La Paz International Airport recorded nearly 28,000 air operations in 2025, a 47% increase from the roughly 19,000 operations logged the previous year. The sharp rise in activity at the Baja California Sur capital’s airport comes alongside record passenger numbers and new investment commitments from its operator.
The airport, officially named Aeropuerto Internacional Manuel Márquez de León (IATA code: LAP), now connects to 10 domestic destinations and one international route. It averages 190 weekly flights. Domestic carriers serving the airport include Aeromexico, Viva Aerobus, and Volaris, while Alaska Airlines operates the sole international route to Los Angeles.
Passenger Traffic Hits Record High
From January through April 2026, the airport handled 454,000 passengers, a 12% increase compared to the same period last year. International traffic surged 46% during that stretch, driven largely by the Alaska Airlines route to LAX.
The full-year 2025 total reached 1,337,600 passengers, according to data from Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (GAP), the company that owns and operates the airport. That figure represents the highest annual passenger count ever recorded at the facility, topping the 1.2 million passengers who passed through in 2024. The airport first crossed the one-million mark in 2022.
Billion-Peso Modernization Plan
GAP has committed over one billion pesos (roughly $50 million USD) in capital investment specifically for La Paz under its 2025 to 2029 Master Development Plan. The broader plan covers all 12 GAP-operated airports in Mexico. In a February press conference, GAP CEO Raúl Revuelta announced a combined 8 billion pesos ($463 million USD) in investment for the Los Cabos and La Paz airports in Baja California Sur.
The company expects passenger numbers across its entire network to reach 85 million annually by 2030, up from 66 million in 2025. Revuelta cited hotel construction in La Paz, Los Cabos, and Puerto Vallarta as a key growth driver.
New Routes and Sustainability Goals
In mid-2025, two new domestic routes were added: direct flights to Los Mochis and Aguascalientes. These connections strengthen links between La Paz and mainland Mexico, particularly the heavily traveled corridor to Sinaloa and Sonora.
The airport is also pursuing sustainability upgrades, including solar panel installation, water consumption reduction, and lower CO₂ emissions. Located about 11 kilometers (7 miles) southwest of downtown La Paz, the airport sits roughly 123 kilometers north of Los Cabos International Airport.
The operations and passenger data were first reported by Colectivo Pericú.