Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo Airport Arrivals & Departures Information Check airline flight status, gates, & terminals for Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo (ZIH)

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Distance to Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo0.6km
Distance to Ixtapa6.3km

Information about Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo Airport

Flight delays and cancellations

Check our Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo Airport live flight tracker to see whether today’s Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo Airport flight arrivals or departures are on time. If your flight is cancelled, it’s best to contact your airline to see what your options are.

Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo arrivals information

Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo Airport is 0.6km from the centre of Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo. If you don’t want to reach your final destination by train or bus, you could take a taxi from the Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo Airport Arrivals area, or see more of Mexico by hiring a car.

Car hire from Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo Airport

If you want to see more of Mexico after you touch down, consider hiring a car from Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo Airport. Providers like Europcar have pick-up spots at ZIH Arrivals – find out more here.


Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo Airport FAQs

For international arrivals, it usually takes around an hour to clear Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo Airport’s passport control and claim your baggage if you checked any in. Domestic arrivals to Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo Airport don’t need to pass through passport control, so take a little less time.

If you’re heading to Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo Airport arrivals to pick up a family member or friend, consider arriving half an hour after their flight is due to touch down.
We recommend you leave at least two and a half hours between your inbound and outbound flights, especially if you are self-transferring on an international flight. When you self-transfer, you may need to clear customs, claim any luggage and then check it back on to your next flight yourself. Take into account that you might need to change terminals, or it could take longer than necessary to navigate Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo Airport’s departure lounge.
Hotel Casa de la Palma Bed & Breakfast is the highest-rated hotel near Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo Airport, just 0.0km away. Other great hotels nearby include Solimar Inn Suites (0.3km from the airport), and Hotel Aura del Mar (0.5km away).
Check-in and bag drop often close an hour before your scheduled departure time for domestic flights, and sometimes an hour and a half before for longer-haul international flights. As a rule of thumb, you should try to arrive at Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo Airport two hours before you fly but check with the airline you’re flying with.
Don’t worry if there’s no information available on our live flight tracker. We try our best to pull it directly from each airline but sometimes this might not work properly. Try contacting the airline directly, or checking their website to see if you can get an update.
Don’t panic! If you are not already at Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo Airport, try contacting the airline directly to see if you can get on the next flight out, or a refund.

If you’re already inside Ixtapa / Zihuatanejo Airport Departures when you find out, head to the airline’s desk to speak directly with someone.

If there are no more flights to your destination with the same airline and you really need to get there soon, we recommend searching for a new flight with Skyscanner and booking as soon as possible. You can then try to claim a refund for the original cancelled flight.

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