Tepic International Airport (); officially Aeropuerto Internacional Amado Nervo (Amado Nervo International Airport) is an international airport located in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico. It serves the metropolitan area of Tepic and the entire state of Nayarit. It was the base for the regional airline Transportes Aereos de Nayarit before it ceased operations in 1999.
Previously managed by Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (ASA), a federal government-owned corporation, administration was handed over in 2024 to Aeropuertos Mexicanos, a partner of the private-public entity Grupo Aeroportuario Turístico MexicanoNamed after the locally-born poet Amado Nervo, the airport handled 211,447 passengers in 2024 and 239,420 passengers in 2025.
Facilities
The airport covers an area of approximately , with a commercial aviation apron of . It features three parking positions and a runway, suitable for accommodating narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320. The official operating hours are from 6:00 to 21:00. The airport became part of the Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (ASA) network in 1991 and was officially designated as an international airport in 2009.
The terminal provides essential services, including check-in areas, arrivals facilities, car rental services, a restaurant, taxi stands, and a departure concourse with five gates. Adjacent to the terminal are parking areas, civil aviation hangars, and designated spaces for general aviation.
Airlines and destinations Passenger
Destinations map
Statistics Annual Traffic + Passenger statistics at TPQ Year Total Passengers change % 2006 96,588 2007 122,751 27.09% 2008 91,810 25.21% 2009 44,966 51.02% 2010 37,503 16.60% 2011 41,889 11.70% 2012 50,742 21.13% 2013 88,417 74.25% 2014 111,253 25.83% 2015 113,043 1.61% 2016 148,367 31.25% 2017 142,051 4.26% 2018 163,183 14.8% 2019 210,545 29.02% 2020 132,588 37.03% 2021 171,998 29.72% 2022 205,617 19.55% 2023 244,531 18.93% 2024 211,447 13.53% 2025 239,420 13.23%
Busiest routes + Busiest routes from TPQ (Jan–Dec 2025) Rank Airport Passengers 1 Tijuana, Baja California 67,863 2 Mexico City, Mexico City 27,048 3 Mexico City–AIFA, State of Mexico 13,091 4 Los Angeles, United States 8,504 5 Calgary, Canada 184 6 Houston–Intercontinental, United States 34
See also
List of the busiest airports in Mexico List of airports in Mexico List of airports by ICAO code: M List of busiest airports in North America List of the busiest airports in Latin America Transportation in Mexico Tourism in Mexico Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares
References
External links
Official Website Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares
Tepic Airport information at Great Circle Mapper Accident history for TPQ at Aviation Safety Network