 pm (est 12:19 pm)UnitedUA 2010Denver (DEN)——Expected
12:15 pm (est 12:27 pm)AmericanAA 1555Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)——Expected
12:55 pm (est 12:35 pm)SouthwestWN 1298Phoenix (PHX)——Expected
12:41 pmVolarisY4 280Mexico City (MEX)——Unknown
12:25 pm (est 12:50 pm)FlairF8 2622Toronto (YYZ)——Expected
1:02 pm (est 12:53 pm)UnitedUA 1622Houston (IAH)——Expected
1:35 pm (est 12:59 pm)UnitedUA 1452Chicago (ORD)——Expected
1:00 pmVolarisY4 5612Monterrey (MTY)——Unknown
1:25 pm (est 1:09 pm)AmericanAA 1215Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)——Expected
1:55 pm (est 1:11 pm)Delta Air LinesDL 1941Atlanta (ATL)——Expected
1:31 pm (est 1:13 pm)Delta Air LinesDL 1935Minneapolis (MSP)——Expected
1:50 pm (est 1:14 pm)SouthwestWN 514Denver (DEN)——Expected
1:21 pmVolarisY4 3120Tijuana (TIJ)——Unknown
1:32 pm (est 1:27 pm)AlaskaAS 557San Jose (SJC)——Expected
1:27 pm (est 1:35 pm)AmericanAA 1881Los Angeles (LAX)——Expected
12:41 pm (est 1:38 pm)WestJetWS 2250Calgary (YYC)——Expected
1:56 pm (est 1:39 pm)AmericanAA 3001Phoenix (PHX)——Expected
12:00 pm (est 1:40 pm)SouthwestWN 108Houston (HOU)——Expected
2:06 pm (est 1:45 pm)UnitedUA 2257Denver (DEN)——Expected
2:03 pm (est 1:53 pm)AlaskaAS 1336Portland (PDX)——Expected
2:00 pmVolarisY4 1312Guadalajara (GDL)——Unknown
2:03 pmVolarisY4 560Toluca (TLC)——Unknown
2:05 pmVivaAerobusVB 4340Monterrey (MTY)——Unknown
2:38 pm (est 2:09 pm)UnitedUA 1212San Francisco (SFO)——Expected
2:45 pm (est 2:18 pm)SouthwestWN 763Santa Ana (SNA)——Expected
2:42 pm (est 2:20 pm)AmericanAA 1787Chicago (ORD)——Expected
2:35 pm (est 2:25 pm)FlairF8 2800Vancouver (YVR)——Expected
2:40 pmVivaAerobusVB 7412Guadalajara (GDL)——Unknown
2:41 pmVolarisY4 7304Silao (BJX)——Unknown
3:08 pm (est 2:49 pm)AlaskaAS 659Seattle (SEA)——Expected
2:50 pmAeromexicoAM 334Mexico City (MEX)——Unknown
3:20 pm (est 2:51 pm)UnitedUA 319Los Angeles (LAX)——Expected
2:54 pmAlaskaAS 1368San Diego (SAN)——Unknown
3:20 pm (est 2:58 pm)Delta Air LinesDL 1948Salt Lake City (SLC)——Expected
3:23 pm (est 2:58 pm)AmericanAA 3272Phoenix (PHX)——Expected
3:19 pmVolarisY4 7506Querétaro (QRO)——Unknown
4:00 pm (est 3:29 pm)AmericanAA 3142Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)——Expected
3:01 pm (est 3:34 pm)WestJetWS 2152Vancouver (YVR)——Expected
3:35 pmVivaAerobusVB 5084Tijuana (TIJ)——Unknown
4:15 pm (est 3:40 pm)WestJetWS 2450Winnipeg (YWG)——Expected
4:20 pm (est 3:45 pm)AlaskaAS 437Los Angeles (LAX)——Expected
3:33 pm (est 3:56 pm)AlaskaAS 553San Francisco (SFO)——Expected
3:56 pmVolarisY4 3122Tijuana (TIJ)——Unknown
3:56 pmAeromexicoAM 880Mexico City (NLU)——Unknown
4:35 pm (est 3:59 pm)Delta Air LinesDL 1865Los Angeles (LAX)——Expected
4:15 pm (est 4:02 pm)Delta Air LinesDL 1921Seattle (SEA)——Expected
4:44 pm (est 4:08 pm)UnitedUA 1585San Francisco (SFO)——Expected
4:45 pm (est 4:11 pm)Air CanadaAC 970Vancouver (YVR)——Expected
4:36 pm (est 4:13 pm)WestJetWS 2240Calgary (YYC)——Expected
4:15 pmVivaAerobusVB 4346Monterrey (MTY)——Unknown
4:30 pmVolarisY4 1310Guadalajara (GDL)——Unknown
4:30 pmAir TransatTS 106Montreal (YUL)——Expected
4:12 pm (est 4:33 pm)WestJetWS 2214Kelowna (YLW)——Expected
4:40 pmVivaAerobusVB 1168Mexico City (MEX)——Unknown
4:43 pmAlaskaAS 275Seattle (SEA)——Expected
5:04 pmUnknown/Private ownerN8 85QSHouston (HOU)——Expected
5:10 pmVolarisY4 5614Monterrey (MTY)——Unknown
5:25 pmVivaAerobusVB 4344Monterrey (MTY)——Unknown
5:31 pmAlaskaAS 475San Diego (SAN)——Unknown
5:54 pm (est 5:36 pm)WestJetWS 2326Comox (YQQ)——Expected
6:20 pm (est 5:43 pm)FlairF8 2508Calgary (YYC)——Expected
5:45 pmVivaAerobusVB 9350Mexico City (NLU)——Unknown
5:45 pmWestJetWS 2114Edmonton——Unknown
5:53 pmAlaskaAS 689San Francisco (SFO)——Expected
5:59 pmVolarisY4 5756Silao (BJX)——Unknown
6:36 pmAeromexicoAM 336Mexico City (MEX)——Unknown
6:43 pmAlaskaAS 3286Las Vegas (LAS)——Unknown
6:45 pmFlairF8 2704Edmonton (YEG)——Expected
7:40 pmFlairF8 2804Vancouver (YVR)——Expected
8:05 pmAeromexicoAM 338Mexico City (MEX)——Expected
8:28 pmWestJetWS 2180Prince George (YXS)——Expected
9:34 pmAeromexicoAM 340Mexico City (MEX)——Expected
Times shown in America/Mexico_City. Data cached ~120s. Source: AeroDataBox.

Puerto Vallarta Departures
TimeAirlineFlightDestinationTerminalGateStatus
11:25 amVivaAerobusVB 7005Guadalajara (GDL)——Unknown
11:55 amUnitedUA 1503Houston (IAH)——Unknown
12:09 pmAeromexicoAM 333Mexico City (MEX)——Unknown
12:25 pmPorterPD 794Ottawa (YOW)——Expected
12:25 pmAir TransatTS 709Toronto (YYZ)——Expected
12:34 pmAmericanAA 3042Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)——Unknown
12:45 pmVolarisY4 7509Querétaro (QRO)——Unknown
12:55 pmVolarisY4 561Toluca——Unknown
12:55 pmVivaAerobusVB 9145Toluca (TLC)——Unknown
12:55 pmSouthwestWN 109Houston (HOU)——Unknown
12:59 pmSun CountrySY 536Minneapolis (MSP)——Unknown
1:01 pmUnitedUA 1070Newark (EWR)——Unknown
1:10 pmFlairF8 2623Toronto (YYZ)——Expected
1:10 pmWestJetWS 2221Toronto (YYZ)——Expected
1:13 pmAlaskaAS 444San Diego (SAN)——Unknown
1:15 pmAmericanAA 1555Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)——Unknown
1:19 pmVolarisY4 281Mexico City (MEX)——Unknown
1:30 pmVolarisY4 5613Monterrey (MTY)——Unknown
1:34 pmUnitedUA 572Denver (DEN)——Unknown
1:41 pmAmericanAA 2503Chicago (ORD)——Unknown
1:50 pmSouthwestWN 764Santa Ana (SNA)——Unknown
2:00 pmUnitedUA 1717Chicago (ORD)——Unknown
2:01 pmVolarisY4 3121Tijuana (TIJ)——Unknown
2:10 pmAir CanadaAC 1348Toronto (YYZ)——Expected
2:25 pmAmericanAA 1215Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)——Unknown
2:27 pmAmericanAA 2275Chicago (ORD)——Unknown
2:37 pmUnitedUA 1243San Francisco (SFO)——Expected
2:38 pmVolarisY4 561Toluca (TLC)——Unknown
2:39 pmVolarisY4 1311Guadalajara (GDL)——Unknown
2:41 pmDelta Air LinesDL 1931Minneapolis (MSP)——Unknown
2:42 pmAlaskaAS 556San Jose (SJC)——Unknown
2:45 pmSouthwestWN 515Denver (DEN)——Unknown
2:45 pmVivaAerobusVB 4341Monterrey (MTY)——Unknown
2:55 pmWestJetWS 2251Calgary (YYC)——Expected
2:56 pmAmericanAA 3044Phoenix (PHX)——Unknown
3:05 pmDelta Air LinesDL 1816Atlanta (ATL)——Unknown
3:08 pmUnitedUA 296Denver (DEN)——Unknown
3:13 pmAlaskaAS 730Los Angeles (LAX)——Unknown
3:16 pmVolarisY4 7305Silao (BJX)——Unknown
3:20 pmFlairF8 2801Vancouver (YVR)——Expected
3:35 pmVivaAerobusVB 7413Guadalajara (GDL)——Unknown
3:40 pmUnitedUA 1166Houston (IAH)——Unknown
3:40 pmSouthwestWN 1299Phoenix (PHX)——Unknown
3:42 pmAeromexicoAM 337Mexico City (MEX)——Unknown
3:42 pmAmericanAA 901Los Angeles (LAX)——Unknown
3:54 pmVolarisY4 7507Querétaro (QRO)——Unknown
4:00 pmWestJetWS 2153Vancouver (YVR)——Expected
4:00 pmWestJetWS 2153Vancouver (YVR)——Expected
4:01 pmAlaskaAS 1373San Francisco (SFO)——Unknown
4:18 pmAlaskaAS 276Seattle (SEA)——Unknown
4:20 pmVivaAerobusVB 5085Tijuana (TIJ)——Unknown
4:22 pmUnitedUA 244Los Angeles (LAX)——Unknown
4:23 pmAmericanAA 3272Phoenix (PHX)——Unknown
4:30 pmDelta Air LinesDL 1838Salt Lake City (SLC)——Unknown
4:36 pmAeromexicoAM 881Mexico City (NLU)——Unknown
4:36 pmVolarisY4 3123Tijuana (TIJ)——Unknown
4:43 pmAlaskaAS 1337Portland (PDX)——Unknown
5:00 pmVivaAerobusVB 4347Monterrey (MTY)——Unknown
5:10 pmVolarisY4 1313Guadalajara (GDL)——Unknown
5:10 pmWestJetWS 2451Winnipeg (YWG)——Expected
5:25 pmDelta Air LinesDL 1922Seattle (SEA)——Unknown
5:25 pmWestJetWS 2215Kelowna (YLW)——Expected
5:25 pmVivaAerobusVB 1169Mexico City (MEX)——Unknown
5:30 pmAlaskaAS 661Seattle (SEA)——Unknown
5:30 pmWestJetWS 2241Calgary (YYC)——Expected
5:45 pmVolarisY4 5615Monterrey (MTY)——Unknown
5:45 pmDelta Air LinesDL 1779Los Angeles (LAX)——Unknown
5:45 pmAir CanadaAC 971Vancouver (YVR)——Expected
5:46 pmUnitedUA 705San Francisco (SFO)——Expected
5:50 pmAir TransatTS 107Montreal (YUL)——Expected
5:53 pmAlaskaAS 554San Francisco (SFO)——Expected
6:10 pmVivaAerobusVB 4345Monterrey (MTY)——Unknown
6:30 pmVivaAerobusVB 9351Mexico City (NLU)——Unknown
6:33 pmVolarisY4 5757Silao (BJX)——Unknown
6:41 pmAlaskaAS 1431Los Angeles (LAX)——Unknown
6:45 pmWestJetWS 2115Edmonton (YEG)——Expected
6:55 pmWestJetWS 2327Comox (YQQ)——Unknown
7:03 pmAlaskaAS 690San Francisco (SFO)——Expected
7:05 pmFlairF8 2509Calgary (YYC)——Expected
7:30 pmAeromexicoAM 339Mexico City (MEX)——Expected
7:30 pmFlairF8 2705Edmonton (YEG)——Expected
7:33 pmAlaskaAS 3329Las Vegas (LAS)——Expected
8:40 pmFlairF8 2805Vancouver (YVR)——Expected
9:20 pmWestJetWS 2155Vancouver (YVR)——Expected
Times shown in America/Mexico_City. Data cached ~120s. Source: AeroDataBox.