Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico Reports a Passenger Traffic Decrease in September 2026 of 7.3% Compared to 2025
GUADALAJARA, Mexico, Oct. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V., (NYSE: PAC; BMV: GAP) (“the Company” or “GAP”) announces preliminary terminal passenger traffic figures for September 2026, compared with September 2025.
During September 2026, GAP’s 12 Mexican airports recorded a 6.7% decrease in total passenger traffic compared to the same period of the previous year. Tijuana, Puerto Vallarta and Los Cabos airports recorded decreases of 12.1%, 10.4% and 7.5%, respectively.
The passenger traffic decrease during September was mainly due to a decline in seat capacity offered by the airlines, particularly in the domestic market. During the final days of the month, adverse weather conditions associated with Hurricane Polo affected the Mexican Pacific region and Baja California Sur, partially affected operations at Puerto Vallarta and Los Cabos airports. In the domestic market, the main routes that recorded declines were Puerto Vallarta–Tijuana, Puerto Vallarta–Monterrey, Los Cabos–Guadalajara, and Tijuana–Guadalajara. In the international market, the largest declines were recorded on routes from Los Cabos to Dallas-Fort Worth, Los Angeles and Phoenix, as well as on routes from Puerto Vallarta to San Francisco and Phoenix.
In Jamaica, passenger traffic at Montego Bay Airport decreased by 16.6%, while passenger traffic at Kingston Airport decreased by 3.8%, both compared to September 2025.
| Domestic Terminal Passengers (in thousands): | ||||||
| Airport | Sep-25 | Sep-26 | % Change | Jan - Sep 25 | Jan - Sep 26 | % Change |
| Guadalajara | 990.3 | 935.4 | (5.6%) | 9,295.2 | 9,583.0 | 3.1% |
| Tijuana* | 675.4 | 559.4 | (17.2%) | 6,434.0 | 6,087.8 | (5.4%) |
| Los Cabos | 208.4 | 206.9 | (0.7%) | 2,170.7 | 2,145.5 | (1.2%) |
| Puerto Vallarta | 235.2 | 212.7 | (9.6%) | 2,354.6 | 2,267.6 | (3.7%) |
| Montego Bay | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| Guanajuato | 180.6 | 158.4 | (12.3%) | 1,668.3 | 1,617.9 | (3.0%) |
| Hermosillo | 164.3 | 153.8 | (6.4%) | 1,591.3 | 1,494.6 | (6.1%) |
| Kingston | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.8% | 1.0 | 1.3 | 27.9% |
| Morelia | 61.1 | 46.9 | (23.2%) | 567.7 | 556.3 | (2.0%) |
| La Paz | 99.1 | 93.5 | (5.6%) | 955.9 | 1,044.1 | 9.2% |
| Mexicali | 94.6 | 71.8 | (24.1%) | 929.2 | 808.4 | (13.0%) |
| Aguascalientes | 49.4 | 53.9 | 9.2% | 483.2 | 487.7 | 0.9% |
| Los Mochis | 53.7 | 48.6 | (9.4%) | 522.9 | 516.7 | (1.2%) |
| Manzanillo | 8.6 | 10.5 | 21.7% | 97.6 | 98.6 | 1.0% |
| Total | 2,821.1 | 2,552.1 | (9.5%) | 27,071.6 | 26,709.5 | (1.3%) |
| International Terminal Passengers (in thousands): | ||||||
| Airport | Sep-25 | Sep-26 | % Change | Jan - Sep 25 | Jan - Sep 26 | % Change |
| Guadalajara | 421.9 | 463.9 | 10.0% | 4,396.2 | 4,689.8 | 6.7% |
| Tijuana* | 268.7 | 270.7 | 0.8% | 3,041.2 | 2,896.8 | (4.7%) |
| Los Cabos | 197.0 | 168.0 | (14.7%) | 3,500.5 | 3,205.7 | (8.4%) |
| Puerto Vallarta | 107.4 | 94.5 | (12.0%) | 2,819.9 | 2,272.6 | (19.4%) |
| Montego Bay | 285.6 | 238.3 | (16.6%) | 3,847.2 | 2,866.9 | (25.5%) |
| Guanajuato | 68.9 | 71.7 | 4.1% | 782.1 | 741.2 | (5.2%) |
| Hermosillo | 6.0 | 6.6 | 10.1% | 59.3 | 64.4 | 8.6% |
| Kingston | 137.3 | 132.1 | (3.8%) | 1,409.7 | 1,384.8 | (1.8%) |
| Morelia | 55.8 | 52.3 | (6.3%) | 525.7 | 604.2 | 14.9% |
| La Paz | 2.4 | 2.6 | 9.9% | 25.5 | 34.0 | 33.5% |
| Mexicali | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.6% | 5.5 | 5.8 | 4.0% |
| Aguascalientes | 26.4 | 25.8 | (2.5%) | 245.7 | 248.1 | 1.0% |
| Los Mochis | 0.6 | 0.7 | 19.3% | 6.1 | 6.7 | 11.5% |
| Manzanillo | 2.5 | 2.2 | (12.4%) | 72.4 | 62.1 | (14.2%) |
| Total | 1,581.0 | 1,529.8 | (3.2%) | 20,736.9 | 19,083.0 | (8.0%) |
| Total Terminal Passengers (in thousands): | ||||||
| Airport | Sep-25 | Sep-26 | % Change | Jan - Sep 25 | Jan - Sep 26 | % Change |
| Guadalajara | 1,412.2 | 1,399.3 | (0.9%) | 13,691.4 | 14,272.9 | 4.2% |
| Tijuana* | 944.1 | 830.1 | (12.1%) | 9,475.2 | 8,984.6 | (5.2%) |
| Los Cabos | 405.5 | 374.9 | (7.5%) | 5,671.1 | 5,351.2 | (5.6%) |
| Puerto Vallarta | 342.6 | 307.1 | (10.4%) | 5,174.5 | 4,540.2 | (12.3%) |
| Montego Bay | 285.7 | 238.3 | (16.6%) | 3,847.2 | 2,866.9 | (25.5%) |
| Guanajuato | 249.4 | 230.1 | (7.7%) | 2,450.4 | 2,359.1 | (3.7%) |
| Hermosillo | 170.3 | 160.3 | (5.8%) | 1,650.5 | 1,559.0 | (5.5%) |
| Kingston | 137.6 | 132.4 | (3.8%) | 1,410.7 | 1,386.0 | (1.8%) |
| Morelia | 116.9 | 99.2 | (15.1%) | 1,093.4 | 1,160.5 | 6.1% |
| La Paz | 101.5 | 96.1 | (5.3%) | 981.4 | 1,078.2 | 9.9% |
| Mexicali | 95.1 | 72.4 | (23.9%) | 934.7 | 814.1 | (12.9%) |
| Aguascalientes | 75.8 | 79.7 | 5.1% | 728.9 | 735.8 | 1.0% |
| Los Mochis | 54.3 | 49.3 | (9.1%) | 529.0 | 523.5 | (1.0%) |
| Manzanillo | 11.1 | 12.7 | 14.0% | 170.0 | 160.7 | (5.4%) |
| Total | 4,402.0 | 4,081.9 | (7.3%) | 47,808.5 | 45,792.6 | (4.2%) |
*Passengers in Tijuana who use CBX in both directions are classified as international.
| CBX users (in thousands): | ||||||
| Airport | Sep-25 | Sep-26 | % Change | Jan - Sep 25 | Jan - Sep 26 | % Change |
| Tijuana | 262.7 | 266.2 | 1.4% | 2,984.0 | 2,856.4 | (4.3%) |
Highlights for the month:
- Seats and load factors
The seats available during September 2026 decreased by 7.2%, compared to September 2025. The load factors for the month went from 80.7% in September 2025 to 81.0% in September 2026.
Company Description
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V. (GAP) operates 12 airports throughout Mexico’s Pacific region, including the major cities of Guadalajara and Tijuana, the four tourist destinations of Puerto Vallarta, Los Cabos, La Paz and Manzanillo, and six other mid-sized cities: Hermosillo, Guanajuato, Morelia, Aguascalientes, Mexicali, and Los Mochis. In February 2006, GAP’s shares were listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “PAC” and on the Mexican Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “GAP”. In April 2015, GAP acquired 100% of Desarrollo de Concesiones Aeroportuarias, S.L., which owns a majority stake in MBJ Airports Limited, a company operating Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica. In October 2018, GAP entered into a concession agreement for the Norman Manley International Airport operation in Kingston, Jamaica, and took control of the operation in October 2019.
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| Saúl Villarreal, Chief Financial Officer | svillarreal@aeropuertosgap.com.mx |
| Gisela Murillo, Investor Relations | gmurillo@aeropuertosgap.com.mx +52 33 3880 1100 ext. 20294 |
