Tepic International Airport

Tepic International Airport

*Aeropuerto Internacional de Tepic-Riviera Nayarit*
Tepic International Airport; Aeropuerto Internacional de Tepic-Riviera Nayarit
	IATA: TPQ; ICAO: MMEP;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Aeropuertos Mexicanos
Serves	Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
Time zone	MST (UTC-07:00)
Elevation AMSL	920 m / 3,018 ft
Coordinates	21°25′10.03″N 104°50′33.29″W / 21.4194528°N 104.8425806°W
Website	amemx.site/index.php/airn/
Map
	TPQ Location of airport in Nayarit TPQ TPQ (Mexico)
Runways
Statistics (2024)
Total passengers
Total passengers	211,447
Ranking in Mexico	46th 3
	Source: Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil

Tepic International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Tepic-Riviera Nayarit); officially Aeropuerto Internacional Amado Nervo (Amado Nervo International Airport) (IATA: TPQ, ICAO: MMEP) 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. The airport currently operates only domestic flights.

Previously managed by Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (ASA), a federal government-owned corporation, administration was handed in 2024 to Aeropuertos Mexicanos, a partner of the private-public entity Grupo Aeroportuario Turístico Mexicano.^[2] Named after the locally-born poet Amado Nervo, the airport handled 244,531 passengers in 2023 and 211,447 passengers in 2024.^[1]

Facilities

The airport covers an area of approximately 414 hectares (1,020 acres), with a commercial aviation apron of 16,200 square metres (174,000 sq ft). It features three parking positions and a 2,300 metres (7,500 ft) 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.